Global Process Manager – Intake to Contract at Takeda Pharmaceutical in Lodz

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By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use . I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description About the Role The Associate Director, Global Process Manager – Intake to Contract is responsible for the global design, governance, operational performance, and continuous improvement of Takeda’s Need-to-Contract (Intake to Contract) process. Reporting into the Procurement Center of Excellence, this role translates the strategic direction established by Procurement Global Process Ownership into practical standards, controls, technologies, and improvement initiatives that ensure a seamless, compliant, and user-centric buying experience. As the global process authority for Intake to Contract, you will shape the process roadmap, establish governance and performance expectations, drive adoption of global standards, and oversee initiatives that improve process efficiency, compliance, risk management, user experience, and business value. You will collaborate closely with Procurement, Takeda Business Solutions, DD&T, Legal, Third-Party Risk Management, Finance, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, technology-enabled solutions that support enterprise objectives. How You Will Contribute Shape the global Need-to-Contract process strategy, operating model, governance framework, and multi-year transformation roadmap. Serve as Takeda’s global process expert and primary operational point of contact for the Intake-to-Contract process, providing guidance on process design, governance, controls, and improvement opportunities. Own end-to-end subprocess performance, including adoption, cycle time, first-time quality, compliance, user experience, risk management, and value realization. Develop and evolve the global Need-to-Contract core model, process taxonomy, procedures, controls, and supporting documentation aligned with Source-to-Pay governance and quality standards. Translate process-owner strategy into actionable standards, roadmaps, technology requirements, and operational improvements. Lead global process governance forums and facilitate timely decision-making on material process, policy, risk, technology, and investment matters. Design and continuously improve the guided-buying experience, ensuring users are directed to the appropriate purchasing channels, approval paths, sourcing support, contracting activities, and risk assessments. Establish global standards, decision rights, control requirements, and performance expectations across regions, functions, and service-delivery partners. Drive prioritization of process improvements based on business value, user impact, compliance requirements, technology dependencies, risk, and organizational capacity. Develop business cases and investment recommendations supporting process transformation, digitalization, automation, and technology enhancements. Gather and analyze process performance data, user feedback, pain points, service metrics, and industry best practices to identify simplification, standardization, automation, and risk-reduction opportunities. Monitor and report key process metrics, including cycle time, compliance, user satisfaction, channel adoption, system performance, and value delivery, using insights to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. Partner with regional and local stakeholders to promote adoption of global standards while evaluating and governing approved regional or regulatory exceptions. Ensure alignment with procurement policies, sourcing requirements, contracting standards, third-party risk management requirements, internal controls, and applicable regulatory obligations. Support system configuration changes, testing activities, releases, and post-deployment stabilization, includi