Global Strategic Sourcing Manager (Indirect)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Łódź; On-site; PLN 267,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract activities for indirect categories, aligning strategies with Global Category Management and business priorities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, manage supplier negotiations, and drive value across cost, risk, and ESG initiatives. The role requires extensive experience in indirect sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or shared services
• Strong experience in Indirect categories: Professional Services, HR, Facilities, Sales, or Marketing; life sciences experience preferred
• Experience leading sourcing initiatives, negotiations, contracting, supplier management, and value delivery
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing, commercial governance, supplier evaluation, risk management, and procurement compliance
• Ability to develop negotiation strategies using should-cost models, benchmarks, and market insights
• Experience managing complex, senior, cross-functional stakeholders in global/matrix environments
• Fluent written and spoken English; additional languages are an asset
• Experience using generative or agentic AI to improve business or procurement processes
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indirect and commercial indirect categories.
• Lead sourcing initiatives from demand intake through RFx execution, evaluation, negotiation, and contract finalization.
• Identify value levers: cost optimization, demand management, innovation, risk mitigation, ESG.
• Prepare sourcing events and coordinate with Central Finance on RFx execution and service delivery.
• Maintain project pipeline in Wave and drive continuous improvement on quality and performance.
• Interface with Marketing, Sales, HR, Facilities, and other stakeholders.
• Challenge demand, specifications, scopes of work, and sourcing approaches to improve outcomes.
• Promote procurement best practices and preferred suppliers.
• Lead negotiations and contract finalization within defined thresholds using should-cost models.
• Support supplier selection, segmentation, governance, and risk escalation.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain and supplier risks with contingency plans.
• Implement standardized templates, playbooks, workflows, and governance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to use automation and AI to improve processes.
• Support savings targets, value realization, compliance, and KPI tracking.
• Ensure smooth handover to Operational Procurement.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Presentation

Consulting

Influencing

Problem solving

Generative AI

AI in procurement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Wave pipeline management

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract activities for indirect categories, aligning strategies with Global Category Management and business priorities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, manage supplier negotiations, and drive value across cost, risk, and ESG initiatives. The role requires extensive experience in indirect sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English.