Senior Director, Travel Meetings & Events Procurement

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

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About The Position

Typical Accountabilities: Ensures delivery of objectives at all sites within area of responsibility Defines Procurement strategy for own area and provides expert input to broader Procurement strategy development Leads the work with Line Managers to identify resource needs and secure resources from various departments to ensure flexible and timely satisfaction of these needs and progression of deliverables Manages, motivates, coaches and sets goals for Procurement leads to deliver the highest levels of performance Leads negotiations and the selection process of outsourced service and equipment suppliers and other external service providers Develops and manages contingency risk plans to assure timely delivery to quality, on site availability and budget Escalates issues to stakeholders as appropriate to mitigate risks to the patient and/or business reputation Leads key interactions with stakeholders to build reputation Leads knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices Takes personal responsibility for creating a culture of leadership, creativity and collaboration Establishes and oversees process and institutions to ensure all Procurement work is carried out in accordance with the Safety, Health and Environment standards, AstraZeneca standards and applicable laws and regulations Supports senior staff to coach and develop talent to ensure a healthy talent pipeline and succession for senior positions in the Procurement function Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports): Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 20-30 Grandfather (manager of a manager) What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?): 2 or 3 countries at a minimum of 40% of time

Requirements

• Degree level qualifications
• Signifiant management experience in Procurement
• Excellent people management and motivational skills
• Proven leadership promoting motivation and empowering others to accomplish individual , team and organizational objectives
• Ability to lead cross functional working groups and teams
• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as proven negotiation, collaboration and interpersonal leadership skills
• Budgetary and resource management planning experience
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
• Conceptual, analytical and strategic thinking
• Ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships

Nice To Haves

• Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning
• Familiarity with the latest research and thinking
• Effective problem and conflict resolution skills and proven team focus
• Excellent knowledge of AstraZeneca policies, procedures and guidelines

Responsibilities

• Ensures delivery of objectives at all sites within area of responsibility
• Defines Procurement strategy for own area and provides expert input to broader Procurement strategy development
• Leads the work with Line Managers to identify resource needs and secure resources from various departments to ensure flexible and timely satisfaction of these needs and progression of deliverables
• Manages, motivates, coaches and sets goals for Procurement leads to deliver the highest levels of performance
• Leads negotiations and the selection process of outsourced service and equipment suppliers and other external service providers
• Develops and manages contingency risk plans to assure timely delivery to quality, on site availability and budget
• Escalates issues to stakeholders as appropriate to mitigate risks to the patient and/or business reputation
• Leads key interactions with stakeholders to build reputation
• Leads knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices
• Takes personal responsibility for creating a culture of leadership, creativity and collaboration
• Establishes and oversees process and institutions to ensure all Procurement work is carried out in accordance with the Safety, Health and Environment standards, AstraZeneca standards and applicable laws and regulations
• Supports senior staff to coach and develop talent to ensure a healthy talent pipeline and succession for senior positions in the Procurement function

Benefits

• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans
• short-term incentive bonus opportunity
• eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles)
• to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles)
• commission payment eligibility (sales roles)

What This Job Offers

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