Location : Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home) The Associate Director, General Sourcing will develop strong partnerships with functional leaders in the management of external spending supporting Medical Affairs and Marketing.
Collaborating with functional leadership, develop and implement global sourcing category strategies and value generation plans.
Owns sourcing strategy for Global Supplier Category base.
Manages the strategic sourcing process from supplier/product evaluation through negotiating contracts, compliance considerations, and ongoing performance management.
Maintains an up-to-date understanding of enterprise needs, relevant industries, and best practices for strategic sourcing.
What you will do Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships with key Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders.
Proactively develop partnerships with key partner functions, including Legal, Finance and IT– ensuring open communication, ideas and information are shared, and communications foster respect and true collaboration.
Takes a holistic view of spend and identifies category-level demand management, leverage, and LCC opportunities.
Enables high-performing engagement models with business units and regions.
Partners closely with business area owners to drive value for Alexion and provides leadership and direction for cross-functional teams.
Develops and implements the framework for Post Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management,



ensuring each supplier relationship is established with a bias for continuous improvement.
Utilizes outstanding project, program, and change management skills to manage and drive internal and external change.
Leverages a deep understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and business requirements.
Anticipates key changes and drivers in those categories and formulates mid-range and long-range plans.
Actively supports diversity to expand relationships and spend with Diverse Suppliers Builds and drives a Total Cost of Ownership culture across Alexion.
Implements Supplier Performance Management with key suppliers to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, and ensures continuous improvement.
Supports compliance with key controls, processes and procedures, as applicable.
In addition, provides support and input to finance policies, procedures, and SOP's to formalize areas of compliance within the financial framework to support future scalability.
Has the ability to bring potential internal control and compliance-related matters that may cause risk to the attention of regional and/or corporate leaders as deemed appropriate.
Also provides support to ensure compliance related to FCPA and local laws/regulations, grants and spend transparency requirements across the organization.
Desired Skills 7+ years of progressive global procurement experience managing a range of marketing, medical affairs, or R

📌 Associate Director, Commercial (Barcelona)
🏢 Alexion Pharmaceuticals
📍 Barcelona