Digital Category Management Partner

Pfizer • Tampa, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Use Your Power for Purpose Creating value through procurement processes is essential to keeping our products in production and our innovators at the forefront of innovation. Whether you are involved in negotiating contracts, managing vendors, or forecasting requirements, your role is pivotal in ensuring our medicines reach the people who need them most, faster and more efficiently than ever before. By streamlining procurement, you help maintain the flow of production, support groundbreaking research, and ultimately, contribute to the health and well-being of patients worldwide. Your efforts in optimizing procurement processes are crucial in delivering life-saving treatments swiftly and effectively. What You Will Achieve In this role, you will: Lead and co-lead moderately complex projects, managing time and resources to meet objectives, and apply skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to departmental work. Make decisions to resolve moderately complex problems, develop new options guided by policies, and operate independently in ambiguous situations. Work independently on assignments, receive instruction on unusual problems, and review your own work while mentoring others. Collaborate with procurement specialists to negotiate contracts for goods, services, and supplies, and oversee category management and corporate services procurement. Manage the entire sourcing process, from project initiation to supplier management, and guide operational teams in project management and resource planning. Facilitate agreements between teams, drive new concepts and methodologies, and build strong relationships with Global Procurement Sourcing colleagues and leaders. Achieve annual targets, including savings and Working Capital objectives, and develop regional synergies with local supplier and market intelligence. Provide site-based plans to align category strategy, manage supplier selection and quality, and oversee supplier management of change. Lead contract negotiations to meet price, quality, and service standards, and ensure effective communication with key stakeholders. Support Diversity and Inclusion objectives, develop supply chain risk assessments, drive risk mitigation operations, and benchmark industry best practices for adoption within Pfizer. Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements) BA/BS with at least 4 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 2 years of experience or PhD/JD with any years of experience or associate's degree with at least 8 years of experience or high School Diploma (or Equivalent) with at least 10 years of relevant experience Strong verbal and written communication skills Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite High level of competency with various procurement tools Solid understanding of Project Management fundamentals Hands-on experience in leading projects Ability to work independently and make decisions in ambiguous situations Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements): Master’s degree coupled with relevant pharmaceutical experience Demonstrated proficiency in procurement systems, processes, and procedures Strong business acumen and a deep understanding of the external marketplace and customer needs Proven skills in negotiation and influencing Experience in managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations Ability to develop and maintain supply chain risk assessments Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use

Requirements

• BA/BS with at least 4 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 2 years of experience or PhD/JD with any years of experience or associate's degree with at least 8 years of experience or high School Diploma (or Equivalent) with at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• High level of competency with various procurement tools
• Solid understanding of Project Management fundamentals
• Hands-on experience in leading projects
• Ability to work independently and make decisions in ambiguous situations

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree coupled with relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in procurement systems, processes, and procedures
• Strong business acumen and a deep understanding of the external marketplace and customer needs
• Proven skills in negotiation and influencing
• Experience in managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations
• Ability to develop and maintain supply chain risk assessments
• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity.
• Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use

Responsibilities

• Lead and co-lead moderately complex projects, managing time and resources to meet objectives, and apply skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to departmental work.
• Make decisions to resolve moderately complex problems, develop new options guided by policies, and operate independently in ambiguous situations.
• Work independently on assignments, receive instruction on unusual problems, and review your own work while mentoring others.
• Collaborate with procurement specialists to negotiate contracts for goods, services, and supplies, and oversee category management and corporate services procurement.
• Manage the entire sourcing process, from project initiation to supplier management, and guide operational teams in project management and resource planning.
• Facilitate agreements between teams, drive new concepts and methodologies, and build strong relationships with Global Procurement Sourcing colleagues and leaders.
• Achieve annual targets, including savings and Working Capital objectives, and develop regional synergies with local supplier and market intelligence.
• Provide site-based plans to align category strategy, manage supplier selection and quality, and oversee supplier management of change.
• Lead contract negotiations to meet price, quality, and service standards, and ensure effective communication with key stakeholders.
• Support Diversity and Inclusion objectives, develop supply chain risk assessments, drive risk mitigation operations, and benchmark industry best practices for adoption within Pfizer.

Benefits

• participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
• a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees