Director, Professional Services Consultancy

Reporting to the Global Head Professional Services & Plasma Sourcing, as the Director, Professional Services Consultancy, you will be responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies for Professional Services Consulting with an annual value of $600M across HR, Corporate Finance, Business, and Transformational consulting. Business impact is measured in terms of savings as a percentage of spend, and so you will be responsible for delivering savings for the Enterprise. You will be responsible for stakeholder engagement; you will lead a team of 3 Procurement professionals to ensure continued Service Reliability, Quality Improvements, Supplier Innovation, and Product Safety across the CSL organization whilst mitigating risk and delivering year-on-year (P&L) savings. You will be responsible for ensuring Procurement is involved at the earliest stages within the procurement lifecycle, directly involved in major global sourcing or bid activities, driving key transformational projects, and building and maintaining relationships with key senior stakeholders internal to CSL enterprise and within large, global vendor base. You will be expected to interact with senior leaders from across the organization and must have the strategic thinking and gravitas to be able to influence. Your role will be crucial in providing a robust and comprehensive market assessment of how these external partners can drive innovation, speed, agility, cost improvements, and ESG agenda to enable CSL to efficiently scale to our 2030 aspirations. This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule. #LI-hybrid

Develop Plans aligned to CSL Global and Procurement Strategy

• Develop and implement annual action plans for relevant categories based on the Procurement Strategy and other relevant business strategies within CSL to ensure clear objectives and action plans for Global Category Management Lead roles resulting in the reduction of the total cost of ownership and risk, while increasing innovation, customer service, compliance, quality, sustainability, and supplier diversity goals.
• Focus on the development of operational plans in conjunction with the respective business unit with a strategic long term focus of future operating models or process over the next 3 to 5 years. Robust understanding of HR (MSP, talent acquisition, Benefits, Plasma recruitment et al. ) Corporate finance (Insurance, Mobility Transfer Pricing, Tax, Audit et al.)
• Take a leadership position and drive collaborate with the respective business unit on complex problem resolution, investigative data analytics, process reengineering and establishment of a sustainable program that will fill a global need while being consistent within all Company areas affected.

Establish and Maintain Effective Category Management and Bid Management

• Drive value from the global category(s) by defining and implementing effective category management strategies; establishing and managing Councils for business-critical commodities aligned with the evolving business requirements and are effectively leading key sourcing activities, including negotiations, to deliver lower cost of ownership, lower risk, higher quality, and better supply performance.
• Lead complex and business negotiations with major key suppliers and provide advice for regional sourcing as required. Develop long term strategies to ensure supplier sustainability and continuity while implementing a partnership with the supplier to drive year over year continuous improvement.
• Conduct business with integrity, in accordance with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and anti-bribery requirements and supports diversity and inclusion by promoting utilization of small, disadvantaged and/or diverse suppliers. Ensure that Conflicts of Interest are not present with supplier selection and the sourcing process is free from all potential Conflicts of Interest.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

• Establish and manage SRM processes with suppliers within the category as per supplier segmentation, including risk management strategies in accordance with global policies, to enhance relationships and innovations with suppliers to deliver required supply, quality, service, continuous improvement, and innovation while minimizing costs for CSL and develop processes to measure value beyond savings in line with CSL’s values and Procurement strategy.
• Implement Global procedures to ensure execution of sourcing activities in compliance with CSL Sourcing Policy, Code of Responsible Business Practices, and all other compliance standards.
• Strictly adhere to the CSL Supplier Risk Management policies and procedures. Utilize the CSL Supplier Risk Management tools as appropriate.

Supply Performance Management, including management of Key Performance Indicators

• Responsible for monitoring Supply Performance KPIs and conducting regular Operational Reviews as per Procurement’s Governance processes with supporting analysis and reporting from the Centre of Excellence and ensuring any Category Management roles within the team also review and manage Supplier performance to meet agreed standards.

Develop Talent

• Lead, motivate and develop employees within the Procurement organization including effective long-term talent development, succession planning and performance managing with a focus on supporting employees to meet or exceed performance expectations while demonstrating CSL Values.

Manage Key Internal and External Stakeholders and Partners Relationships

• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with senior, internal stakeholders and senior external executives within large vendors to deliver upon Procurement’s objectives by ongoing discussions and participation in formal teams and groups with senior leaders in CSL and external vendors to manage supplier performance, issues, procurement improvement initiatives and other broader business issues.

Drive Innovation

• Lead and participate in global transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives as required to ensure the delivery of targeted benefits.

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement / Supply Chain Management preferred or related field.
• Postgraduate business degree, MBA highly regarded.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in strategic sourcing or relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years senior leadership experience, and of a global team.
• Relevant graduate degree highly desirable.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry or related industry preferred but not essential.

Working Conditions:

Due to the nature and requirements of a global role, working hours may be non-standard and will flex upon business and geographic needs.

Travel Requirements:

Travel as required (5 -10%)
Travel requirements will vary depending on where the incumbent is based.

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

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