Director, Procurement Excellence

Do you want to impact the future shaping of Global Procurement in an international, growing pharmaceutical company?

ALK Global Procurement is in an ongoing transformation, enhancing our scope and reach, to ensure short- and long-term value creation, underpinning ALK’s new strategy Allergy+. ALK Global Procurement manages direct and indirect procurement, across locations in Europe, North America, and China, within Research & Development, Manufacturing and Commercial Operations.

To support this transformation, we are looking for an experienced Director to lead and develop the procurement systems, tools and processes in ALK, where the main focus will be to ensure the procurement transformation to the next step.

The position
This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the way, we think, develop, communicate, and work with procurement and stakeholders in ALK. The expectation is that the Director will play an active role in the procurement work together with the procurement teams and the leadership team in Global Procurement. 

As Director, Procurement excellence, you work independently and in collaboration with stakeholders across ALK and externally. You are close to the decision-making processes and, therefore, able to contribute significantly to ALK’s future success. You will report to the SVP of Global Procurement, who reports directly to the CFO and be a member of the Global Procurement leadership team.

What you will do, and how to be successful in the role:

• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as operations, finance, and IT, to ensure alignment of procurement activities and business objectives. Develop and present reports, analysis, and recommendations to key stakeholders to support decision-making.
• Procurement Strategy & roadmap: Lead and support the creation of the procurement strategy and roadmap, both short and long term, with clearly defined key priorities and supporting KPI´s.
• Visual Management: Establish and maintain performance metrics with clear overview of the procurement pipeline and dashboards so we all know where we are good and where we need to improve, including savings reporting.
• System, Process and Tools: Create strategy for the procure to pay (P2P) process and Source to Contract process, must be simple and efficient, with the aim of creating a true “amazon” experience using the processes.
• Value & risk Optimization: Analyze spend patterns, identify value opportunities, and risk, and support the development of procurement category strategies to optimize procurement processes.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Develop procurement guideline/policy that ensure procurement activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, sustainable procurement practices and company policies.

Your profile
Your qualifications include a proven experience from a similar leadership role, in an international company. You have strong skills in communicating both verbal and visually. You are an entrepreneur, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels and you can drive changes and anchor value. You have a strong analytical mindset and like to be curious, proactive and lead the way.

You preferably have a master’s degree in business, supply chain or other relevant experience.

Become a part of ALK
ALK is a global pharmaceutical company specialized in allergy immunotherapy. We are driven by a high level of professionalism, integrity, an openminded approach and contributing to an inspiring and fun working environment together with our colleagues. We provide an attractive working environment for individuals looking for both personal and professional development. You will be part of an engaged and informal team who values skill and knowledge creation.

Our offices in Denmark offer a green view of the DTU Science Park in Hørsholm. We believe that physical presence enforces strong teamwork and collaboration and creates success, so it is important that you enjoy coming to work at our site with a degree of flexibility to also work from home.

Do you want to learn more about our company, we encourage you to visit us at www.alk.net.

Apply
Apply by attaching your CV and a short letter of motivation, no later than 1 December 2024. 

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!