Sourcing Lead - China

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES: 

• Set and own the multi-year sourcing strategy across the category portfolio, aligned to Takeda's enterprise priorities and patient-centric mission.
• Deliver a sourcing plan and pipeline to agreed quality, customer and performance KPI‘s.
• Drive quality, expertise, and risk-aware execution — supporting Strategic Procurement in complex environments and enabling their focus on value creation.
• Lead and develop a team of Sourcing Associates, Sourcing Managers, and Senior Sourcing Managers to support China.
• Interface for Category Managers, Business, and Sites  during the Sourcing process
• Accountability and ownership on relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, when managed by the value delivery team as part of the Sourcing process
• Categories in scope: Indirect (Professional Services, Sales & Marketing, HR, Facilities), R&D (CROs, Lab Services, Pharma Sciences), Manufacturing & Logistics  (Raw & Packaging  Materials, CMOs,  Distribution & Logistics)
• Drive continuous Improvement mindset and approach to improve performance of process, team and experience
• Develop sourcing strategy and conduct negotiations with suppliers at different levels

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Value Creation and Sourcing Excellence

• Define and own multi-year global sourcing strategies aligned to GPO (Global Process Owner) frameworks and business priorities aligned to global category strategies
• Champion total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive value levers: cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG
• Own and monitor savings, RFx cycle time, sourcing KPIs, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Maintain the project pipeline in Wave; drive continuous improvement against efficiency, customer and quality targets
• Prioritization of workload and delivery focus
• Champion Continuous improvement and growth mindset
• Lead and manage a sourcing team with strategic thinking, performance focus and the ability to multi-task, think critically with a growth mindset and prioritize work
• Coach team on sourcing execution, negotiation techniques, CI, growth mindset and stakeholder interaction
• Foster a climate that inspires, enables, encourages open dialogue, feedback and diverse opinions
• Elevate capabilities across self, team members and key business partners; ensure compliance with Takeda training requirements
• Translate Category and business needs into effective sourcing strategies; challenge demand where appropriate
• Alignlocal and regional priorities with Global Category Strategies and GPO frameworks
• Escalate complex or strategic topics appropriately to CPO / Head of Value Delivery
• Implement and enforce standardized sourcing templates, playbooks, and workflows
• Identify opportunities for automation with digital and AI for process optimization and simplification
• Drive continuous improvement and a performance culture
• Keep abreast of industry trends and best practices in sourcing execution
• Partner with category managers in identification and mitigation of supply chain risks to ensure business continuity and patient supply security, delivering, when applicable sourcing strategies to enable it.
• Align with Central Finance on end-to-end execution and service delivery
• Maintain clear process boundaries between global category, sourcing and operational procurement
• Baechlor degree in relevent field
• MBA would be an advantage

Behavioral:

As members of Global Procurement, you are expected to demonstrate ways of working that support our strategic ambition and shape how we create value for Takeda. You will contribute to a procurement function that:

• Shapes strategy upstream through close business partnership
• Deliver total enterprise value beyond savings
• Takes ownership of spend and outcomes end to end
• Uses curiosity, insights, and data to drive better decisions

These principles define how we partner with the business, our suppliers, and each other. Role-specific examples of these behaviors are embedded throughout the objectives, accountability, and skills outlined in this job description.

Competencies and skills:

• Experience: 10+ years of procurement experience with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role. Proven track record in sourcing management and delivering cost/value targets in a complex matrix organization. Pharma, biotech, or FMCG experience preferred.
   Technical skills:
• Strong background in sourcing execution and procurement transformation, preferably in a GCM setup
• Experience leading and developing sourcing execution teams or shared service environments
• Deep understanding of Source-to-Contract processes with ability to drive digital and AI improvement
• Strong knowledge of sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and supplier management processes
• Proficiency with SAP Ariba or equivalent eSourcing/P2P platforms and Wave Pipeline management
• Experience working in a complex global environment preferred.
• Exceptionally skilled at stakeholder management.
• Collaborative and diplomatic, with demonstrated track record of operating successfully with limited day-to-day direction and ambiguity.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills both oral and written.
• Extensive experience using Microsoft desk top applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel) and experienced with using Generative / Agentic AI
• Languages: Fluent written and spoken Mandarin and English

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