Director, BIO Category Strategy & Sourcing

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working schedules

Twist career development platform

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals in Haarlem, Netherlands, seeks a Director – Category Manager EXM-Biologics to lead category strategy and external manufacturing partnerships. You will own BIO categories, develop long-range roadmaps, and collaborate with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and business stakeholders to drive value delivery.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong negotiation skills, and deep knowledge of biologics supply chains.

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement within pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• Experience managing External Manufacturing (EXM), CMO/CDMO partnerships, or strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience leading sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, supplier engagement, and cross-functional projects.
• Strong understanding of biologics manufacturing, CDMO networks, or outsourced biologics supply chains is highly desirable.
• Pharmaceutical experience is advantageous; however, candidates from adjacent regulated industries with strong External Manufacturing expertise are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned BIO categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.
• Develop category strategies aligned with business priorities, manufacturing needs, and supplier capabilities.
• Define and deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps leveraging multiple procurement levers.
• Support demand planning, supplier capacity assessments, and sourcing roadmaps to optimize investment and P&L.
• Maintain category strategies, action plans, and reporting.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to execute RFx activities, negotiations, and contracts.
• Ensure sourcing activities deliver value and objectives defined in category strategies.
• Provide category expertise on supplier selection, negotiation approaches, and award decisions.
• Align contract outcomes with category and business goals.
• Define supplier management strategies for key BIO suppliers.
• Guide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities
• Partner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co-developing strategies
• Communicate category plans, sourcing activities, risks, and trade-offs; influence and challenge stakeholders where needed.
• Influence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.
• Build trusted relationships and deep business understanding to inform category priorities.
• Drive category value initiatives, including cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier performance.
• Track and communicate category performance, sourcing outcomes, and value delivery.
• Deliver multi-year cost reduction plans and partner with Finance to validate targets.
• Improve reporting transparency and consistency.
• Expert level knowledge of BIO markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.
• Use market and supplier intelligence to shape category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Strengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice.
• Support adoption of category management tools, templates, and best practices.
• Improve consistency and discipline across category management activities.
• Identify process improvement opportunities across planning, supplier engagement, and execution.
• Coach and inspire team members to strengthen BIO category management capabilities.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of experience in Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

Procurement

External Manufacturing

CDMO partnerships

Supplier relationships

Negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Teva Pharmaceuticals in Haarlem, Netherlands, seeks a Director – Category Manager EXM-Biologics to lead category strategy and external manufacturing partnerships. You will own BIO categories, develop long-range roadmaps, and collaborate with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and business stakeholders to drive value delivery.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong negotiation skills, and deep knowledge of biologics supply chains.