Sourcing Manager - Medical

IND - 2028 Takeda Innovations India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Innovations India Private Limited in Bengaluru seeks a senior procurement professional to lead indirect medical category sourcing, manage end-to-end Source-to-Contract processes, and drive value through cost, risk, and ESG levers.

You will partner with Global Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Privacy to ensure compliant sourcing, negotiate with suppliers, and shape regional strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in procurement, sourcing, or shared services.
• Experience with indirect categories preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own sourcing strategies for Medical categories.
• Lead negotiations and contract finalization for sourcing events.
• Partner with Global Medical Affairs, Legal and Compliance on data privacy and SUNSHINE reporting.
• Drive value delivery and governance across the Medical portfolio.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

SAP Ariba

AI/digitization in procurement

Education

Bachelor degree in relevant field

Tools

Wave pipeline management

Job description

Job Description OBJECTIVES:

Main focus on indirect categories, specifically Medical. Drive end-to-end Source-to-Contract process for defined categories spend thresholds. Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with Global Category Manager direction and business needs. Identify and drive value levers (cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG); support Category Managers to drive value. Lead negotiations with suppliers, driving value and competitive advantage to Takeda. Accountability and ownership on relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, when managed by the value delivery team. Primary anchor category: Medical - medical affairs services, medical communications, publications, advisory boards, real-world evidence, medical education and patient support programmes. Deliver compliant, value-driven sourcing in a high-scrutiny environment in partnership with Global Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance and Privacy.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Sourcing Strategy & Execution

• Develop and own sourcing strategies for Medical categories aligned with business priorities and category strategies
• Identify and drive value levers (cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG)
• Prepare sourcing events and align with Central Finance on Rf(X) execution
• Maintain the project pipeline in Wave; drive continuous improvement against quality targets

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as primary procurement interface for Global and Local Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, HEOR/RWE, Compliance, Legal and Privacy in sourcing
• Challenge demand, specifications, and sourcing approaches constructively
• Socialize procurement best practices (preferred suppliers, SoW optimization, BuyEasy@Takeda etc.)
• Collaborate with business partners, Procurement CoE, Finance, and Takeda Business Solutions

Supplier & Market Management

• Support supplier selection decisions, segmentation, and performance governance
• Support strategic supplier relationships and expedite risks to Sourcing Lead

Standardization & Process Excellence

• Implement and enforce standardized sourcing templates, playbooks, and workflows
• Identify opportunities for automation with digital and AI for process optimization and simplification

Supplier & Risk Management

• Deliver value through supplier relationships, governance, and performance management across the Medical portfolio managed by the value delivery team
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks to ensure business continuity and patient supply security
• Develop contingency plans and alternative sourcing strategies for applicable categories

Negotiation & Contracting

• Lead negotiations and contract finalization for assigned sourcing events within defined thresholds
• Define negotiation strategies using should-cost models and benchmarks
• Ensure alignment with Category Manager, Legal, Finance, and risk frameworks

Value Delivery & Governance

• Support delivery of savings targets and value realization (cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG)
• Contribute to supplier risk management and compliance
• Ensure alignment with Takeda procurement policies and governance standards
• Drive CI and performance management of KPI’s
• Interface to Operational Procurement (Procurement Solutions)
• Collaboration with operational buyers in Central Finance on execution and service delivery
• Ensure smooth handover of sourcing inputs and outputs for operational Rf(X) execution

Category-Specific Expertise - Medical

• Lead sourcing for medical communications and publications agencies, medical education, congress and advisory board support, and scientific content services
• Source real-world evidence, HEOR, registry, epidemiology and patient support / patient adherence programme providers
• Embed compliance requirements into sourcing and contracting: fair market value, HCP engagement, transparency/Sunshine reporting, anti‑bribery and promotional/non‑promotional separation
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Privacy and Medical Affairs on data privacy, secondary data use and pharmacovigilance/safety reporting obligations
• Apply rate card, scope-of-work and deliverable-based pricing models to agency spend, with clear SoW optimisation and resource plan challenge

Education, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Education:

• Bachelor degree in relevant field

Behavior:

• 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 in procurement, sourcing, or shared services
• Experience with indirect categories are preferrable
• Technical skills: In-depth knowledge of strategic sourcing with ability to leverage digital and AI improvements in ways of working
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation experience; ability to define strategies using should-cost models and benchmarks for professional services and marketing spend
• Experience managing complex business stakeholders across Clinical Operations, Pharma Sciences, Finance, Legal, and Business Units
• Proficiency with SAP Ariba or equivalent eSourcing tools; experience with Wave pipeline management
• Category-specific technical expertise - Medical: Understanding of medical affairs activities and the compliance framework governing HCP interactions (FMV, transparency reporting, promotional vs. non-promotional)
• Experience with agency rate cards, SoW and deliverable-based pricing, and resource plan benchmarking
• Awareness of data privacy (GDPR/HIPAA), real-world data licensing and pharmacovigilance contractual obligations
• Experience working in a complex global environment preferred
• Exceptionally skilled at stakeholder management
• Proven ability to manage senior, cross-functional stakeholders
• 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 English

Locations IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.