The Procurement Business Partner acts as the Strategic liaison between procurement and CSL business units, translating strategic business goals into actionable initiatives. It involves working closely with senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor, understanding the business priorities andobjectivesand translatingtheseinto an ongoing value pipeline that drives meaningful business impacts, continuousimprovementand outcomes.The Procurement Business Partner liaises with Category Heads and works directly with the Operational Excellence Manager to drive excellence and continuous improvement across CSL procurement processes. This leadership position demands a strategic mindset, a commitment to performance excellence, and a focus on delivering data-driven insights enabling actionable decisions through scenario planning, and best-in-class visualization enabling faster,betterand more informed decisions among key stakeholders. The role will be a key member of the Plasma Operational Leadership team.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Stakeholder Management
2. Communication and Business Partnering
Serve as the primary communication conduit between Procurement and business units, ensuring transparency, alignment, and responsiveness.
Partner with senior stakeholders to co-develop procurement strategies that align with CSL’s corporateobjectives, innovation agenda, and sustainability commitments.and support the strategies across the Plasma business unit.
5. Oversight of Supplier Strategy and Risk
Provide oversight and guidance on supplier strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs, risk appetite, and compliance requirements.
Ensure supplier relationships are managed proactively, with a focus on resilience, ethical sourcing, and long-term value creation.
6. Value Creation and Innovation
Drive initiatives that enhance procurement’s contribution to business outcomes, including cost efficiency, speed to market, and customer satisfaction.
Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or a related discipline isrequired.
Amaster’sdegree (e.g., MBA) or postgraduate qualification in strategy, operations, or commercial management is preferred.
Minimum 8–12 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing,FMCG, Customer facing,or business partnering roles, withdemonstratedsuccess in stakeholder engagement and strategic alignment.
Business acumen:Strong knowledgein customer facing business, i.e. FMCG, customer service, or plasma collection servicesanda very goodunderstanding about the various strategies and best practices within the area of responsibility
About CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.
CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
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