Director - Category Manager EXM - Oral Solid Dose (OSD)

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Category Strategy & Planning

Own assigned OSD categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.
Develop and execute strategies aligned with business needs, supplier capabilities, and manufacturing priorities.
Deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps.
Support demand planning, capacity assessments, sourcing roadmaps, and P&L optimization.
Maintain plans, documentation, and reporting.

Sourcing & Execution

Partner with Strategic Sourcing on RFx, negotiations, contracts, and supplier selection.
Ensure sourcing activities deliver targeted value and strategic objectives.
Provide expertise on negotiations, awards, and contract implementation.

Supplier Management & Performance

Define supplier management strategies for key OSD suppliers.
Guide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
Maintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Support

Partner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co-developing strategies.
Communicate plans, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs; influence decisions.
Influence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.
Build strong stakeholder relationships and deep business understanding to shape priorities.

Value Delivery & Reporting

Drive cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier value initiatives.
Track, report, and communicate performance and value delivery.
Deliver multi-year savings targets in partnership with Finance.
Enhance reporting transparency and consistency.

Market & Supplier Insight

Expert level knowledge of OSD markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.
Use market intelligence to inform sourcing and strategy.
Strengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice.

Process & Capability Development

Promote category management tools, standards, and best practices.
Improve consistency, discipline, and efficiency across activities.
Identify process improvements across planning, supplier management, and execution.
Mentor team members and strengthen OSD category capabilities.
Your Skills and Experience

Experience & Expertise

Experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement within pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
Experience managing External Manufacturing (EXM), CMO/CDMO partnerships, or strategic supplier relationships.
Experience leading sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, supplier engagement, and cross-functional projects.
Strong understanding of Oral Solid Dose (OSD) manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or pharmaceutical production networks is highly desirable.

Pharmaceutical experience is advantageous; however, candidates from adjacent regulated industries with strong External Manufacturing expertise are encouraged to apply.

Skills & Attributes

Hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
Effective stakeholder communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through understanding of business needs.
Deep analytical and commercial aptitude, that can be translated to strategies.
Comfort working in evolving, lower-maturity procurement environments.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
Typically 7+ years of relevant experience in Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.