Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Global Indirect Procurement Manager will be a valued business partner to Business Functions including Research and Development, Commercial and Manufacturing and Supply. The Indirect Procurement Manager creates a competitive business advantage by delivering exceptional results in performance, innovation, quality, and total cost from their Indirect Suppliers.

We are searching for a generalist indirect procurement background and sound understanding of Business Process & Intelligence (BPI) Functions with exposure to high spend procurement activities. to come in and create and set procedures and Strategies across Professional Services, Corporate Services, Managed Services, Clinical Research, Procure-to-pay.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Leads and/or supports key business function strategic supplier relationships to ensure holistic and sustained value delivery in improved risk, performance, quality, and innovation.
• Collaborates with the Head of Global Indirect Procurement to deliver complex and/or strategic sourcing projects that align with business objectives and deliver significant tangible value to the organization.
• Collaborates with Stakeholders to support supplier planning, budgeting and risk management activities for their functions.
• Develops sourcing plans collaboratively with Stakeholders to deliver best results in minimizing risk and costs, and delivering additional value levers and innovation to the organization.
• Designs, implements and maintains accurate and reliable spend and savings reporting with respect to projects and suppliers.
• Monitors execution against procurement plans and total cost of ownership savings delivery while meeting business requirements.
• Ensures compliance to all company policies and government laws.
• Works directly with project team members, suppliers, contractors, consultants and interns to define project requirements and scopes of work, requests for proposal and bid submittals.
• Initiates RFPs/RFQs/RFSs, analyses bids, negotiates for best and final offer and awards bid packages.
• Duties involve applying sound contracting principles and practices coupled with procurement guidelines, business policies and procedures.
• Negotiates complex purchasing agreements.
• Provides guidance, coaching and mentorship to the Indirect Procurement Intern.
• Works with legal to initiate agreements, evaluates contract terms, adherence to agreed upon scope of work and follows through to signed execution.
• Manages administrative provisions of the agreement including the deliverables, performance period and agreement value.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: BA/BS in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain or other Operations related field.

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience and results in indirect procurement and/or strategic sourcing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within a highly regulated industry, ideally pharmaceutical but will consider applicants from other backgrounds with a willingness to learn.

Other:

• Demonstrated results in building successful stakeholder relationships, creating collaborative sourcing strategies and delivering benefits to the business.
• Strong change agent with proven ability to manage long cycle projects. Able to identify and deliver transformational opportunities successfully.
• Strong financial analysis and negotiating skills required.
• Expert literacy on terms relating to procurement with extensive knowledge of procurement strategies, tactics, negotiations and contracting skills.
• Travel up to 25% may be required

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