Team Lead Strategic Sourcing

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

We started in 1984 with a modest investment, 20 employees and a bold vision. Today, we have research and development centres, manufacturing facilities or a commercial presence in 66 countries. 

For nearly four decades, we have stood for access, affordability and innovation based on the bedrock of deep science, progressive people practices and robust corporate governance. As the pharmaceutical industry evolves and undergoes disruption, we see an opportunity – to strengthen our core further (the next steps) and to build the future (the new bets).

‘The Next and the New’ is how we aim to continue to be the partner of choice – purpose-driven, future-ready and sustainable.  Our aim is to reach over 1.5 Bn+ patients across the world by 2030 by growing our core businesses and building for the future with sustainability at the core of our purpose and strategy. Sustainability for us means operating in a manner that respects people, planet and purpose – helping us conserve precious resources, serve our patients, create value for stakeholders, give back to society, fulfil our potential and maintain our integrity and transparency

Dr Reddy’s maintains a work environment, free from discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ & nurture all qualified diverse workforce without regard to race, colour religion, nationality, sex, age, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship or any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable law(s) of the country we operate in. We treasure every talent, and recognize merit and diversity in our organization.

Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Team Lead for handling Sourcing & Procurements of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients & Excipients for US, Europe and emerging markets. The role offers various challenging opportunities like strategy building, vendor development, negotiations and technical issue resolving, delivering products.

Job Responsibilities:

Category management and Strategic sourcing R&D projects:

• Ensuring the availability of APIs and Excipients, Functional materials for R&D formulation products (Global markets) as per the timelines to support Manufacturing, R&D & Business requirements.
• Reviewing & monitoring the supplies/delivery timelines along with the internal stakeholders to align according to business priorities, expectations & market asks.
• Stakeholder engagement: Continuous tracking & monitoring the fullkitting & go to plant process with respect to sourcing activities so that timely actions are taken for deliveries of required materials and to avoid any stoppages. Regular review with internal stakeholders to ensure timely action for pending issues, risks and mitigation plan.
• Supplier risk & compliance management (Quality, Finance, ESG).
• Providing Market Intelligence, market information/ changes/ developments etc that would enable right business decisions & facilitate building sourcing strategies.

Maintain cost-competitiveness of the products as per market ask:

• Support the Business to gain advantage in market place, take cost leadership position in key products & help expand the market share and to ensure that the products are filed as per the R & D timelines.
• Conduct & lead the vendor negotiations such that the materials sourced are as per the target prices to meet the product and business requirements
• Preparing & maintaining business cases for each product sourced, mapping competitive scenarios, pricing strategies, evaluating & analysing the market data/competition strategies etc
• To maintain a track on the savings target for the given fiscal year and taking necessary corrective steps to ensure that the savings target is achieved.
• Develop & Implement long-term Sourcing Strategies: Collect & Analyse data, Key competitor analysis thru various possible Market data-intelligence and review Sourcing strategies accordingly seeking relevant/ key information on the pricing/ costing etc to help to derive right-relevant sourcing strategies.

Vendor management & relationship building for a long-term benefit:

• Supplier relationship management, engagement and governance. Sourcing strategy approach implement contracts for marked linked products required pricing, supports with filing and approvals. Negotiation and supplier selection.
• Supporting internal CFT departments by arranging the documents & information required by them for technical coordination, deficiency addressal, regulatory compliance, material/vendor/product approvals etc from respective business partners.
• Engage for vendor site visits and facilitate internal technical teams connect with respective vendor to ensure quality filings and approvals as per required regulatory standards.
• Continuous tracking & monitoring the Price Index, Market changes/developments so that timely actions are initiated (Trigger point) to initiate Vendor Negotiations and to arrive at a Target Price
• Track materials for consumption over a defined period; track vendors for business value generated over a defined period of time; take input from planning on relevant finished goods on business value to be generated in the future; take input from suppliers on price trends, review reports on commodity price index and submit to Category Head, review price databases, lead negotiation with vendors
• Identify issues around delivery, rejections, business continuity, pricing for vendors of different materials; maintain de-risking strategy for sustainability.
• Obtain samples from alternate vendors and coordinate with internal technical team for testing & approvals in order to ensure best in class at launch.

Quality, Regulatory & Compliance:

• Review guidelines received from QA/ project managers; develop plans to bridge any gaps (documentation, revision in technical specification, manufacturing site audit etc); monitor implementation of plan, resolve any issues if required; review purchase orders for comparison sheets, quotations etc.  
• Facilitate vendor technical interactions with R&D and other functional team as soon any product related rejection or deviations are reported. Facilitate for immediate replacement and or quick addressing of any issues so to ensure timely closure of and CAPA.   

Team building and skills/ leadership development:

• Team building and developing leadership skills among the team members.
• Motivating and helping team members and facilitating to get trainings for improving their sourcing skills, enhance their potential, develop improvement in team performance, better effectiveness, communication skills and higher efficiency.
• Guiding & coaching team members in resolving supply issues, sourcing related issues, conflicts if any, overcome challenges 

Educational qualification: M-Pharma / Masters in Science/ MBA in supply chain management. 

Minimum work experience: 10 to 12 years of working experience in Pharma product development and quality of which minimum of 8-10 years of experience in sourcing /supply chain management. 

Skills & attributes: 
Technical Skills

• Basic knowledge of SAP in Material Management module.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in sourcing /supply chain management 
• Good knowledge of the regulated market, vendors base in pharmaceutical industry.
• Good understanding of Operations in pharmaceutical industry, Generics Business, Regulatory framework.
• Strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and Pharmaceutical requirements
• Overall understanding of Supply Chain operations/ Management/ Logistic.
• Good knowledge of recent trends & Market Intelligence and business dynamics.

Behavioral Skills 

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong Networking skills and quick learning ability. 

About the Department

Integrated Product Development Organisation                                         

We integrate our deep science capabilities and cutting-edge technology to develop innovative, accessible and affordable therapies for patients worldwide. We are a science-driven, innovation-focused pharmaceutical company committed to accelerating access to healthcare solutions to patients around the world. We have End to end capabilities in API, Formulations, Clinical, Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs. We are serving 55+ markets including USA, Canada, Europe, China, LATAM, ASEAN and all Emerging Markets with innovative and generic products ranging from Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), Oral formulations, Parenteral (Injectables, Opthalmics) & Other dosages
Our product development efforts drive a portfolio of more than 1,000 products Enabled by our robust R&D team consisting of more 200 scientists and functional experts and more than 150 doctorates, we have filed 1,071 patents and also published over 1,000 papers for peer review over the years.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
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