Assigned spend areas within the assigned categories include but are not limited to the Indirect procurement space such as corporate services, research support, marketing, warehousing/storage, and lab outsourcing, etc.
* This is a hands role and also requires an executive presence and proven ability to collaborate with senior leaders and scientists.
* Develop, communicate, and execute the procurement strategy across assigned categories. Includes comprehensive accountability for strategic sourcing, category management, contract management, risk management, stakeholder management, and supplier relationship management.
* Partner with parent company, utilizing the global footprint to leverage the team's annual spend.
* Lead the procurement activities to support the implementation of strategic sourcing projects. This role will manage the designated category to ensure supply security, drive productivity, and support the continuous improvement and growth agenda of the company.
* Effectively manage category supply base, perform advanced negotiations, and ensure expedient and compliant implementation of contracts.
* Ensure excellence in delivery of procurement initiatives that maximize corporate, business, and functional priorities and objectives.
* Improve operational efficiency and optimize spend through the development of a preferred supplier program.
* Establish an effective, collaborative partnership with internal Business Partners, sharing the ownership and accountability in meeting the agreed upon deliverables.
* Execute sourcing strategies to achieve year over year value improvement.
* Develop effective relationships with key suppliers that builds mutual respect, trust, and drives performance in a manner consistent with the the company's values.
* Lead Supplier Relationship Management efforts and review performance to ensure conformance to supplier goals (quality, delivery, cost); ensure timely resolution of all disputes.
* Monitor financial health of supply base and address risks.
* Manage contracts and suppliers through supplier scorecards, periodic business reviews, active monitoring of supplier performance and risk, measuring contract compliance and other key metrics to ensure targets are being met and value is being delivered to the business.
* Lead multifunctional teams to manage strategic supplier performance to improve execution, establish performance metrics, and drive accountability for service level delivery.
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Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or equivalent.
* 7+ years of experience in strategically sourcing target categories.
* Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech or other regulated industry strongly preferred.
Procurement certification (e.g., CPSM or CPSD) valued.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.