Strategic Facilities Category Associate (Hard Services)

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

Job summary

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, seeks a seasoned procurement professional to join the Technical Investments Procurement team. You will help develop category strategies, perform market and supplier analysis, and deliver procurement initiatives that create enterprise value while advancing cost, innovation, sustainability, risk, and operational priorities.

Responsibilities include leading category initiatives, preparing supplier evaluations and business cases, and leveraging data and ERP tools to improve

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or a related business function.
• Understanding of category management, sourcing, supplier management, and procurement processes, with the ability to support category strategy execution.
• Experience supporting category activities, supplier evaluations, contract administration, and procurement project delivery.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret spend data, market intelligence, supplier information, and performance metrics to support business decisions.
• Experience in hard services facilities spend categories in healthcare, biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies by delivering market insights and supplier analysis that contribute to enterprise value creation.
• Execute category activities and procurement projects aligned with category objectives and governance requirements.
• Identify value opportunities across cost, innovation, risk, sustainability, and operational performance through data analysis and supplier engagement.
• Collaborate with Category Managers and cross-functional teams to ensure effective execution of category plans and realization of procurement value.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain

Supplier management

Data analysis

English fluency

Education

Bachelor degree

Relevant academic background preferred

Tools

SAP Ariba

Wave

Job description

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, seeks a seasoned procurement professional to join the Technical Investments Procurement team. You will help develop category strategies, perform market and supplier analysis, and deliver procurement initiatives that create enterprise value while advancing cost, innovation, sustainability, risk, and operational priorities.

Responsibilities include leading category initiatives, preparing supplier evaluations and business cases, and leveraging data and ERP tools to improve