Associate Director, R&D Business Partner - Sourcing & Procurement
AstraZeneca · Tarzana, CA +1 more
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Role summary
AstraZeneca seeks an Associate Director to lead R&D procurement category strategies globally, managing supplier relationships and strategic initiatives. The role focuses on delivering business value through category management, stakeholder alignment, and data-driven procurement activities within the pharmaceutical research environment.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification
- 7+ years procurement experience
- Significant category management experience, preferably in R&D or pharma
- Project management, change management, and people leadership skills
- Solid understanding of pharmaceutical industry operations
- Strong communication and stakeholder influence abilities
- Comfort navigating risk and ambiguous situations
What you'll be doing
- Develop and execute long-term strategic plans for assigned spend categories aligned to business needs
- Lead supplier and stakeholder relationship management to ensure category strategy alignment and supply base capability
- Drive implementation of category plans, process improvements, and sustainability initiatives with vendors
- Conduct complex commercial negotiations and advise on supplier contracts and agreements
- Collaborate with Global Procurement Services on strategy development and data-driven category insights
Compensation$116,000–$173,000 base
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