Global Meetings & Events Strategy Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Boston (MA); Sur place; USD 154 000 - 243 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA is seeking a Global Category Manager to lead the Global Meetings, Conferences, and Events category. You will develop category plans, engage stakeholders early, drive complex sourcing, and deliver value across cost, quality, sustainability, and risk.

This role requires strong experience in procurement, category management, and supplier management within global operations, with fluency in English and a focus on compliant, sustainable execution.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in procurement or category management within global organizations.
• Subject matter expertise across meetings, venues, event services.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen in TCO and negotiations.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsabilités

• Analyze spend and supplier performance to identify priorities.
• Create category plans for meetings management and events.
• Lead global sourcing initiatives and contract implementations.
• Manage master agreements, pricing, and service levels.
• Reduce supplier fragmentation and optimize buying channels.
• Translate strategy into executable category plans.

Connaissances

Procurement

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Global organizations

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / MBA

Outils

Digital procurement tools

Automation

Data analytics

AI-enabled approaches

Description du poste

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA is seeking a Global Category Manager to lead the Global Meetings, Conferences, and Events category. You will develop category plans, engage stakeholders early, drive complex sourcing, and deliver value across cost, quality, sustainability, and risk.

This role requires strong experience in procurement, category management, and supplier management within global operations, with fluency in English and a focus on compliant, sustainable execution.