Senior Director, Global Packaging Category Head
CompanyTeva Pharmaceuticals
Location
Harlow, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At1/22/2026
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£87,300
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Description
Who We Are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
As the Global Packaging Category Head, you will take responsibility for one of the organisation’s most strategically significant spend categories. In this position, you will have the opportunity to shape how medicines are delivered to patients, advance global sustainability objectives, and drive category transformation by developing long-term strategies. This includes overseeing the transition from conventional materials and processes to innovative, patient-focused, and environmentally sustainable solutions.
It is a highly visible, senior leadership role requiring the ability to influence at executive levels, drive complex cross‑functional change, and orchestrate global category strategies across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, Commercial, Regulatory, Portfolio, and Finance. You will act as a thought leader in technology, sustainability, and supplier innovation, steering Teva’s packaging strategy toward future‑ready solutions.
Location: The role can be carried out from any Teva EU location except France and Switzerland.
We are looking for a seasoned procurement leader with a global mindset, exceptional stakeholder management capability, and the strategic depth required to transform a mission‑critical category in a complex, multinational environment.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
As the Global Packaging Category Head, you will take responsibility for one of the organisation’s most strategically significant spend categories. In this position, you will have the opportunity to shape how medicines are delivered to patients, advance global sustainability objectives, and drive category transformation by developing long-term strategies. This includes overseeing the transition from conventional materials and processes to innovative, patient-focused, and environmentally sustainable solutions.
It is a highly visible, senior leadership role requiring the ability to influence at executive levels, drive complex cross‑functional change, and orchestrate global category strategies across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, Commercial, Regulatory, Portfolio, and Finance. You will act as a thought leader in technology, sustainability, and supplier innovation, steering Teva’s packaging strategy toward future‑ready solutions.
Location: The role can be carried out from any Teva EU location except France and Switzerland.
We are looking for a seasoned procurement leader with a global mindset, exceptional stakeholder management capability, and the strategic depth required to transform a mission‑critical category in a complex, multinational environment.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
- Lead a category transformation – you will define the long-term category strategy and lead the shift toward smarter, greener and more resilient packaging solutions
- Drive digital and technological innovation – you will champion the adoption of new tools, data driven decision making and advanced technologies across the packaging value chain
- Deliver meaningful sustainability impact – you will shape initiatives that will ensure we meet global environmental commitments
- Influence at executive level – you will work closely with senior stakeholders across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, Portfolio, Commercial, Regulatory. Your insights will directly influence product launches, supply continuity, cost competitiveness and patient experience
- Build a high-performing global supplier network – you will lead strategic supplier partnerships, drive innovation pipelines and ensure resilience and quality of our global packaging supply base
- Drive value creation initiatives, identify cross-functional synergies, and contribute to continuous improvement in procurement processes by challenging the status quo.
- Manage P&L alignment and Spend savings, developing strategic plans to reduce total cost of ownership.
- Strategically oversee the interconnected risks between business operations and procurement activities, ensuring a proactive and unified approach to risk mitigation across the organization.
- Persistently refine and optimize the interplay of business processes between procurement and different business functions, focusing on fostering seamless collaboration and maximizing efficiency in all procurement-related activities.
- Directly manage a team of 7fte that enables effective coordination and partnership with business stakeholders, ensuring alignment and collaboration across business functions
- Bachelor’s Degree: Business, Supply Chain/ Procurement, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Chemistry/Biology or like degree
Make a difference with Teva Pharmaceuticals
Reports To
VP Direct Procurement
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Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.