Sourcing Manager, Procurement (Hybrid)

Job Description

Position Description:

Sourcing Manager, Procurement

The Strategic Sourcing Manger is responsible for all Procurement related activities supporting the strategic analysis of suppliers, supply markets, and supply chains within the Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (GMSA) area of the Research & Development Sourcing & Procurement organization. 

This role will take an active leadership role in the development of procurement strategies, global category management, contract management, risk management, stakeholder management and supplier value management within this category. The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all sourcing strategies are compliant and follow Global Procurements’ Sourcing Management Process (SMP) and will prepare and conduct pre-negotiation planning, live negotiations, provide contracting support as well as lead and conduct requests for proposals (RFP), requests for quotations (RFQ), quotation analysis, and cost modeling. 

This role will report directly to the category lead (Associate Director).

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for defining sourcing strategies for medical and scientific affairs services in support of our Company’s product portfolio and pipeline.

The role will need to interact effectively with senior leaders within our Company’s Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) division to ensure alignment with and delivery of business objectives. The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all sourcing strategies are compliant and follow Global Procurement’s SOPs. 

This role specifically will focus on the strategic procurement of services:

• Serve as the point of contact for Designated Point of Contact (DPOC). This will require leveraging a global category mindset to identify new technologies and implement strategies to meet local needs and will be inclusive of compliance management and navigating local requirements.

• Provide support for scientific medical content development within GMSA by managing the supplier network, measuring, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) inclusive of supplier governance. The incumbent will work collaboratively with GSMG and GMSA finance ensuring maximum savings to the organization.

• Manage tactical execution by the Central Function Hubs.

• Support additional needs across the category as they arise.  

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership: Accountable for development and implementation of robust sourcing strategies that link to core business deliverables while leveraging knowledge of the marketplace and supplier community. Provide leadership and direction for cross-functional teams. Build high performing engagement models with business units and regions.

• Strategy Development/Implementation: Utilizes Sourcing Management Process and other tools and techniques to create breakthrough strategies that deliver quick wins and generate legitimate business value.

• Cost Management: …