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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.\nJob Description\nPOSITION SUMMARY:\nThis role manages the Global Consulting category, including strategy, management, operations, transformation, finance, human resources, technology advisory, and other knowledge based professional services. The role will help the business define the right problem, scope, resource model, supplier, and commercial structure before engagements are launched, while executing the global direction established by the Global Category Lead.\nWorking within the strategy and governance established by the Global Category Lead, this role owns category execution from end to end. The Global Category Manager converts enterprise priorities into actionable plans, engages stakeholders before requirements and suppliers are finalized, leads complex sourcing and contracting work, manages supplier performance, and delivers measurable value across financial performance, business outcomes, quality, sustainability, resilience, and risk.\nOBJECTIVES:\nDevelop and execute the Consulting category plan in alignment with enterprise priorities and the strategy set by the Global Category Lead.\nPartner with business and program stakeholders to shape requirements, service models, demand, supplier choices, and commercial decisions before commitments are made.\nBuild and manage a competitive supplier ecosystem supported by effective governance, preferred buying channels, and measurable performance outcomes.\nLead enterprise wide initiatives for selected subcategories to drive excellence in external spend management\nDeliver an actionable sourcing and value pipeline across cost, service, innovation, compliance, sustainability, risk, and stakeholder experience.\nACCOUNTABILITIES:\nAnalyze consulting spend, demand drivers, engagement types, buying patterns, suppliers, rates, scope quality, performance, and market intelligence to identify category priorities.\nCreate and maintain category plans covering strategy, management, operations, transformation, finance, human resources, technology advisory, and related consulting services.\nChallenge whether consulting is the right solution by evaluating internal capability, alternative delivery models, specialist providers, automation potential, and other external resource options.\nWork with Contingent Labor category to drive efficiency, synergy, and compliance.\nPartner with stakeholders to define fit for purpose specifications, planning standards, service levels, buying channels, and supplier engagement approaches.\nLead complex global and regional sourcing initiatives, negotiations, supplier selections, transitions, and contract implementations.\nManage master agreements and commercial frameworks, including rate structures, role definitions, discounts, fixed fee and outcome based models, expenses, deliverable acceptance, intellectual property, data protections, and termination rights.\nReduce supplier fragmentation and leakage by directing demand to the right preferred suppliers, commercial frameworks, competitive processes, and buying channels.\nIntegrate third party risk, confidentiality, conflicts, information security, privacy, business continuity, responsible sourcing, and knowledge retention requirements into category decisions.\nTranslate the global category strategy into an executable category plan, initiative pipeline, sourcing calendar, supplier roadmap, and stakeholder engagement plan.\nOperate within global strategies, decision rights, preferred supplier models, commercial frameworks, and buying channels while adapting execution to legitimate regional, market, and functional requirements.\nEngage upstream, before specifications, statements of work, supplier selections, and budgets are finalized, to shape demand and improve business outcomes.\nMaintain an end to end view of assigned spend, demand, pipeline, contracts, supplier performance, risk, tail spend, and value realization. Escalate portfolio choices and exceptions to the Global Category Lead.\nDeliver assigned targets and KPIs across P&L impact, P&L protection, cash improvement, innovation, quality, sustainability, risk, and business performance.\nUse market intelligence, advanced analytics, automation, and responsible AI solutions to improve decisions, execution speed, transparency, and stakeholder experience.\nLead cross functional project teams without direct authority and create clarity on decisions, actions, owners, milestones, and value outcomes.\nProvide the Global Category Lead with clear insights, recommendations, risks, decisions required, and progress against the category plan.\nEDUCATION:\nBachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, economics, or a related field required.\nMaster's degree or MBA preferred.\nEXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES:\n8 + years of experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, or a related commercial function within complex global organizations.\nSubject matter expertise in consulting and advisory services, including categories such as strategy, management, operations, transformation, finance, human resources, organizational design, technology advisory, or other knowledge based professional services.\nDemonstrated success developing and executing category plans and complex sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable enterprise value.\nStrong commercial and financial acumen, including sourcing, negotiation, supplier economics, total cost of ownership, contract management, and value realization.\nAbility to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders across functions, business units, and geographies.\nExperience leading cross functional initiatives in a highly matrixed and regulated environment.\nStrong supplier relationship management capabilities, including segmentation, governance, performance management, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.\nStrong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn market, supplier, spend, and performance data into clear recommendations and decisions.\nExperience with digital procurement tools, automation, analytics, and AI enabled approaches.\nFluent written and spoken English.\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nExperience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, financial services, or another highly regulated global industry.\nExperience sourcing major consulting firms, specialist boutiques, and alternative consulting delivery models.\nExperience negotiating rate cards, fixed fee, milestone based, capped, subscription, or outcome based consulting arrangements.\nUnderstanding of consulting demand management, statement of work quality, deliverable governance, knowledge transfer, intellectual property, and external workforce boundaries.\nTakeda Compensation and Benefits Summary\nWe understand compensation is an important factoras you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitablepay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.\nFor Location:\nBoston, MAU.S. Base Salary Range:\n$154,400.00 - $242,550.00The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.\nFor information about our benefits, please click here.\nEEO Statement\nTakeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.\nLocations\nBoston, MAWorker Type\nEmployeeWorker Sub-Type\nRegularTime Type\nFull timeJob Exempt\nYesIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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