Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Drug Development 8907

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Drug Development 8907

• Contract
• Job ID: BU82-2736280

This is a contract job opportunity.

Position: Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - Drug development 8907

Location: Remote (prefer Eastern Time Zone)

Schedule: M-F 8AM to 5PM (Eastern Time Zone)

Projected duration: 6 months + potential extensions + potential for perm

Job code: CVDJP00028907

Benefits are available

Job Overview:

As the Manager of Global Sourcing, you will play a crucial role in developing, managing, and executing category strategies that support strategic imperatives and mission. You will position the Global Procurement Services organization as a trusted strategic partner across the enterprise.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and execute category strategies to support strategic imperatives and mission.
• Partner with leaders across the enterprise to ensure efficient and effective category strategies, preferred suppliers, and competitive supplier evaluation.
• Lead multi-functional stakeholder teams on strategic sourcing initiatives, ensuring benefit realization and value creation.
• Conduct regular contract review meetings with suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure performance meets expectations.
• Cultivate a strong team environment and service culture to deliver timely and quality services.
• Own and manage the end-to-end Source to Contract process for assigned categories, ensuring compliance and regulatory reporting.
• Verify the relevance of sourcing strategy by consulting with leaders and understanding market trends.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze procurement metrics and spend analytics.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers and negotiate favorable terms.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and ethical procurement practices.
• Establish a robust supplier evaluation framework and identify opportunities for supplier development.
• Deliver savings and value targets across multiple dimensions, including material deflation and cost optimization.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

·Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management; MBA preferred or a related field

·A deep knowledge of sourcing processes, market trends, benchmarks, and best practices across categories under management

·In-depth knowledge of category strategy, management and sourcing, methodologies, and best practices

·Attention to detail and accuracy in analysis

·Ability to make decisions and commit to completion dates

·Ability to troubleshoot issues of high complexity

·Microsoft Office365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)

Experience (Minimum Required):

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 7-10 years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing roles or allied fields
• Strong negotiation, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and operate with significant autonomy.
• Proficiency in procurement software and data analysis tools

·Proven analytical skills, and demonstrated ability to solve complex problems to drive value

·Deep business and financial acumen and strong strategic and conceptual skills

·Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills

·Demonstrated organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills

·Working knowledge of data analysis and forecasting tools and ability to develop actionable insights from data

·Interpersonal skills and ability to build, develop and maintain trusted relationships both internally and externally