Category Manager

Viatris; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Health insurance

Career development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Viatris, a global healthcare company, seeks a Category Manager at Carole Park to lead API and Excipient sourcing and strategic procurement. Based in Australia, you will coordinate with global teams to optimize costs, manage budgets, and drive supplier relationships across regions.

The role emphasizes PPM/PPV analytics, market research, and cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Sales, Regulatory and Quality to ensure uninterrupted supply and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Sourcing, Procurement and/or similar.
• 5+ years of Sourcing and/or Procurement experience.
• Experience in a complex FMCG environment.
• Experience in developing strategic plans.
• Pharmaceutical experience is highly desirable but not essential.
• High level interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and drive.
• Strong customer service, focus and decisiveness.
• Evidence of employee rewards and discount platforms, wellness allowances and related benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage PPV Budget and quarterly PPV forecast for API and Excipients for Carole Park; report variances monthly.
• Provide analytical and project management support for launch prep, procurement and cost reduction within API/Excipient programs.
• Research market data for APIs and Excipients; analyse market conditions and pricing implications.
• Assist in management of strategic procurement in Australia and coordinate with global sites.
• Identify alternative sources for key API/Excipient to mitigate risk and costs.
• Coordinate with global sourcing on supplier relationships; lead negotiations and regional oversight.
• Interact with Finance, Pricing & Contracts, Sales, Production Planning, QA and Regulatory Affairs on API/excipient issues.
• Review API price impact on customer bids and new business opportunities; provide feedback to Pricing & Contracts.
• Prepare and maintain databases, reports and metrics related to API/Excipients procurement.
• Report monthly on critical supply issues, stock status and supplier performance.

Skills

Sourcing expertise

Procurement

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in Sourcing/Procurement

Job description

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

This posting supports ongoing hiring needs and may be used to consider candidates for upcoming opportunities.

Currently our Carole Park team is seeking a Category Manager to join the Viatris Sourcing team!

Based at our Carole Park site, this role will be responsible for providing sourcing, procurement and project management support for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Excipient strategic procurement program for our operations in Australia and Globally as required.

Key duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Manage and coordinate with global sourcing team on annual PPV Budget and quarterly PPV forecast for API and Excipient for Carole Park site; report PPV actual and analysis on variance on monthly basis.
• Provide analytical and project management support and leadership to launch preparation, commercial procurement and cost reduction activities within the strategic API and Excipient procurement program.
• Research and gather market data related to APIs and Excipients. Analyse market conditions and the impact on specific products as they relate to API and Excipient requirements and/or pricing.
• Assist in the management of the strategic procurement function in Australia. Connect, communicate and collaborate on a regular basis with the various global sites on a continuous basis
• Identify alternative source for key API and Excipient to mitigate supply risk and/or cost saving purpose.
• Coordinate with the Global sourcing team on supplier relationship management for strategic/key API and Excipient suppliers. Includes but limited to regularly contact, meet, travel to and negotiate with API and Excipient vendors and manufacturers. Lead in the oversight and management of regional supplier relationships.
• Responsible for handling commercial API and excipient related issues. Work closely with Finance, Pricing & Contracts, Sales and Marketing, Production Planning/Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Quality, Receiving, and Regulatory Affairs. Interact with additional internal personnel on a regular basis with regard to price negotiations, deliveries, shipments, availability, quality, specifications, transportation, TGA, FDA, and Customs matters.
• Review and analyse the API price impact in response to customer bids and new business opportunities; provide feedback to Pricing & Contracts
• Prepare and maintain various databases, reports, and metrics related to API and Excipient procurement
• Report on monthly basis any critical API and Excipient supply issue/interruption, Out of Stock/Potential Out of Stock issues, any highlight/lowlight on supplier performance or price change.

Key position criteria:

• Tertiary qualification in Sourcing, Procurement and/or similar
• 5+ years of Sourcing and/or Procurement experience
• Experience in a complex FMCG environment
• Experience in developing strategic plans
• Pharmaceutical experience is highly desirable but not essential
• High level interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated initiative and drive
• Strong customer service, focus and decisiveness
• Employee rewards and discount platform
• Annual wellness allowance
• Recognition programs
• State of the artcanteen onsite with a variety of subsidised food options
• Benefits for health and financial wellness
• Corporate deals with vendors including superannuation fund, healthinsuranceand others
• ViatrisProduct loyalty program
• 2 days of paidvolunteer leaveper annum
• Additionalpaid parental leave
• Career and development planning for continuous growth and learning
• Retirement savings plans
• Annual leave loading, as well as paidadditionalbereavement leave

Culture

Viatris has been named in Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2022 list. We have now received this recognition in each of our first two years – and for 2022, we are ranked in the top 10% of the 800 global employers who made the ranking.

Viatris strives to create a positive, productive work environment where integrity,dignityand mutual respect for all is ingrainedeach and everyone of us.

Together, we are building a highly inclusive organization where employees are welcome to bring their best, authentic selves to work every day.

Our goal is to provide a safe, supportive community where employees feel they belong and can use their unique experiences,perspectivesand skills to make a difference in the lives of others.

At Viatris, we offercompetitivesalaries, benefitsandan inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.