Our Team, Your Impact

The Director - Category Manager EXM-Oral Solid Dose (OSD) supports the development and execution of category management across Company's Externally Manufactured OSD network. This role is responsible for owning assigned technologies that all fall under the EXM-OSD Category, developing practical category strategies, and working closely with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and other Business stakeholders to deliver strategic procurement outcomes.

Reporting to the Senior Director Procurement - Business Partner & Category Lead, this role plays a critical part in building foundational category management capability, improving supplier engagement, and strengthening procurement's effectiveness in developing a procurement environment with accountability on defining financial value delivery over a long range plan.

This role is suited for an experienced category professional who is comfortable being hands-on, operating in ambiguity, and helping establish structure, discipline, and consistency.

How You'll Spend Your Day

Category Strategy & Planning

• Own assigned OSD categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.
• Develop and execute strategies aligned with business needs, supplier capabilities, and manufacturing priorities.
• Deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps.
• Support demand planning, capacity assessments, sourcing roadmaps, and P&L optimization.
• Maintain plans, documentation, and reporting.

Sourcing & Execution

• Partner with Strategic Sourcing on RFx, negotiations, contracts, and supplier selection.
• Ensure sourcing activities deliver targeted value and strategic objectives.
• Provide expertise on negotiations, awards, and contract implementation.

Supplier Management & Performance

• Define supplier management strategies for key OSD suppliers.
• Guide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Support

• Partner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co-developing strategies.
• Communicate plans, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs; influence decisions.
• Influence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and deep business understanding to shape priorities.

Value Delivery & Reporting

• Drive cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier value initiatives.
• Track, report, and communicate performance and value delivery.
• Deliver multi-year savings targets in partnership with Finance.
• Enhance reporting transparency and consistency.

Market & Supplier Insight

• Expert level knowledge of OSD markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.
• Use market intelligence to inform sourcing and strategy.
• Strengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice

Process & Capability Development

• Promote category management tools, standards, and best practices.
• Improve consistency, discipline, and efficiency across activities.
• Identify process improvements across planning, supplier management, and execution.
• Mentor team members and strengthen OSD category capabilities.

Your Skills and Experience

Experience & Expertise

• Experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement within pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• Experience managing External Manufacturing (EXM), CMO/CDMO partnerships, or strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience leading sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, supplier engagement, and cross-functional projects.
• Strong understanding of Oral Solid Dose (OSD) manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or pharmaceutical production networks is highly desirable.

Pharmaceutical experience is advantageous; however, candidates from adjacent regulated industries with strong External Manufacturing expertise are encouraged to apply.

Skills & Attributes

• Hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Effective stakeholder communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through understanding of business needs.
• Deep analytical and commercial aptitude, that can be translated to strategies.
• Comfort working in evolving, lower-maturity procurement environments.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of relevant experience in Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.

Salary Range

The annual starting salary for this position is between $163,040-$203,800 annually. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

How We'll Take Care of You

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• 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.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.



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