Senior Associate-Procurement

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Position Level: P2

Position Title: Global Procurement – R&D Transportation and Logistics Manager

Reports to: Director of Global Procurement, R&D

Position Type: Full Time

Requisites:

• This role will be responsible for sourcing support for Elanco Global R&D Transportation and Logistics services including distribution, international transportation (SEA, AIR, ROAD), sensitive partial, white glove services, cold chain, and other global logistics services.
• The person will primarily support the strategic requests/projects concerning global needs for Elanco R&D global sites and R&D vendors.
• In this role, the individual will interact with Elanco global R&D and logistics team as well as all other functions collaborating in the logistics environment (e.g Trade Compliance, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Security).
• The employee in this role has the responsibility for leading the R&D sourcing process from strategy development and supplier selection through contract negotiation and ongoing relationship management with other functions.  The person in the position works closely with key stakeholders on a daily basis.
• The person in this role will identify, negotiate with, and manage suppliers who provide goods and services to meet Elanco's global R&D logistics requirements whilst following Global Logistics Preferred Supplier Strategies. These activities could include development of Requests for Information, Requests for Proposals as well as negotiation and contract execution.
• The person in the role will be leading T&L of R&D CAPEX including scientific equipment sourced and or repurposed globally.  Understanding of Incoterms in this area is helpful to drive best practices to the business.
• An additional goal of the position is to provide commercial experience and assist in managing risks with external R&D vendors. Having a strong working knowledge of various logistical and trade compliance needs associated with scientific materials and other areas are desired for this position. 
• It is important that this role understands global trade compliance, regulatory and quality requirements associated with transportation, warehousing, as well as understand Elanco’s logistics operations and requirements. This person will work directly with R&D Procurement team and stakeholders whilst aligning closely with Global Transportation/ Logistics leadership, supply chain and site functions interacting with logistics.

Responsibilities

• The Elanco Global Procurement team is responsible for sourcing goods and services in a way that adds value to the Elanco functional organizations. 
• The focus of the sourcing role will be to establish sourcing strategies that are applied during strategic sourcing and value capture projects and maintain relationships with suppliers who supply Elanco.  
• The individual will develop and maintain market knowledge for one or more spend areas, identify and implement best business practices that deliver value, network internally to influence change, lead local and global projects through the strategic sourcing process resulting in negotiations and contracting with the selected supplier(s). 
• The individual will be involved in relationship management with critical suppliers to assure the value targeted during negotiations is realized for the business. 
• The sourcing team is also responsible for account management with internal client areas to stay connected and aware of potential and current business needs.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 7 years of Procurement experience with a large global company with at least 2 years of sourcing experience for logistics/freight forwarder. 
• Trade Compliance experience highly desired.
• Understanding and experience with logistics service providers and strategies behind logistics with a preference on the healthcare environment.
• Experience and knowledge of GxP manufacturing environment helpful.
• Proven interpersonal skills and collaborates effectively with global internal and external teams.
• Proven skills in negotiating and understanding of commercial law.
• Ability to network and influence and drive organizational change even beyond area of direct responsibility and across all levels of management and multiple regions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, set direction, manage commitments.
• Leverages broad network (internally & externally) to maintain market knowledge & best practice awareness.
• Demonstrated business acumen, good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in managing global third-party relationships including management/oversight, supplier and/or supplier selection, negotiation, contracting and problem resolution skills.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status