Global Category Manager, DS & DP Biologics

About the role

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A bout the Role

The Global Category Manager, DS+DP, Bio is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that maximize enterprise value from external spend while supporting business priorities, innovation, financial performance, risk management, and sustainability.

As part of Global Procurement, this role serves as a strategic business partner, influencing sourcing decisions and supplier strategies to support organizational growth and operational excellence. The position focuses on delivering measurable business outcomes through effective category management, supplier partnerships, commercial strategies, and data-driven decision-making.

Working closely with business functions, Global Finance, Legal, Procurement, and other cross-functional teams, the role ensures that category strategies translate into sustainable value, strong supplier performance, and long-term business results.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with enterprise priorities, business objectives, and long-term value creation.
• Leverage market intelligence, spend analytics, and supplier insights to identify opportunities and guide category decisions.
• Own the category pipeline and value delivery targets, driving cost optimization, productivity, innovation, risk management, and sustainability.
• Partner with business stakeholders to influence requirements, specifications, service models, and sourcing decisions.
• Lead cross-functional category initiatives and projects, ensuring measurable outcomes and timely execution.
• Establish and manage supplier relationships and governance, driving performance, innovation, competitiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee category contracting and spend management, including commercial frameworks, supplier agreements, and compliant purchasing channels.
• Integrate risk management, business continuity, quality, and sustainability into supplier and category strategies while ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or another relevant category-related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, or related commercial functions within complex global and matrixed organizations.
• Proven experience developing and executing category strategies that deliver measurable enterprise value and support business objectives.
• Strong commercial and financial expertise, including sourcing, negotiations, supplier economics, total cost of ownership, contracting, and value management.
• Subject matter expertise in contract manufacturing, drug substance, drug product manufacturing, and packaging within biologics, oncology, or small molecules.
• Knowledge of global supplier markets, regulatory requirements, quality standards, qualification requirements, and supply chain risks.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, governance, performance, and strategic partnerships, with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to use data and market insights to drive decisions and deliver business outcomes.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

• We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
• For Location: Lexington, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range

$154,400.00 - $242,550.00

The 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.