Global Category Lead Medical Affairs (m/f/d), Berlin

Bayer is an international group whose core businesses lie in the healthcare and agriculture sectors. At the intersection of chemistry and biology, Bayer helps to improve quality of life by offering products and services in human and plant health.

Mission

• Work within the Bayer R&D Procurement team to lead the creation and ensure the implementation of procurement category strategies for key global Medical Affairs categories including late phase clinical studies, real world data, and pharmacovigilance that add significant value for the business (e.g. external innovations, savings, payment terms, increased compliance/sustainability and reduced risk)
• Keep up to date on category market intelligence and supply market trends to gain competitive market advantage and to make better business decisions
• Identify market trends in supply base (e.g. new potential suppliers) to understand how the innovation potential can be leveraged successfully within (sub-)category
• Translate results of category strategies, initiatives and projects into sourcing approaches and operational instructions and jointly agree them with external partners
• Ensure and be accountable that processes and system content reflect category strategy
• Establish effective, trustful and personal relationships with key business stakeholders to understand business requirements, set joint targets and be the contact point for all procurement related topics for the business stakeholder community
• Define what value procurement can add for the business stakeholder community and propose strategic initiatives that deliver against the defined value

Profile

• Master or equivalent degree in science or business management (PhD preferred)
• Long-term professional business experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills combined with strong influencing skills
• Ability to work in a global and virtual working environment and to lead virtual teams
• Good knowledge and expertise in procurement and procurement processes and methodologies preferred
• Solid category expertise/understanding of R&D/Medical Affairs area preferred
• Ability to articulate credible pictures and visions of possibilities that will create sustainable value
• High proficiency level in English, both written and spoken