Director, Procurement - Health & Pharmacy Services
Walgreens
Job Summary
Are you an influential big picture problem solver who enjoys collaborating with Fortune 500 c-suite execs to drive business transformation? Do you have leadership experience delivering impactful top-line and bottom-line results across diverse indirect and direct procurement categories, particularly in services categories such as Consulting, Technology, and health-related services such as clinical trials support or medical devices? If yes, Goods Not For Resale Procurement (“GNFR”) at Walgreens Boots Alliance is looking for you.
Walgreens Boots Alliance GNFR Procurement has an immediate need for a Procurement Director, Health and Pharmacy Services. This role will be tasked with managing all things commercially impactful with key strategic external partners in partnership with Walgreens’ growing health care and pharmacy services business. This role leads a team of Procurement professionals who create and implement short- and long-term strategies aligning with the Company goals for reducing cost, identifying new revenue opportunities in pharmacy and healthcare while managing risk, driving innovation, and implementing efficient high-quality service solutions. A successful candidate has a high standard and high workload capacity with the ability to translate complex business needs into clear insightful actions and to build the required relationships up, down and across the organization to deliver.
Job ResponsibilitiesPlans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics for each category. Collaborates with Operations, Legal, Supply Chain and other customers as needed to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific (store and pharmacy operations) principles and value of analytics.Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Communicates Company, department and individual performance goals and levels of goal achievement.Recruits, hires and trains a qualified and talented team of employees.Supervises and approves the planning process with Category Managers in developing and recommending sourcing solutions, channels for distribution and execution of best practices for the assigned categories.Applies complex analytics to enable optimized cost savings and ensure an adequate supply chain.Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors and negotiates strategies and programs. Oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards. Addresses business unit complaints, requests, and questions and resolves within guidelines.Assures proper analysis and application of internal and external industry specific research information, to determine Company direction in designated categories, reasons for pricing increases/decreases, and develops risk mitigation strategies.Directly manages complex global negotiations with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with Walgreens operational needs goals.Manages the development of procedures to ensure goods and services are available to business units and maintain sufficient inventory levels and/or supply chain to support all events.Drives to execute divisional benefits and/or cost savings goals and targets. Assures the appropriate use of Corporate capital.Ensures positive vendor relationships are maintained; monitors supplier’s performance and holds supplier accountable for the adherence to Walgreen policies, procedures and appropriate service levels.Supports the talent development of inter-divisional team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams. Collaborates with analysts, associate category managers, and category managers.About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
Are you an influential big picture problem solver who enjoys collaborating with Fortune 500 c-suite execs to drive business transformation? Do you have leadership experience delivering impactful top-line and bottom-line results across diverse indirect and direct procurement categories, particularly in services categories such as Consulting, Technology, and health-related services such as clinical trials support or medical devices? If yes, Goods Not For Resale Procurement (“GNFR”) at Walgreens Boots Alliance is looking for you.
Walgreens Boots Alliance GNFR Procurement has an immediate need for a Procurement Director, Health and Pharmacy Services. This role will be tasked with managing all things commercially impactful with key strategic external partners in partnership with Walgreens’ growing health care and pharmacy services business. This role leads a team of Procurement professionals who create and implement short- and long-term strategies aligning with the Company goals for reducing cost, identifying new revenue opportunities in pharmacy and healthcare while managing risk, driving innovation, and implementing efficient high-quality service solutions. A successful candidate has a high standard and high workload capacity with the ability to translate complex business needs into clear insightful actions and to build the required relationships up, down and across the organization to deliver.
Job ResponsibilitiesPlans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics for each category. Collaborates with Operations, Legal, Supply Chain and other customers as needed to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific (store and pharmacy operations) principles and value of analytics.Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Communicates Company, department and individual performance goals and levels of goal achievement.Recruits, hires and trains a qualified and talented team of employees.Supervises and approves the planning process with Category Managers in developing and recommending sourcing solutions, channels for distribution and execution of best practices for the assigned categories.Applies complex analytics to enable optimized cost savings and ensure an adequate supply chain.Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors and negotiates strategies and programs. Oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards. Addresses business unit complaints, requests, and questions and resolves within guidelines.Assures proper analysis and application of internal and external industry specific research information, to determine Company direction in designated categories, reasons for pricing increases/decreases, and develops risk mitigation strategies.Directly manages complex global negotiations with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with Walgreens operational needs goals.Manages the development of procedures to ensure goods and services are available to business units and maintain sufficient inventory levels and/or supply chain to support all events.Drives to execute divisional benefits and/or cost savings goals and targets. Assures the appropriate use of Corporate capital.Ensures positive vendor relationships are maintained; monitors supplier’s performance and holds supplier accountable for the adherence to Walgreen policies, procedures and appropriate service levels.Supports the talent development of inter-divisional team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams. Collaborates with analysts, associate category managers, and category managers.About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
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