Job Opportunities in United States
September 14, 2024
AstraZeneca
Wilmington
FULL TIME
Manager, HR Services and Contingent Workers
Manager, HR Services and Contingent Workers
Location: Wilmington, DE
Introduction to role:
Join our Commercial Americas Procurement team as an integral member, managing the Human Resources and Contingent Labor spend categories across the Americas region. This role is pivotal in managing customer and supplier relationships to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.
Accountabilities:
As a Manager, HR Services and Contingent Workers, you will oversee the implementation of Human Resources regional category plan for the Americas region. You will work closely with business stakeholders and to ensure alignment with business needs. Your role will involve advising on and driving procurement strategies, preparing competitive bids, quotations and proposals, negotiating with suppliers, and managing stakeholder and supplier relationships. You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, ensure sustainability initiatives with key suppliers within category, and lead cost, service, SLAs and other negotiations for strategic suppliers in the region.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Desired Skills/Experience:
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three full days per week in the Astra Zeneca office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At Astra Zeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and to make people's lives better. We thrive in our often intense and ambiguous environment, seeking out new challenges and working towards new solutions. We are part of an inclusive and giving community, supporting each other on our journeys. We are intellectually stimulated by constant learning. There's potential for multiple, global careers and great rewards, for those who embrace the diverse opportunities.
Join us in making a positive impact on society through our sustainability goals. Be a key contributor to Zero Carbon by 2025 and carbon negative across the entire value chain by 2030. Everyone can contribute towards our collective legacy of doing good for people, the environment and society.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now!
Location: Wilmington, DE
Introduction to role:
Join our Commercial Americas Procurement team as an integral member, managing the Human Resources and Contingent Labor spend categories across the Americas region. This role is pivotal in managing customer and supplier relationships to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.
Accountabilities:
As a Manager, HR Services and Contingent Workers, you will oversee the implementation of Human Resources regional category plan for the Americas region. You will work closely with business stakeholders and to ensure alignment with business needs. Your role will involve advising on and driving procurement strategies, preparing competitive bids, quotations and proposals, negotiating with suppliers, and managing stakeholder and supplier relationships. You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, ensure sustainability initiatives with key suppliers within category, and lead cost, service, SLAs and other negotiations for strategic suppliers in the region.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- 5 or more years of relevant work experience, including Procurement experience
- Oral and written fluency in Business English
- Strong analytical and financial skills
- Strong communicator, ability to influence others
- Supplier or Project Management experience, including the ability drive negotiations to closure under time constraints
- Understanding of HR Services in the US environment
- Knowledge of the Employee Benefits landscape in the US
- Ability to leverage a range of influencing techniques
- Proven ability to manage change
- Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Professional Procurement Qualification
- Experience with HR Services, Contingent Labor, Benefits Administration, or Insurance Services
- Ability to quickly learn and master new concepts related to HR Services in the US
- Strong working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry / or related industries
- Significant experience in Category Management
- Significant negotiation experience with favorable outcomes for the stakeholders.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three full days per week in the Astra Zeneca office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At Astra Zeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and to make people's lives better. We thrive in our often intense and ambiguous environment, seeking out new challenges and working towards new solutions. We are part of an inclusive and giving community, supporting each other on our journeys. We are intellectually stimulated by constant learning. There's potential for multiple, global careers and great rewards, for those who embrace the diverse opportunities.
Join us in making a positive impact on society through our sustainability goals. Be a key contributor to Zero Carbon by 2025 and carbon negative across the entire value chain by 2030. Everyone can contribute towards our collective legacy of doing good for people, the environment and society.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now!
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