Sourcing Specialist, New Product Launches

ClarusONE Sourcing Services, LLP, provides strategic generic pharmaceutical services for both Walmart Stores, Inc., and McKesson Corporation.

This is a natural next step for the companies, which have more than two decades of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients. 

This partnership leverages McKesson’s demonstrated strength and expertise in global pharmaceutical sourcing in conjunction with Walmart’s strength and commitment to delivering leading health and wellness services to their customers.

As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart have established this organisation in London to provide strategic sourcing services for both companies.

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist, New Product Launches

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Purpose:

The Sourcing Specialist will support generic pharmaceutical sourcing and product operations activities for ClarusONE and its members specifically for brand to generic New Product Launches.  Working cross functionally both internally and externally, the Sourcing Specialist will have a deep understanding of the customer needs and supplier goals to develop new and creative ways of delivering value through the sourcing of generic medicines. 

Responsibilities:

• Support New Product Launch operational tasks and process improvements. 
• Accountable for the accuracy of operational implementation for supplier base related to sourcing activities for all new to market product launches.
• Execute negotiation strategies for the sourcing of generic products. 
• Contribute to member alignment and opportunity identification or value creation across Generic suppliers or Generic product categories.
• Support the development and testing of innovative negotiation strategies in collaboration with the Supplier Relations and Non-Retail Sourcing Teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive suitable changes through change management to become best in class.
• Participate and support in Strategic Initiative team projects.
• Responsible for data gathering, analysing, reporting, and developing recommendations to support new strategic initiatives.
• Monitor market trends to identify new growth opportunities.
• Work cross-functionally with C1 business units to accomplish enterprise goals and objectives. 
• Listen to, leverage, promote diverse ideas, perspectives, of others across the business. 

Requirements:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in retail, sourcing, consulting, pharmaceuticals, finance/business analysis or product management
• Product sourcing experience in generic pharmaceuticals highly preferred • Formal training in negotiations and/or demonstrated experience.

Knowledge/Skills

• Experience with conducting financial or spend analysis.
• Experience with category, supplier and/or contract management.
• Experience with developing and executing business cases is preferred.
• Experience with suppliers and categories in generic Rx and OTC pharmaceuticals and/or consumer healthcare products is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Alteryx and Tableau experience and advanced Excel skills is preferred.
• Excellent communication, listening, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong planning, organisation, and project management skills; able to work on multiple projects and flex within changing priorities.
• Analytical and problem-solving; ability to synthesise large data sets into actionable intelligence.
• Self-motivated, hardworking and results oriented.
• Comfortable with ambiguity Highly motivated self-starter; ability to initiate and manage work with minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

• 5% travel with some after-hours business meetings.
• General office demands.