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Location

Lincoln, NE | United States

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Job description

Zoetis is the world's largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.

Position Summary

This role is part of Global Strategic sourcing and is responsible for delivering tactical, strategic, and operational performance of biologic raw material supply ensuring commitments to P&L, quality, continuity of supply and lost sales objectives are met. This role will also contribute to the development and execution of GSS strategic objectives to ensure achievement in meeting assigned biologic platform objectives.

Primary accountabilities:

• Drive site initiatives to reduce the costs of purchased goods and services.
• Ensures that all Procurement activities are carried out in an ethical manner and in conformance with all Zoetis policies.
• Generate and update ongoing cost reduction plan and budget for the site by working closely with Category Managers and Site Management
• Ensure the continued execution of planned and opportunistic cost reduction initiatives to deliver and exceed annual budget.
• Ensure that suppliers provide products and services to the timing and quality standards required.

The role will report to the relevant Biologics Platform Procurement Leader and have a strong relationship with the site Leadership team.

Key measures will include manage appropriate aspects to ensure ongoing delivery of best value proposition for Zoetis (cost, quality service): savings achievement, impact upon budget, material availability and supplier performance.

Position Responsibilities

Key objectives of this position include:

Cost improvement

• Own and be accountable for site budget for direct materials, defining and providing standard costs and Purchase Price Variance delivery.
• Work closely with Biologics Platform Procurement Leader to provide input into direct materials and roll out central agreements which have a beneficial impact on Site costs (Raw Materials and Indirect materials)
• Define and execute sustainable and continuous cost reduction (CIP) projects for the Site, working closely with Site Management and Category Managers
• Prioritize and deliver improvements in Indirect material cost reduction.
• Responsible for all aspects of Costs including continuity of supply and risk.

Supply

• Monitor supplier performance and ensure that acute and chronic supplier performance issues are addressed to avoid disruption to manufacturing or supply.
• Support resolution of major quality issues arising with a supplier on the delivery of their goods or related to unacceptable findings resulting from a quality audit.
• Ensure that new suppliers are qualified in compliance with internal Change Control procedures and systems.
• Observe and ensure the compliance to GSS policies and procedures.
• Assure purchasing activities comply with site and government policies. Develop and sustain compliance standards that impact GMP.
• Assure the appropriate level of interactions and communications with key site stakeholders (Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering/Technology, Finance, etc.)
• Establish appropriate tools (scorecards, etc.) for communication, monitoring progress of implementation and ongoing compliance.
• Update and maintain supplier information in corporate change management system in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Interpret, oversee, and assure the implementation of corporate global policies, site and business specific guidelines and manufacturing SOPs within the site Procurement function.

Education and Experience

• BA/BS with ~ 10 years of experience
• Strong Supplier Management techniques and Excellent Contract Negotiation skills are key requirements.
• A good understanding of the Manufacturing environment / experience of working closely with and in Manufacturing sites.
• Strong project management skills
• An understanding of GMP and the Quality standards required in a Bio-Pharmaceutical/Pharmaceuticals business.
• Experience of Team management

Technical Skills and Competencies Required

• Self-motivated with a very positive can-do attitude bringing high energy to the role.
• Full range of relevant procurement experience i.e., experience of supplier management with a track record of achieving measurable benefits on Cost, Supply and Quality.
• Project management skills and results oriented with the ability to get things done by working with/through others.
• Strong team management and people development skills and experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Numerate, used to working in Excel, with an analytical skillset capable of both identifying and quantifying cost savings.
• Lean Six Sigma experience/certification an advantage.
• SAP and/or Ariba Procurement system experience preferred.

Physical Position Requirement

• Travel percentage 15% to suppliers
• Role is based at Lincoln, Nebraska
• Able to communicate in English Oral/Written
• English (or other languages) preferred

Full time Regular Colleague

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at [email protected] to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of "@zoetis.com". In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.

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