General Manager - Indirect Procurement, APAC

Overview

Are you passionate to be in the role as General Manager - Indirect Procurement, APAC ? Do you have experience in leading an Indirect Procurement function? If so, this opportunity could be for you! Join us at B. Braun, a leader in the medical devices industry, where your skills and experience will be recognized and celebrated. Take the next step in your career with us and help shape the future of healthcare!

Responsibilities

• Provide organizational leadership of the regional representation of Global Indirect Procurement, including Regional Procurement categories and countries.
• Lead the steering and leadership of the respective regional organization, covering staffing, employee development, and target setting.
• Define, develop, and implement the regional procurement strategy.
• Act as a Business Partner and promote Procurement towards stakeholders.
• Ensure conformity with compliance rules within the region by being accountable for the implementation of global policies, regulations, and standards.
• Deliver input regarding market developments, innovations, and technology trends, and contribute to strategy formulation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of global category strategies, and define and lead regional ones; assist business partners in their formulation and implementation.
• Lead sourcing preparations, executions, awarding, and evaluations, as well as negotiations on a regional level.
• Manage regional contracts within contract lifecycle management.
• Manage regional purchase management and P2P efficiency, including evaluating and managing claims on a regional level.
• Ensure compliant spend management at a regional level.
• Lead regional supplier management in line with category-specific supplier strategy and global supplier management, including managing supplier relationships and escalations.
• Implement global / regional initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and set priorities for the local organization based on global / regional guidance.
• Represent Procurement towards the regional Senior Management.
• Part of the Procurement Management Committee, and provide input into the function’s strategy and development as well as the relevant site leadership management forums.

What you will bring to the team

What sets B. Braun apart?

Founded in Germany in 1839, B. Braun is a leading medical technology company with over 66,000 employees in 64 countries. Specializing in infusion therapy, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, anaesthesia, and more, B. Braun develops high-quality products and services that improve global health. In Asia Pacific, B. Braun employs over 16,000 people across 10 production sites and 16 business offices. Established in 1972, B. Braun Medical Industries in Penang is the regional headquarters for APAC. With more than 7,000 employees, the plant located in Penang is among the largest manufacturers of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products not only in Malaysia but also in the APAC region. It also houses the Centre of Excellence for Intravenous Access.

What can we offer you?

What’s next?

Once you click on the link to Apply, you will be directed to update your personal information and submit your CV. Our Talent Acquisition team will carefully review your application, and if you pass the CV screening you will be invited for the first interview. We ask you to conduct two interviews, in person or remotely. If you stand out and meet our requirements, we will present you with an offer and guide you through our seamless onboarding process. Join us and be part of something extraordinary!

We appreciate different perspectives, thoughts, experiences and backgrounds. By strengthening an appreciative, inclusive, respectful and equal working environment, we create a culture in which all our employees feel free to be who they are.

To learn more about our commitment to diversity, we invite you to explore the diversity materials within the organization.

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