Sourcing Manager, Clinical Sourcing
Position Summary
Known for its scientific and operational excellence, Our Client is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Our Client commercializes medicines for eye diseases, high LDL-cholesterol, atopic dermatitis and a rare inflammatory condition and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, pain, cancer and infectious diseases.
Summary:
The Manager Sourcing will be responsible to support and assist in the development of the Category Management strategy by gathering and business unit supply needs and specifications for the {insert assigned area of responsibility}. She/he works collaboratively with the Category Manager and business unit stakeholders to commercially & competitively assess the local supply base's capabilities and qualifications for Our Client's interests. The Sourcing Manager owns the local supplier relationship and manages ongoing performance and service delivery. She/he must have demonstrated capability to manage a supply base and maximize value, minimize risk, and ensure quality & cost effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
Leads and/or works with others to solve issues of diverse scope where analysis requires an understanding of current business trends
* Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions
* Requires broad understanding of the processes, procedures and systems and is able to use that knowledge to improve efficiency and produce high quality work on problems with cross functional impact
* Responsible for specific local contractual agreements, works with internal legal department, and drives any changes that are critical to Our Client's interest
* Develops and executes local sourcing strategies for respective area of spend responsibility to optimize value
* Solicits and analyzes requests for proposals, negotiates contracts, and ensure contract objectives are delivered (savings, SLAs, etc.); ensures compliance with local pricing agreements and internal policies/procedures
* Manages local vendor/supplier relationships and ensures performance and accountability are tracked/improved
* Develops and manages program policies and procedures ensuring compliance with Company guidelines, related laws and governmental guidelines
* Develops and executes local market procurement related programs to optimize value
* Informs and influences decision making at the management level
* Manages local supplier integration plans with internal clients for all goods and services for consumption by internal stakeholders, business unit or function
* Identifies local supply market projects to apply sourcing and procurement methodologies.
* Conducts local supplier relationship management activities as guided by the Supplier Management Program to achieve continuous improvement goals
* Coaches proficiency on procurement technical skills among peers & junior team members
Requirements:
Education
* Bachelor's plus 7+ years of relevant, progressive experience, to preferrably include 5 years directly in sourcing Pharma/Biotech.
Or
* Master's plus 5+ years of relevant, progressive experience, to preferrably include 3 years directly in clinical sourcing within Pharma/Biotech.
* CPSM/CPM preferred
Experience
* Working knowledge with Sourcing Contracting, ERP, eRFX systems preferred. (Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba, Other)
* Ability to leverage standard business applications for communicating, presenting and analyzing (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
* Working level proficiency using negotiations skills
* Cost modeling knowledge
* Excellent verbal and written skills
* Ability to formulate presentations and business cases
* Ability to build consensus, teamwork, and creativity within a collaborative team with limited supervision
* Program management experience and project management experience required
