Senior Director, External Manufacturing Business Partner – Category Procurement Lead

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Senior Director leading procurement strategies for Teva's External Manufacturing network. Managing supplier relationships and overseeing category management efforts to align procurement with business goals.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeParsippany • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $188,720 - $235,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the EXM Business Partner & Category Procurement Lead, responsible for establishing and leading category management across Company’s External Manufacturing (EXM) network.
Lead engagement with Business Development, R&D and Commercial in respect to understanding of procurement needs and priorities.
Develop near / long term procurement plans in support of those business goals.
Lead a team of category managers and sourcing leads across four core product technologies.
Support approximately $1.5B in external manufacturing spend.
Build clear category strategies, strengthen supplier engagement, and improve procurement consistency and effectiveness across the internal Teva business stakeholder environment.
Help translate business needs into practical procurement strategies while progressively maturing procurement’s role as a reliable, value-adding function.
Oversee key EXM supplier relationships, ensuring appropriate engagement, performance oversight, and issue resolution.
Support the development of more structured supplier management practices including performance tracking, capacity discussions, and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience leading category management or strategic sourcing teams within manufacturing or regulated industries.
Demonstrated knowledge of External Manufacturing / CDMO services is strongly preferred.
Working understanding of the pharmaceutical regulatory environment.
Experience partnering with senior Manufacturing and/or Business stakeholders.
Strong ability to operate effectively in matrixed, evolving organizations.
Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience.
Minimum 5 years of people leadership or equivalent team leadership experience.
Experience supporting procurement function build-out or transformation.
Six Sigma or similar certification (nice to have).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible, Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

category managementstrategic sourcingprocurement planningsupplier managementperformance trackingcapacity discussionsimprovement initiativesExternal ManufacturingCDMO servicespharmaceutical regulatory environment

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder engagementcommunicationteam managementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilityoperational effectivenessmatrix organization navigation

Certifications

Six Sigma