Associate Director Global External Manufacturing Procurement

Associate Director Global External Manufacturing Procurement

External Manufacturing Procurement– Large & Small Molecules (Anti-Body Drug Conjugates)

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

AstraZeneca is on a path to deliver at least fifteen new medicines before the end of the decade. 

As a global business, we are playing our part in tackling the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. We are harnessing the power of science and innovation and our global reach to make a positive impact on society, healthcare systems, and the environment. This starts with us, but matters to everyone, everywhere.  

Committed to science-led innovation, our investment in emerging technologies is providing transformative next generation therapies. External Manufacturing Procurement is at the forefront of establishing external manufacturing partners for these new technologies to enable the commercial launch of our new portfolio.

The Role 

Reporting to the Associate Director of External Manufacturing Procurement Business Operations, the Global Procurement Manager (GPM) role will lead sourcing & procurement activities for the Antibody Drug Conjugates category of external manufacturing, for both small molecule and biologics businesses. Will lead commercial procurement activities with assigned Suppliers, and for assigned Brands within a therapy area.

In conjunction with other team members, develops long term strategies on two dimensions: for brands, working with Global Category Leads to drive end-to-end supply chain value, as well as full product lifecycle value; for ADC technologies, across the category strategy. Ultimately ensuring that the external supply base can support these strategies well into the future.

Key Accountabilities

• Contributing to implementation of Category plans to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value in accordance with the strategic plans
• Supporting strategic commercial relationship management (internal business partner and supplier) - to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future Business needs and that the supply base can support these strategies.
• Working alongside our Global Source to Contract team (central procurement services organization) in advising on and driving procurement strategies to make decisions necessary to purchase products and services in congruence with organisational objectives
• Executing Master Supply Agreements, and/or individual product contracts for assigned Suppliers or Brands.
• Supporting risk assessment processes for suppliers.
• Delivering on AZ Procurement Value Proposition 
• Developing excellent relationships & influence with internal stakeholders 
• Foster trusted relationships with vendors to achieve competitive value and quality of services 
• Support AZ’s industry-leading Sustainability agenda with suppliers.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Minimum 7 years in Procurement
• Degree level or equivalent qualifications 
• Excellent collaborator 
• Stakeholder Management 
• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations 
• Sound understanding of Safety, Health and Environment
• Project management, change management and strong collaboration skills
• Commercial, Procurement experience, negotiating large, complex deals
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence others
• Analytical and Systems acumen, working with Procure-to-pay systems, SAP, Microsoft Suite

Desirable Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry 
• Sustainability platform requirements of CDMOs 
• Knowledge of the CDMO supply base across our technology areas
• Demonstrated capability of leading and developing commercial partnerships of significant scale

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

Date Posted

07-lis-2025

Closing Date

21-lis-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.