Strategic Procurement Manager - Cell Therapy Industry
- Location: Raleigh, NC
Our client, one of the world's leading global biopharmaceuticals company, has a newly developed position within their procurement group that will play an integral part in expanding the North American procurement function and business.
The Strategic Procurement Manager - Cell Therapy Industry will play a key part in the development of the team's sourcing function, which includes managing, developing, and implementing regional strategies in alignment with the global vision and polices. The successful candidate will have the overall responsibility of leading the strategic initiatives across sourcing and contract negotiations and will also build out the procurement team at the Research Triangle Park site.
MUST have prior cell therapy industry experience AND Raw Materials, Equipment, MRO, and/or CapEx category experience.
The Strategic Procurement Manager - Cell Therapy Industry will have the following responsibilities:
- Establishing the North American purchasing organization and strategies
- Leveraging market intelligence to identify opportunities and risks for the responsible commodities to drive procurement strategy execution
- Maintaining and continually builds relationships with key vendors, including participating in supplier relationship management and qualification/governance
- Working cross functionally and partnering with quality, product development, engineering, marketing, and sales teams
The ideal candidate will have the following skill set:
- 10+ year's of sourcing experience with raw materials/equipment/MRO or CapEX
- Bachelor's Degree (Master's Preferred)
- Strong communication and team management skills
- Experience with SAP ERP system
- Prior cell therapy industry experience