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Sourcing Lead - China
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality Job ID R0192279 Category Finance Subcategory Corporate Functions Business Unit Corporate Functions Job Type Full timeBy clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.
Job Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Set and own the multi-year sourcing strategy across the category portfolio, aligned to Takeda's enterprise priorities and patient-centric mission.
- Deliver a sourcing plan and pipeline to agreed quality, customer and performance KPI‘s.
- Drive quality, expertise, and risk-aware execution — supporting Strategic Procurement in complex environments and enabling their focus on value creation.
- Lead and develop a team of Sourcing Associates, Sourcing Managers, and Senior Sourcing Managers to support China.
- Interface for Category Managers, Business, and Sites during the Sourcing process
- Accountability and ownership on relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, when managed by the value delivery team as part of the Sourcing process
- Categories in scope: Indirect (Professional Services, Sales & Marketing, HR, Facilities), R&D (CROs, Lab Services, Pharma Sciences), Manufacturing & Logistics (Raw & Packaging Materials, CMOs, Distribution & Logistics)
- Drive continuous Improvement mindset and approach to improve performance of process, team and experience
- Develop sourcing strategy and conduct negotiations with suppliers at different levels
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Value Creation and Sourcing Excellence
- Define and own multi-year global sourcing strategies aligned to GPO (Global Process Owner) frameworks and business priorities aligned to global category strategies
- Champion total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive value levers: cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG
- Own and monitor savings, RFx cycle time, sourcing KPIs, and stakeholder satisfaction
- Maintain the project pipeline in Wave; drive continuous improvement against efficiency, customer and quality targets
- Prioritization of workload and delivery focus
- Champion Continuous improvement and growth mindset
- Lead and manage a sourcing team with strategic thinking, performance focus and the ability to multi-task, think critically with a growth mindset and prioritize work
- Coach team on sourcing execution, negotiation techniques, CI, growth mindset and stakeholder interaction
- Foster a climate that inspires, enables, encourages open dialogue, feedback and diverse opinions
- Elevate capabilities across self, team members and key business partners; ensure compliance with Takeda training requirements
- Translate Category and business needs into effective sourcing strategies; challenge demand where appropriate
- Alignlocal and regional priorities with Global Category Strategies and GPO frameworks
- Escalate complex or strategic topics appropriately to CPO / Head of Value Delivery
- Implement and enforce standardized sourcing templates, playbooks, and workflows
- Identify opportunities for automation with digital and AI for process optimization and simplification
- Drive continuous improvement and a performance culture
- Keep abreast of industry trends and best practices in sourcing execution
- Partner with category managers in identification and mitigation of supply chain risks to ensure business continuity and patient supply security, delivering, when applicable sourcing strategies to enable it.
- Align with Central Finance on end-to-end execution and service delivery
- Maintain clear process boundaries between global category, sourcing and operational procurement
- Baechlor degree in relevent field
- MBA would be an advantage
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.
Competencies and skills:
- Experience: 10+ years of procurement experience with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role. Proven track record in sourcing management and delivering cost/value targets in a complex matrix organization. Pharma, biotech, or FMCG experience preferred.
Technical skills: - Strong background in sourcing execution and procurement transformation, preferably in a GCM setup
- Experience leading and developing sourcing execution teams or shared service environments
- Deep understanding of Source-to-Contract processes with ability to drive digital and AI improvement
- Strong knowledge of sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and supplier management processes
- Proficiency with SAP Ariba or equivalent eSourcing/P2P platforms and Wave Pipeline management
- Experience working in a complex global environment preferred.
- Exceptionally skilled at stakeholder management.
- Collaborative and diplomatic, with demonstrated track record of operating successfully with limited day-to-day direction and ambiguity.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills both oral and written.
- Extensive experience using Microsoft desk top applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel) and experienced with using Generative / Agentic AI
- Languages: Fluent written and spoken Mandarin and English
