Senior Global Sourcing Strategist

Takeda; Łódź; On-site; PLN 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Lodz, Poland, is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to lead global sourcing initiatives and partner with procurement category management. You will oversee RFx events and e-auctions using SAP Ariba Sourcing and Archlet, while ensuring compliance and value realization across regions.

You will drive supplier evaluations, negotiations, and develops executive-ready recommendations, mentoring teammates and standardizing processes to improve efficiency and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressive experience in procurement or strategic sourcing within a global organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex global or regional sourcing initiatives, including contracting, eSourcing, tactical sourcing, and strategic sourcing.
• Hands-on experience with eSourcing and e-auction platforms, preferably SAP Ariba Sourcing and Archlet.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, contracting, commercial governance, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and risk management.
• Advanced analytical capabilities, including spend analytics, should-cost analysis, total cost of ownership, competitive benchmarking, scenario modeling, and bid comparison.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to Procurement Category Management and key Takeda stakeholders, ensuring alignment throughout the sourcing lifecycle.
• Lead complex, global, and multi-region sourcing initiatives from intake through award and transition.
• Define sourcing strategy, project scope, success metrics, timelines, governance, and delivery plans.
• Ensure sourcing activities align with category strategies, Takeda policies, operating procedures, preferred supplier agreements, and compliance requirements.
• Lead and oversee competitive tenders, including RFx events and e-auctions, using eSourcing systems such as SAP Ariba Sourcing and Archlet.
• Define event design, award scenarios, supplier enablement activities, and delivery plans, ensuring execution within agreed timelines and service levels.
• Provide senior oversight of sourcing execution and negotiation support, acting as the escalation point for commercial, contractual, and process-related issues.
• Analyze supplier offers, market benchmarks, commercial data, risks, and performance factors to develop executive-ready recommendations and decision scenarios.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships throughout the sourcing process, including senior-level engagement, escalations, and contract alignment.
• Own benefits tracking for assigned initiatives, contributing to savings pipeline development, validation, delivery, and sustained value realization.
• Identify and manage sourcing risks and constraints, developing mitigation and contingency plans to optimize cost, risk, quality, compliance, and continuity of supply.
• Standardize sourcing ways of working, including templates, playbooks, governance, reporting, and training across Takeda Business Solutions hubs.
• Mentor and coach colleagues, review sourcing outputs, and drive consistent, high-quality, and compliant execution.
• Lead digital, process improvement, and innovation initiatives to improve cycle time, service quality, transparency, and stakeholder experience

Skills

Strategic sourcing

eSourcing & auctions

SAP Ariba Sourcing

Archlet

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Spend analytics

Global/multi-region experience

Business English

Mentoring / coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP Ariba Sourcing

Archlet

eSourcing platforms

Job description

Takeda Lodz, Poland, is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to lead global sourcing initiatives and partner with procurement category management. You will oversee RFx events and e-auctions using SAP Ariba Sourcing and Archlet, while ensuring compliance and value realization across regions.

You will drive supplier evaluations, negotiations, and develops executive-ready recommendations, mentoring teammates and standardizing processes to improve efficiency and outcomes.