Job Description About this role:
This role is a member of Takeda’s Manufacturing & Logistics Procurement team, supporting category strategy and execution through market and supplier insights, data-driven analysis, and effective delivery of procurement initiatives. Working with category managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, the role helps create enterprise value while advancing cost, innovation, sustainability, risk, and operational priorities.
How you will contribute:
Support the development and execution of category strategies by delivering category initiatives, market insights, and supplier analysis that contribute to enterprise value creation
Execute category activities and procurement projects in alignment with category objectives, governance standards, and business priorities
Identify opportunities across multiple value levers such as cost, innovation, risk, sustainability, and operational performance through data analysis, market intelligence, and supplier engagement
Collaborate with Category Managers, Value Delivery Team, Takeda Business Solutions, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to ensure effective execution of category plans and realization of procurement value
Accountabilities:
Contribute and/or lead the development and execution of category strategies by conducting market research, spend analysis, supplier assessments, and category intelligence activities
Coordinate and execute category initiatives and procurement projects aligned with category objectives, business priorities, and governance requirements
Prepare category documentation, supplier evaluations, business cases, and recommendations to support category decision-making
Analyze spend data, supplier performance metrics, market trends, and commercial information to identify value creation opportunities and support category planning
Contribute and/or lead supplier selection, onboarding, segmentation, and performance management activities in alignment with category strategies and procurement standards
Maintain knowledge of supplier markets, emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive dynamics to provide actionable insights to category teams
Collaborate with Value Delivery Team, Takeda Business Solutions and business stakeholders to support execution of category initiatives and ensure stakeholder alignment
Contribute to value delivery through identification of cost optimization, innovation, sustainability, responsible sourcing, risk reduction, and process improvement opportunities
Contribute and/or lead supplier governance, contract administration, compliance activities, and risk management processes to ensure effective supplier oversight
Utilize procurement technologies, analytics tools, and digital solutions to improve efficiency, maintain data quality, and support continuous improvement of category management practices
Education, Behaviors, Competencies, Skills:
Education:
Bachelor degree
Relevant academic background preferred
Behavioral:
As members of Global Procurement, you are expected to demonstrate ways of working that support our strategic ambition and shape how we create value for Takeda. You will contribute to a procurement function that:
Shapes strategy upstream through close business partnership
Deliver total enterprise value beyond savings
Takes ownership of spend and outcomes end to end
Uses curiosity, insights, and data to drive better decisions
These principles define how we partner with the business, our suppliers, and each other. Role-specific examples of these behaviors are embedded throughout the objectives, accountability, and skills outlined in this job description.
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Competencies and skills:
4+ years of experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related business function
Understanding of category management, sourcing, supplier management, and procurement processes, with the ability to support category strategy execution
Experience supporting category activities, supplier evaluations, contract administration, and procurement project delivery
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret spend data, market intelligence, supplier information, and performance metrics to support business decisions
Solid commercial and financial acumen and understanding of procurement principles, including supplier negotiations, cost drivers, and value creation opportunities
Subject-matter expertise in Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics related spend categories, or similar categories, in healthcare, biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
Ability to conduct market research and develop insights on supplier markets, industry trends, and competitive dynamics
Strong stakeholder collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across procurement, business, finance, legal, and operational teams
Demonstrated learning agility and continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in developing category expertise and leveraging digital, automation, and AI-enabled solutions
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Proven project management skills, including planning, execution, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and delivery of strategic sourcing projects across multiple business functions
Experience working with ERP systems and procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Wave, or equivalent solutions to support sourcing, pipeline management, and supplier engagement
Fluent written and spoken English
Locations Lodz, Poland
Base Salary Range:
zł267,400.00 - zł367,730.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
Worker Type Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time
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