Platform Business Partner GMS CapEx Procurement

POSITION DESCRIPTION POSITION TITLE: Platform business partner GMS CapEx Procurement DEPARTMENT NAME: GMS CapEx Procurement, Global Procurement & External Supply ZOETIS Zoetis Inc. is a global leader in the animal health industry, focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and commercialization of medicines, vaccines, diagnostic products and services, biodevices, genetic tests and precision animal health technology. We have a diversified business, commercializing products across eight core species: dogs, cats and horses (collectively, companion animals) and cattle, swine, poultry, fish and sheep (collectively, livestock); and within seven major product categories: vaccines, parasiticides, anti-infectives, dermatology, other pharmaceutical products, medicated feed additives and animal health diagnostics. For 70 years, we have been innovating ways to predict, prevent, detect, and treat animal illness, and continue to stand by those raising and caring for animals worldwide - from livestock farmers to veterinarians and pet owners. A Fortune 500 company with a market cap of over $90B, Zoetis generated revenue of $8.1 billion in 2022 and employs over 12,000 colleagues worldwide, with about half in our Global Manufacturing and Supply organization. We view the strength of our leadership team and our talented colleagues around the world as a critical component of our past and future success. We are committed to continuing to be a company our colleagues can be proud of and to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent in the industry through our focus on workplace culture and engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), talent recruitment, development and retention, benefits and compensation, and employee health and safety. We have established Core Beliefs that are the foundation of the commitments we make to each other, our customers and our stakeholders every day: Our Colleagues Make the Difference Always Do the Right Thing Customer Obsessed Run It Like You Own It We are One Zoetis Zoetis continues on a pattern of consistent growth since becoming a public company in 2013. Importantly, our performance demonstrated that animal health remains an essential industry and continues to have resilient growth drivers in the face of global challenges. Our performance was made possible by dedicated Zoetis colleagues, guided by a strong culture founded on our Core Beliefs. Our strong financial performance has enabled us to continue with meaningful investments in our business, while returning capital to our shareholders. These investments support our five strategic priorities for growth: (1) drive innovative growth, (2) enhance customer experience, (3) lead in digital and data analytics, (4) cultivate a high-performing culture, and (5) champion a healthier, more sustainable future. And they are grounded in our purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. THE ROLE The platform business partner GMS CapEx procurement is a new role with the aim to establish a new Global CAPEX Procurement function within Global Manufacturing and Supply. The role holder will report directly to the Global Head GMS CapEx procurement who sits on the Global Procurement & External Supply leadership team. As a new member to the team you will work with the Global Head GMS CapEx procurement and other new members of the team to define roles and responsibilities and the organizational setup and how to business partner with all of our 28 manufacturing sites around the globe. In this role you will be responsible for business partnering activities across the entreprise however the role holder will get the specific responsibility for one of the 2 manufacturing platforms (Biopharmaceuticals or Pharma) within our growing internal manufacturoing network. As a visionary and experienced business partner with significant global procurement experience within the CapEx area you will partner with your colleagues responsible for establishing the categories within this new team providing best in class business partnering support to the platform lead, site leads as well as both the site and engineering individual manufacturing site heads within the platform. You will play a pivotal role in establishing the new team, driving transformation and together become the trusted business partners to the organization You will be part of the extended leadership team of the platform lead and be the ambassador to the team of the GMS CapEx procurement function and provide guidance and support where and when needed. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities include: Main point of contact to the Platform Lead Maintain long term CapEx project investment plan and proactively support the platform in executing the plan according to agree funding and internal approval processes. Act as liaison between the Platform / Site personnel including Global Engineering to coordinate support from the category managers (especially for projects spanning multiple categories) Project tracking to ensure all sourcing/procurement tasks are progressing within the required timelines and ensure capital governance compliance Provide guidance to category managers to ensure projects are prioritized in coordination with other Platform Business Partners Support Category Managers with contract/price negotiations as needed Managing the global project portfolio within your category of expertise Support development and deployment into the platform the category strategy incl. a preferred supplier catalogue Lead or oversee the end-to-end strategic sourcing process - contract negotiation, supplier evaluation, selection process, business relationship management and performance assessments and metrics to realize externalized capabilities and cost efficiencies in close alignment with the category managers Provide best in class procurement and commercial support to the GMS capex portfolio securing best terms and conditions for Zoetis while at the same time securing project delivery within agreed budget and timeline Build strong business relationships to key internal stakeholders like manufacturing platform leads, manufacturing site heads, project managers, the manufacturing strategy/capital planning team, global engineering, finance, legal and the global procurement community Define and implement category structure and strategies supporting the assets already installed and new projects/assets to come Define and lead total value of ownership initiatives across your category incl. standardization projects including sustainability aspects across your category incl. deal structuring, contracts and negotiations Proactively drive continued optimization opportunities to processes, systems and lowering the Zoetis total value of ownership within existing assets and new projects/assets Strong ability to develop, implement and deliver on the savings pipeline based on all available data from the capex database as well as global benchmarks, feedstocks, market conditions and experience. ROLE COMPETENCIES The ideal candidate for the role will be a seasoned global capex procurement person who is a high performer setting ambitious yet realistic targets for own category. You have a proven track record of developing and implementing the category strategy, bringing in the right suppliers in alignment with the values and behaviors of Zoetis and continuously delivering according to high standards. You have global experience working across cultures and timezones and knowledge of the supplier landscape with a focus on the US and EU. You have experience with driving the supplier lifecycle of contract management post negotiation and implementation. To be considered for the role the following experience is important: In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following: +12 years CapEx category management experience preferably from the pharmaceutical, food or automotive industry Strong business acumen and systems thinker Strong networker by role modelling collaboration with senior business stakeholders (internally and externally). Proactively engage (both yourself and team members with the business to develop relevant strategies through procurement insights. Ability to display "can do mindset" and always striving for continued improvements Constructively challenge to maximise opportunity and minimize/mitigate risk. Great communication and presentation skills and the ability to report procurement progress to C-level Good financial understanding (payments terms incl. down payments, NPV calculation, depreciations and impact on P&L and asset management) Level of Education and Qualifications: +12 years of global CapEx procurement experience M.Sc degree or MBA degree e.g. within engineering, business administration or other relevant fields Preferably experience from the pharmaceutical, FMCG or automotive industr Ability to cultivate internal and external business partnerships that delivery business objectives with trust and transparency; leverage supplier and marketplace extertise; collaborate on multi-year strategic and operational plans; and drive business outcomes for efficiency, savings and value creation Demonstrated successs in leading complex supplier negotiations and supplier management activities, supplier evaluations and analyses using all available market intelligence, risk, compliance and financial assessment tools Technical Requirements: Strong procurement tool box and experience with category management. Experience with building "should cost tools/models" Proven global experience with setting up and negotiating Engineering Services and General Contractor contracts. This experience should also include Time & Material, Cost Reimbursable and Fixed Fee / Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contracts. Proven global experience with Permanent Plant Materials (PPM) contracts. This experience should include electrical, mechanical, piping and automation contracts. Knowledge and experience should include domestic and international suppliers; with a focus on US/EU based suppliers where possible. Proven experience in equipment supply (and installation) contracts from major pharmaceutical equipment suppliers located in the US, EU and China. Proven and solid experience with negotiating large scale to medium sized projects and the supporting deal structure including but not imited to payment and delivery terms, performance KPI's, risk and liability measures and incentive structure Knowledge of using SAP for CAPEX project and MRO planning/maintenance Master user of the Microsoft Office package like Excel, Access, PowerPoint incl. ThinkCell and Word Experience with financial capex flows in Ariba Languages & Other: English - written and spoken is a must Any other languages like German, French or Spanish will be an asset PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS Based at GMS & International headquarters in Dublin, Ireland or Parsippany, US or on one of the bigger manufacturing sites in the US (Kalamazoo or Lincoln) or in Europe (Olot, Spain or Zaventem, Belgium) Travel as required to fulfill responsibilities of the role (typically up to 20%) Full time Legal statement as below This job advert indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required. Additional position specific requirements/responsibilities are contained in approved training curricula. Visa status re must be eligible to work and live in Ireland as below Colleague must be legally eligible to live and work in Ireland. Summary of our Benefits In addition, to being part the world leading animal health company focused on the needs of those who raise and care for animals we offer a range of benefits such as competitive salary, bonus, 25.5 days holiday per annum plus public holidays, a defined contributory pension plan, private medical insurance for you and your family and empowered flexible working, to name a few. Please note that the benefits outlined are subject to change based on organization decision. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Apply button below to Login/Register.