Bayer Group and Bayer HealthCare

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. The company´s products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time Bayer creates value through innovation, growth and high earning power.

The Group is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its role as a socially and ethically responsible corporate citizen. Economy, ecology and social responsibility are corporate policy objectives of equal rank. In fiscal 2011, Bayer employed 111,800 people and had sales of €36.5 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to €1.7 billion, R&D expenses to €2.9 billion.
Bayer is represented around the world by about 300 companies. Global headquarters are in Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer AG defines common values, goals and strategies for the entire Group. The three subgroups and three service companies operate independently, led by the management holding company. The Corporate Center supports the Group Management Board in its task of strategic leadership.

Business operations are the responsibility of the subgroups:

• Bayer HealthCare is among the world´s foremost innovators in the field of pharmaceutical and medical products. Bayer CropScience, with its highly effective products, pioneering innovations and keen customer focus, holds global leadership positions in crop protection and non-agricultural pest control.
• Bayer MaterialScience is a renowned supplier of high-performance materials such as polycarbonates and polyurethanes, and innovative system solutions for a wide range of everyday uses.

Bayer HealthCare subgroup´s mission is to research, develop, manufacture and market innovative products that improve the health of people and animals throughout the world. The products are used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment ofdiseases and help to enhance quality of life.

Bayer HealthCare is a globally operating company with sites on all five continents.

Approximately 55,700 people work for the Bayer subgroup in more than 100 countries at all stages of the value-added chain.

The globally operating Health Care subgroup is divided into four operating divisions: The goals of the Animal Health Division are to maintain the health of animals and cure veterinary diseases, with the focus primarily on treating infectious diseases and repelling parasites. The main focus of the Consumer Care Division is on non-prescription medicines and dietary supplements. One example is Aspirin, a more than 110-year-old brand that enjoys an unsurpassed level of global familiarity. Medical Care comprises the businesses with blood glucose monitoring devices and medical equipment for diagnosis and treatment.The Pharmaceuticals Division is today the highest-selling pharmaceuticals company in Germany and holds a worldwide leading position in its main therapeutic areas. The focus is on prescription medicines. The division combines its strengths in two business units: General Medicine and Specialty Medicine.

The company has its headquarters in Germany (Leverkusen). Two divisions (Consumer Care and Medical Care) are based in the United States (Morristown and Tarrytown). The headquarters of the Animal Health and Pharmaceuticals Divisions are also located in Germany (Monheim and Berlin, respectively). Local companies handle product distribution and are in close contact with the customer and with the authorities in the various countries.

As a global company with four divisions, sites all over the world and a differentiated portfolio, Bayer HealthCare is reliant on a diversely composed workforce. After all, one of the cornerstones of Bayer HealthCare´s success is the innovative strength ofits employees. This is why Bayer HealthCare is keen to attract the most promising talent from all over the world to the company.

Corporate data

Corporate data
Company name	Bayer HealthCare AG
Headquarters	Leverkusen, Germany
Sales	EUR 17,169 million
EBITDA1 before special items	EUR 4,702 million
R&D expenses	EUR 1,948 million
Employees	55.700

BHC Procurement Organization

BHC Procurement is a global strategic business function of Bayer HealthCare that creates value for the business by:

• providing objective sourcing solutions to achieve optimal business decisions
• providing strong supplier market expertise
• balancing risk against cost
• ensuring that synergies are realized where appropriate
• driving full implementation of sourcing decisions
• managing supplier relationships and their innovation potential
• ensuring that sustainability is a criteria of supplier selection
• operating efficient, effective and compliant processes
• attracting and developing procurement talent

BHC Procurement continuously aim to create a competitive advantage for Bayer HealthCare through early involvement in all relevant spend.

BHC Procurement is organized as a BHC platform function serving all BHC business units and addressing all areas of spend.

Responsibilities are clearly divided in Strategic Sourcing and local (Site) Purchasing:  the objective of Sourcing Areas is to generate opportunities through Procurement market expertise and professional management of Sourcing projects, whilst Country organizations seize opportunities for the business and secure daily operations through implementation of global and strategic contracts, sourcing tactical objects and handling purchasing transactions

It is the objective of the Sourcing teams to provide value added enhanced services in obtaining goods and services at competitive market pricing consistent with the demand owner´s quality standards and specifications. The team strives to align itself with demand owners to bring forth professional procurement expertise in the acquisition of such goods and services.

Global Sourcing is organized in 6 Strategic Sourcing Areas reporting to Head of BHC Procurement and supported by a Performance Management function

Procurement within Bayer Healthcare is undertaking a significant transformation following the appointment of a new Global Head of Procurement. As such they have a number of key and exciting opportunities to join this leading global business. This is a great time to join the business as they go through a period of change within the procurement function. They are looking for a number of strong commercial procurement professionals with the ability to influence through change and drive value across the supply base. They currently have vacancies to join their global procurement operation at their Newbury site in the UK and also at their US sites in Morristown in New Jersey and Berkeley on the outskirts of San Francisco, California.