Global Indirect Procurement Manager

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.

Manage indirect Procurement and strategic sourcing for clinical research and business initiatives across various Indirect Categories including but not limited to - Professional services, Corporate Services, Managed Services, Clinical Research, Business Services, Procure-to-pay, Commercial / Sales operations, G&A, CAPEX, Facilities, Marketing, HR, Travel, IT, Patient Support Programs.

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