Associate Director - Strategic Sourcing 'Core / Agile'

Associate Director - Strategic Sourcing 'Core / Agile'

Date: May 20, 2026

Location: Haarlem, Netherlands, 2031

Job Id: 67847

We Are Teva

Teva is a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company with a world‑class generics business. We innovate in neuroscience and immunology and deliver high‑quality medicine worldwide. Our culture values fresh thinking and collaboration, offers flexibility, and empowers development of better health worldwide.

Our Team, Your Impact

The Associate Director – Strategic Sourcing ‘Core / Agile’ defines and leads sourcing strategies across the External Manufacturing (EXM) Generics portfolio, aligning with category management and core/agile EXM organizations. The role delivers enterprise value through strategic supplier selection, commercial optimization, and disciplined sourcing practices. Reporting to the Senior Director – Strategic Sourcing Core / Agile Lead, you influence senior stakeholders and own the translation of business needs into sourcing approaches, ensuring sustainable value, risk mitigation, and supplier performance.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Define and lead sourcing strategies aligned with business priorities
• Own end‑to‑end sourcing (opportunity identification, strategy, RFx execution, negotiation, supplier selection)
• Translate business needs and market insights into optimized sourcing approaches (cost, quality, service, risk)
• Align senior stakeholders on strategies and decisions

Commercial & Contracting

• Lead complex supplier negotiations (pricing, capacity, long‑term agreements)
• Maximize value and mitigate risk through strong negotiation strategies
• Oversee contract development and execution in partnership with Legal
• Proactively manage commercial and contractual risks

Value Delivery & Performance

• Accountable for achieving annual value targets aligned with Finance
• Ensure tracking and visibility of sourcing performance
• Report outcomes and key decisions to leadership
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of supplier markets and dynamics
• Define supplier strategies (selection, consolidation, preferred suppliers)
• Engage senior supplier stakeholders to drive performance and value creation
• Partner with SRM on supplier performance and governance
• Provide expertise in supplier economics (cost structures, should‑costing)

Risk, Compliance & Quality

• Identify and mitigate sourcing risks (supply continuity, capacity constraints, commercial exposure)
• Ensure alignment with quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements
• Partner with Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing on risk‑balanced decisions

Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as trusted advisor to EXM, Category Management, and cross‑functional teams
• Influence and align senior stakeholders
• Enable cross‑functional collaboration (Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Legal)
• Represent Procurement in strategic EXM forums

Team & Capability Development

• Coach and support sourcing professionals (indirect leadership)
• Drive best practices, tools, and consistency in sourcing
• Contribute to capability building (playbooks, training, knowledge sharing)

Process Excellence & Transformation

• Improve sourcing efficiency and scalability
• Drive adoption of tools and data‑driven decision‑making
• Support procurement transformation and EXM sourcing maturity

Your Skills and Experience Experience & Expertise

• Significant experience in strategic sourcing and contracting, including defining sourcing strategies and leading complex negotiations
• Proven track record of delivering measurable value and leading high‑impact sourcing initiatives
• Experience operating in External Manufacturing and/or regulated industries (pharmaceutical, biotech, or similar) strongly preferred
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross‑functional initiatives

Skills & Attributes

• Strong strategic thinking combined with execution excellence
• Advanced negotiation and commercial acumen
• Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders in complex environments
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities
• Leadership presence with ability to operate effectively in evolving, lower‑maturity environments

Education

• Master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience

Experience leading teams or significant cross‑functional initiatives required.

How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community. Our career development platform, Twist, gives you access to learning programs, short‑term projects, and internal growth opportunities. We empower you to reach your goals while prioritising your wellbeing at each step.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva’s global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

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