Specialist, Direct Sourcing Pharmaceuticals

Vor 7 Tagen


Genf, Genf, Schweiz The Global Fund Vollzeit

Specialist, Direct Sourcing Pharmaceuticals - GL D - Defined duration until December 2030

Specialist, Direct Sourcing Pharmaceuticals - GL D - Defined duration until December 2030

Apply locations Geneva time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 6, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id JR4045

The Direct Sourcing team is responsible for the Global Fund's core health product sourcing activities to ensure delivery to meet grant program targets. This includes getting the right products through effective category management, engaging the right suppliers through supplier management, and negotiating the optimal prices through contract management implementation.

The Direct Sourcing teams have a proven track record of delivering significant value to the Global Fund, improving Low Medium Income Countries (LMIC) access to quality-assured and affordable health products, leveraging the aggregated procurement scale, market knowledge, competitive sourcing approach, strategic contracting, and partnership engagement.

In support of the Global Fund Strategy implementation, the Direct Sourcing team will play a critical role to advance on key interventions set out in the NextGen Market Shaping framework, including shape innovation and accelerated new product introduction at scale, capacity building for local manufacturing, sustainable procurement agenda, and country capacity building, in close collaboration across Supply Operations, relevant departments and divisions at the Global Fund Secretariat, and external partners.

Under the Direct Sourcing team, the Pharmaceutical Sourcing team is responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies over a wide range of pharmaceutical products for Malaria, HIV, TB, and pandemic preparedness with a total spend of over approx. $600 million annually.

Under the supervision of the Manager, Global Sourcing Pharmaceuticals, the Specialist is responsible for supporting the development of the product category strategy, to ensure the delivery of measurable value in line with the objectives of the Global Fund's Strategy. This includes implementing Market Shaping interventions, sourcing activities and coordinating and aligning partnerships to effectively implement complex sourcing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Category Management and Strategic Sourcing:

  • Utilizes in-depth professional knowledge and experience to support the Pharmaceutical Sourcing Manager to design and develop the product category strategy and global tendering.
  • Accountable for managing the operational implementation of the product category strategy, tender outcomes, contracts and performance.
  • Accountable for allocating demand to meet contractual requirements and financial commitments.
  • Cultivate and nurture strong, collaborative partnerships with key suppliers.
  • Analyze procurement data, market trends, and program performance to generate actionable insights.
  • Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress and drive continuous improvement.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews, address challenges proactively, and negotiate favorable terms.
  • Collaborate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Communicate clearly and persuasively, fostering strong relationships.
  • Support the development of category product forecasts and take necessary actions to ensure continuity of supply.

Market Shaping Strategy implementation:

  • Support the operationalization of the relevant pharmaceutical category strategy.
  • Ensure continued availability and affordability of the needed category products.
  • Promote consistent quality standards through the category product portfolio procurement.
  • Support efforts to stimulate innovation through supplier relationship management.
  • Accelerate adoption of new and/or cost-effective products to maximize program impact.
  • Transfer category knowledge and promote strategic sourcing best practices.

Transaction management:

  • Supports realization of value opportunities and supply solutions for challenging Principal Recipient requests.
  • Manage dynamic supplier allocation algorithm to inform the supplier allocation.

Tools and system support:

  • Identifies business needs, opportunities, and challenges with regard to category management.
  • Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in global health procurement.

Qualifications

Essential:

  • Advanced degree in health, science, or business.

Desirable:

  • Additional procurement or supply chain qualifications.

Experience

Essential:

  • At least 5-10 years demonstrated experience in public/private health product sourcing & supplier relationship management.
  • Extensive product category management experience.

Desirable:

  • Pharmaceutical sourcing and supply chain management experience.
  • Relevant experience engaging with/within Lower Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).

Competencies

Languages:

An excellent working knowledge of English and knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Functional Competencies:

  • Analytical Level-2
  • Business Level-2
  • Disease knowledge Level-2
  • Finance Level-2
  • Geopolitical Awareness Level-2
  • Negotiations Level-2
  • Operational Policy Level-2
  • Procurement & Supply Chain Level-2
  • Project Management Level-2

The Global Fund recruits top-tier talent for our open positions, in support of our mission to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.

Job Posting End Date

05 January 2025

About Us

The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. As an international organization, the Global Fund mobilizes and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in more than 100 countries.

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