Equipment Sourcing Leader (Associate Director)

Takeda; Łódź; Vor Ort; PLN 328.000 - 451.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Takeda in Lodz, Poland seeks a Sourcing Manager - Equipment to lead strategic sourcing for capital and process equipment across manufacturing, lab, and utility operations. You will negotiate lifecycle agreements, collaborate with engineering and quality teams, and optimize total cost of ownership while managing supplier performance and risks.

Qualifications include 7+ years in procurement or strategic sourcing with equipment exposure, plus strong knowledge of equipment qualification and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, including responsibility for equipment, engineering, technical, or capital project categories.
• Experience sourcing process, filling, inspection, packaging, laboratory, or utility equipment, including associated installation, qualification, and service agreements.
• Strong knowledge of equipment qualification activities, including factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, installation qualification, operational qualification, and performance qualification requirements.
• Understanding of regulated equipment environments, including computerized systems, data integrity expectations, equipment validation practices, and lifecycle compliance requirements.
• Experience developing total cost of ownership models covering acquisition, energy consumption, consumables, spare parts, maintenance, downtime, and end-of-life considerations.
• Expertise negotiating capital equipment commercial terms, including milestone payments, performance guarantees, warranty provisions, service agreements, and uptime commitments.
• Strong stakeholder management, supplier governance, communication, and negotiation skills, with proficiency in SAP Ariba or similar e-sourcing tools, Microsoft Office applications, generative AI tools, and fluent written and spoken English.

Aufgaben

• Develop sourcing strategies for capital equipment that support manufacturing, laboratory, packaging, and utility operations.
• Lead negotiations for equipment acquisitions and lifecycle agreements, including services, spare parts, training, and maintenance support.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Laboratory stakeholders to align sourcing decisions with technical and operational requirements.
• Drive total cost of ownership optimization across equipment acquisition, operation, maintenance, and replacement phases.
• Manage supplier performance and equipment-related risks to support quality, reliability, and business continuity objectives.
• Support equipment qualification and validation requirements through collaboration on technical, quality, and compliance deliverables.
• Promote equipment standardization and platform harmonization to reduce complexity, cost, and supplier dependency.
• Apply market intelligence and commercial analysis to improve sourcing outcomes and deliver measurable value.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

Supplier governance

Negotiation skills

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Office

Generative AI

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Office

Generative AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

Takeda in Lodz, Poland seeks a Sourcing Manager - Equipment to lead strategic sourcing for capital and process equipment across manufacturing, lab, and utility operations. You will negotiate lifecycle agreements, collaborate with engineering and quality teams, and optimize total cost of ownership while managing supplier performance and risks.

Qualifications include 7+ years in procurement or strategic sourcing with equipment exposure, plus strong knowledge of equipment qualification and