Global Sourcing Lead - Strategy, Teams & Innovation

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Łódź; On-site; PLN 421,000 - 579,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Lodz, Poland, seeks a Sourcing Lead to own multi-year global sourcing strategies across Indirect, R&D, and Manufacturing & Logistics.

You will lead a team of 8–12, drive cost savings, and manage complex negotiations with suppliers, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and ESG goals. You will work with Category Managers to mitigate supply risks, implement standardized processes, and explore AI-driven improvements in procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; an MBA is an advantage.
• 10+ years of procurement experience, including at least 4 years in a senior leadership or people management role.
• Proven experience leading sourcing teams and delivering cost and value targets in a complex global, matrix, or shared-services environment.
• Experience across Indirect, R&D, Manufacturing, or Logistics categories; pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or FMCG experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Source-to-Contract, strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier management, risk management, and procurement transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex negotiations and develop sourcing strategies at different organizational levels.
• Experience using SAP Ariba or equivalent eSourcing and P2P platforms; Wave pipeline management experience preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, consulting, communication, and presentation skills.
• Collaborative and diplomatic leadership style, with the ability to operate effectively with limited day-to-day direction and ambiguity.
• Strong attention to detail, prioritization, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience using generative or agentic AI to improve procurement processes.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Define and own multi-year global sourcing strategies aligned with category strategies, GPO frameworks, and business priorities.
• Deliver and monitor the sourcing pipeline, savings, RFx cycle times, stakeholder satisfaction, and quality and performance KPIs.
• Drive total cost of ownership and value levers across cost, demand, innovation, risk, and ESG.
• Lead and develop a sourcing team of approximately 8–12 employees, providing coaching, feedback, performance management, and capability development.
• Translate category and business needs into effective sourcing strategies and constructively challenge demand where appropriate.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations, escalating strategic or high-risk matters appropriately.
• Implement standardized sourcing templates, playbooks, workflows, governance, and performance management practices.
• Identify opportunities to use digital tools, automation, generative AI, and agentic AI to improve sourcing efficiency and experience.
• Partner with Category Managers to identify and mitigate supply chain risks, supporting business continuity and patient supply security.
• Align with Central Finance on end-to-end execution, service delivery, handoffs, and process boundaries between Category Management, Sourcing, and Operational Procurement.
• Drive continuous improvement, industry best-practice adoption, and a growth mindset across the team and sourcing organization.

Skills

Procurement management

Team leadership

Cross-category sourcing

Source-to-Contract

Contract lifecycle

Supplier management

Risk management

Procurement transformation

Negotiation leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Collaborative leadership

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

PowerPoint

Excel

MS Office

AI in procurement

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP Ariba

eSourcing

P2P platforms

Wave pipeline management

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Lodz, Poland, seeks a Sourcing Lead to own multi-year global sourcing strategies across Indirect, R&D, and Manufacturing & Logistics.

You will lead a team of 8–12, drive cost savings, and manage complex negotiations with suppliers, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and ESG goals. You will work with Category Managers to mitigate supply risks, implement standardized processes, and explore AI-driven improvements in procurement.