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About the Role

This role is responsible for the operational aspects of procurement activities, particularly in indirect purchasing, within UCB Japan. You will lead or support daily Source to Pay (S2P) operations, acting as a primary contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support daily Source to Pay (S2P) operations, serving as the primary contact for both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Implement and ensure adherence to purchasing processes (transactional and sourcing) based on UCB Global Purchasing Principles and Guidelines, considering country-specific commercial, statutory, and tax laws.
• Develop country purchasing plans based on global category manager strategies, optimizing cost-effectiveness and negotiating local purchasing agreements aligned with business, legal, and financial requirements.
• Realize potential total cost optimization opportunities and other cross-regional/cross-functional synergies by leveraging global purchasing category negotiation levers and agreements.
• Identify, propose, and implement purchasing best practices in line with UCB's internal and external best practices, continuously improving transactional, operational, and sourcing processes.
• Share goals and policies with stakeholders and collaborate to execute customer engagement strategies.
• Convene global and external meetings, create minutes, facilitate discussions, synthesize opinions, and build consensus.
• Conduct regular supplier evaluations.
• Provide procurement P2P training to internal stakeholders as needed.
• Autonomously create an environment for effective customer engagement activities, including collaboration with necessary stakeholders.
• Build trust relationships at the representative level with necessary stakeholders for strategy execution and activities.
• Engage in self-improvement to enhance skills for improved customer engagement.
• Set appropriate performance goals and conduct self-evaluations based on understanding of expected roles.
• Understand performance evaluations and autonomously pursue further challenges and performance improvements.
• Contribute to building a highly engaged team and fostering culture by embodying desirable behaviors.

Requirements

• Extensive purchasing experience of several years in indirect procurement, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven experience in achieving purchasing strategies through strong negotiation skills.
• Experience presenting to internal and external stakeholders, as well as employees.
• Experience working in cross-departmental teams.
• Familiarity with the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle.
• Business-level English proficiency, capable of handling Q&A in global meetings.
• IT knowledge: MS Office, SAP, Ariba, and ERP systems.

Skills

• Negotiation
• Presentation
• Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• MS Office
• SAP
• Ariba
• ERP

Location

• Japan

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Multiple years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree

About the Company

• UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing on the neurology and immunology domains.
• Approximately 8,500 employees worldwide are inspired by patients and driven by science.
• At UCB, creating value is prioritized over simply completing tasks.
• We aim to achieve results for patients by embracing challenges, collaborating, and pursuing innovation.
• A culture of compassion and support is ingrained, where everyone is respected, accepted, and has equal opportunities to do their best.
• We consistently aim for 'beyond,' delivering human-centered value for patients, employees, and the planet.
• Working at UCB allows for personal growth, career development, and maximizing potential.

Equal Opportunity

• UCB values equal opportunity, and all hiring decisions are made without regard to any legally protected attribute.
• If you require accommodation during the selection process to fully utilize your strengths and abilities, please contact EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note that this contact is only for inquiries regarding special accommodations in the selection process.