Procurement Specialist

Viatris Egypt S.A.E

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:
Access - Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership - Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership - Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Procurement Specialist role will make an impact:
Key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
I - Category strategy collaboration and operational implementation
- Support CSMs in the management of the category plans for assigned categories. Provide data analysis and Market specific knowledge to aid CSM in category strategy execution.
- Deliver the operational requirements related to assigned categories to ensure the business needs are satisfied.
- Identify ways of improving the Procurement processes, tools, policies, and procedures, to drive efficiency and proactive engagement in opportunities.

II - Sourcing Activity and Contract Negotiation
- Seek and exploit leverage opportunities across the Global Sourcing network of commodities.
- Support the management and approval of contracts to ensure compliance with legislation and the company’s policies and procedures in collaboration with the Viatris Legal Department.
- Ensure savings and added value are tracked and reported into Ariba Sourcing tool in a timely fashion to present the most current view of delivery.
- Act in support of Procurement Lead and team to implement the P2P dimension of Sourcing Strategies.

III - Supplier Relationship Management:

- Support the development of supplier relationships across assigned categories and ensure appropriate risk management is undertaken.
- Support CSMs in the development and implementation of plans for evaluating and measuring supplier performance of strategic suppliers through the Global Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management process.
- Participate on Global and Regional teams that evaluate supplier performance in assigned categories.
- Support the ongoing cost savings opportunities within supplier contracts and operational processes.
- Mediate to resolve service-related issues with internal and external stakeholders.

IV - Client Engagement and Customer Relationship Management:

- Execute stakeholder strategy and communication plan to support engagement at a strategic and operational level.
- As assigned, engage with key customers to identify opportunities to build & implement improved supply solutions and best practices.
- Embed Procurement as part of the business planning cycle to ensure proactive contribution to the business is agreed for the subsequent period.
- Develop and enhance Procurement relationships with clients at the market / site level, from the procurement business process perspective.
- Ensure clear, effective communication exists between all parties involved.
- Provide communication between market / site issues and Procurement management.

V - Reporting & Analysis
- Support the analytical requirements defined by the Global Sourcing reporting line, including but not limited to:

- Data gathering (internal and external) including Business requirements.
- Market and supplier analysis
- Data management
- Work with internal functional experts, suppliers, and at times consultants, to implement and document various procurement team strategies and operational improvement efforts.
- Develop well-rounded industry knowledge in various subcategory groupings as required to support market and/or site.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain/Procurement, Engineering, pharmacy or related field required.
- 2-4 years’ work experience in Procurement or related discipline preferred, ideally within a large multi-national manufacturing company.
- Ability to work both as a team member and an individual towards departmental objectives.
- Developing understanding of the end-to-end Procurement process including experience of Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Mgmt.
- Good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Fluent English a must.
- Ability to manage and prioritize a diverse workload and adapt to changing priorities and assignments.
- Good Analytical Skills.
- A team player who is willing to go above and beyond to meet goals and objectives.
- Ability to work as a team member and/or independently towards departmental objectives.
- Strong organizational skills, capacity to quickly identify problems and structure solutions, and to plan and prioritize multiple projects, while maintaining high quality and meeting or exceeding targets.
- Able to demonstrate successful d