Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Process Aids Procurement Category Manager to join our Internal Manufacturing Procurement team, supporting UCB’s Patient Supply organisation, based in Braine-L'alleud, Belgium.
About the Role
As Process Aids Procurement Category Manager, you will be responsible for a defined Patient Supply spend area and play a critical role in ensuring continuity of patient supply across UCB’s manufacturing network. You will design and execute end‑to‑end sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, and drive value creation across quality, cost, resilience, and sustainability.
Working closely with stakeholders across Patient Supply, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, and Risk, you will act as a strategic bridge between development activities and commercial production, ensuring procurement priorities and supply readiness are aligned across the full product lifecycle.
Who You’ll Work With
You will report to the Category Lead and collaborate across a broad cross‑functional network including Patient Supply, Global Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Risk, and key external suppliers. You will also contribute to Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities and long‑term category development initiatives.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute category sourcing strategies to ensure supply continuity, service excellence, and long‑term value creation.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and tenders, ensuring robust stakeholder engagement and fact‑based supplier selection.
- Provide market intelligence by monitoring supplier markets, benchmarking, and identifying new partnership opportunities.
- Drive commercial excellence through negotiations and the development and management of master agreements.
- Build and maintain strong, value‑driven partnerships with strategic suppliers.
- Prepare and present clear business cases, including financial, risk, and make‑versus‑buy analyses where required.
- Apply structured risk‑assessment frameworks and embed mitigation measures into commercial agreements.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and GxP requirements.
- Act as a role model for integrity, compliance, and UCB’s core values.
Interested? For this role we’re looking for:
- Degree‑level education (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in business, science, engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in procurement or category management within a regulated manufacturing or life‑sciences environment.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with experience managing complex supplier agreements.
- Ability to work effectively in a global, cross‑functional, and multicultural environment.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to work autonomously.
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.