{"id":2654766,"url":"https://alion.io/job/teva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4","title":"Director - Category Manager (EXM - LCO/Sterile)","company":{"id":1822915,"name":"Teva","domain":"teva.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/teva-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":15,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.733,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":53,"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Harlow, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":85000,"max_usd":147000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":25},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-20T14:42:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T13:43:20Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":78,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":78},"description":"We Are Teva\nWe’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.\nOur Team, Your Impact\nThe Director - Category Manager EXM-Liquid, Creams & Ointments / Sterile (LCO/Sterile) supports the development and execution of category management across Company’s Externally Manufactured LCO/Sterile network. This role is responsible for owning assigned technologies that all fall under the EXM- LCO/Sterile Category, developing practical category strategies, and working closely with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and other Business stakeholders to deliver strategic procurement outcomes.\nReporting 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.\nThis role is suited for an experienced category professional who is comfortable being hands-on, operating in ambiguity, and helping establish structure, discipline, and consistency.\nHow You’ll Spend Your Day\nCategory Strategy & Planning\nOwn assigned LCO/Sterile categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.\nDevelop category strategies aligned with business priorities, manufacturing needs, and supplier capabilities.\nDefine and deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps leveraging multiple procurement levers.\nSupport demand planning, supplier capacity assessments, and sourcing roadmaps to optimize investment and P&L.\nMaintain category strategies, action plans, and reporting.\nSourcing & Execution\nPartner with Strategic Sourcing to execute RFx activities, negotiations, and contracts.\nEnsure sourcing activities deliver value and objectives defined in category strategies.\nProvide category expertise on supplier selection, negotiation approaches, and award decisions.\nAlign contract outcomes with category and business goals.\nSupplier Management & Performance\nDefine supplier management strategies for key LCO/Sterile suppliers.\nGuide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement programs.\nMaintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities.\nStakeholder Engagement & Business Support\nPartner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co-developing strategies.\nCommunicate category plans, sourcing activities, risks, and trade-offs; influence stakeholders and champion strategies.\nInfluence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.\nBuild trusted relationships and deep business understanding to inform category priorities.\nValue Delivery & Reporting\nDrive category value initiatives, including cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier performance.\nTrack and communicate category performance, sourcing outcomes, and value delivery.\nDeliver multi-year cost reduction plans and partner with Finance to validate targets.\nImprove reporting transparency and consistency.\nMarket & Supplier Insight\nExpert level knowledge of LCO/Sterile markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.\nUse market and supplier intelligence to shape category strategies and sourcing decisions.\nStrengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice.\nProcess & Capability Development\nSupport adoption of category management tools, templates, and best practices.\nImprove consistency and discipline across category management activities.\nIdentify process improvement opportunities across planning, supplier engagement, and execution.\nCoach and inspire team members to strengthen LCO/Sterile category management capabilities.\nYour Skills and Experience\nExperience & Expertise\nExperience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement within pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.\nExperience managing External Manufacturing (EXM), CMO/CDMO partnerships, or strategic supplier relationships.\nExperience leading sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, supplier engagement, and cross-functional projects.\nStrong understanding of Sterile, Liquids, Creams & Ointments (LCO) manufacturing, supplier networks, or outsourced manufacturing environments is highly desirable.\nPharmaceutical experience is advantageous; however, candidates from adjacent regulated industries with strong External Manufacturing expertise are encouraged to apply.\nSkills & Attributes\nHands-on, execution-oriented mindset.\nStrong organizational and prioritization skills.\nEffective stakeholder communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through understanding of business needs.\nDeep analytical and commercial aptitude, that can be translated to strategies.\nComfort working in evolving, lower-maturity procurement environments.\nEducation\nBachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.\nTypically 10+ years of experience in Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.\nHow We’ll Take Care of You\nAt Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community. When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.\nAlready Working @Teva?\nMake sure to apply through our internal career site on Twist-your one-stop shop for career development\nTeva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment\nTeva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7470,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Biologics & Biosimilars","Generic Drugs"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T22:36:53Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-06T06:20:25+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":25,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.565,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":77,"expected_fill_days":53,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/teva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/teva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T16:54:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31522,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1822915},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1822915"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fteva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fteva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fteva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/teva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fteva-director-category-manager-exm-lcosterile-4"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2654766}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"teva.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2654766},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}