Procurement Analyst

AstraZeneca; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharmaceutical company is seeking an analytics-driven procurement professional in Mississauga, Canada. This role focuses on optimizing supplier performance and costs while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should possess advanced analytical skills and experience in procuring media, advertising, and patient programs. Join a culture that values diversity, innovation, and impactful solutions where your analysis shapes smarter spend and real-world impacts.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Collaboration-focused office space

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Work with Directors/Associate Directors to manage a spend category.
• Evaluate suppliers objectively for selection and negotiation.
• Analyze spend and market data to improve procurement outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership.
• Track supplier performance and collaborate on corrective actions.
• Anticipate supplier and market risks and plan contingencies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align requirements.
• Deliver analytical support and sourcing execution.

Skills

Deep analytical expertise to generate actionable insights

Advanced quantitative skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Procurement domain knowledge

Ability to evaluate suppliers, analyze data, and drive informed procurement decisions

Capability to optimize total cost of ownership

Strengthen supplier performance and mitigate risk

Job description

Overview

Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex spend data into decisions that elevate supplier performance and value across the Americas? Do you thrive on connecting analytics with business impact to help resources reach the programs that matter most for patients and the business? In this role on our Americas Procurement Category team, you will support categories based in the region including Media, Advertising, Medical Communications, Market Access, Patient Programs, and Contract Sales Force. Your insight and judgement will help channel investment effectively, reduce risk, and accelerate outcomes that power our enterprise and, ultimately, patient impact. Reporting to the Senior Director Category Management Americas, you will partner with Directors and Associate Directors to manage defined spend categories or markets at country, regional or global scope. You will evaluate suppliers, analyze data, and drive value-focused decisions that optimize total cost of ownership, strengthen supplier performance, and ensure continuity and compliance.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week in the office. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Accountabilities

• Category Partnership: Work with Directors/Associate Directors to manage a spend category or part of a market across a country, region, or the whole enterprise, translating category strategy into sourcing decisions that deliver measurable value.
• Supplier Evaluation: Evaluate suppliers objectively and consistently to inform selection and negotiation, balancing capability, performance, value, and risk.
• Data and Insight Generation: Analyze spend, market, and performance data to produce actionable insights that improve procurement outcomes and inform leadership decisions.
• Total Cost Optimization: Identify and recommend opportunities that reduce total cost of ownership while safeguarding quality, service, and supply resilience.
• Supplier Performance Management: Track performance against commitments; highlight gaps and collaborate on corrective actions that strengthen delivery and outcomes.
• Risk Mitigation: Anticipate and assess supplier and market risks; support contingency planning and proactive interventions to protect business continuity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with cross-functional teams across categories such as Media, Advertising, Medical Communications, Market Access, Patient Programs, and Contract Sales Force to align requirements, trade-offs, and timelines.
• Progression and Impact: Deliver immediate analytical support and sourcing execution, then expand influence to shape category strategies and enterprise standards.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Deep analytical expertise to generate actionable insights
• Advanced quantitative skills
• Business acumen
• Stakeholder engagement
• Procurement domain knowledge
• Ability to evaluate suppliers, analyze data, and drive informed, value-focused procurement decisions
• Capability to optimize total cost of ownership, strengthen supplier performance, and mitigate risk

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience supporting categories such as Media, Advertising, Medical Communications, Market Access, Patient Programs, or Contract Sales Force in the Americas
• Exposure to managing parts of a category across country, regional, and global scopes
• Demonstrated ability to translate procurement analytics into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders

Why AstraZeneca

Join a global team that powers the company’s ambitions by connecting diverse experts to rethink how work gets done. We make bold use of data, automation, and modern analytics to move faster and smarter, freeing colleagues to focus on discovery while we elevate performance across the enterprise. You will be part of a collaborative community that values kindness alongside ambition, where trust is given, decisions are made at pace, and doing the right thing—from compliance to sustainability—guides how we operate. Expect a two-way exchange of ideas, investment in your growth, and the chance to see your work translate into better outcomes for patients.

Call to Action

Step into a role where your analysis shapes smarter spend and real-world impact—apply today and help direct every dollar to where it matters most!

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing [e-mail].

We are using AI as part of the recruitment process. This advertisement relates to a current vacancy.

AstraZeneca is a place where a diverse set of minds collaborate to develop outstanding solutions. Within our Procurement team, we celebrate varied expertise and continuously share knowledge across different fields. It is an environment that encourages speaking up, listening to others, and exchanging ideas. With world-class tools and systems, we empower our team to inspire change and make a meaningful impact on lives globally.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and join us on this exciting journey!

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing [e-mail].

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