Sourcing Manager

Sourcing Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline + seven (7) years of related experience; or, Master’s degree in related discipline + five (5) years of related experience; or, Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry(ies) required.
• Experience in pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology R&D outsourcing, purchasing, supplier relationship management and/or procurement role(s) required.
• Working knowledge of outsourcing functions including overall sourcing process and methodologies.
• Must have knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry outsourcing financial processes and operations, including but not limited to budgeting, accruals, forecasting, financial analyses, financial reporting, capital expenditures, invoicing, payment terms, purchase requisitions/purchase orders, importation/exportation fees, taxes, currency exchange rates, and inflation.
• General knowledge of business and financial principles relating to the broader organization.
• Must have working knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry regulations as applicable to category (e.g., FDA, MHRA, EMA, ICH GCP).
• Must have knowledge on how to drive and support negotiation, change management, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Excellent communication and project management skills with an ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives in a fluid and interactive environment.
• Must possess a high degree of integrity, the ability to accept responsibility for projects, and a drive for results with an adherence to company standards and policies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to utilize multiple data sources and provide both high level and detailed analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support category strategy development and management working with SS&P leadership and the business units.
• Understand business priorities and challenges by building trusted and collaborative stakeholder relationships, thus, ensuring successful sourcing strategies.
• Improves sourcing activities and identify opportunities for sourcing and/or savings initiatives by analyzing the company’s spending, current supplier partnerships, and new possibilities.
• Gathers market intelligence and trends for the categories assigned. Analyzes information and communicates effectively to decision makers in the functional area of the business.
• Support vendor evaluation activities (RFIs and RFPs) and selection process including facilitation of vendor capability presentations, software demonstrations, bid defense meetings and vendor award notifications.
• Negotiates value improvements (cost, quality, service) within the course of a sourcing event for best decision-making/outcomes.
• May negotiate contracts involving large dollar amounts.
• Manage more complex, end-to-end SOW and associated contract development and execution workflow for low-risk contracts leveraging the Legal Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system.
• Liaise with Exelixis’ Legal department and Business Owners to ensure vendor contract terms and conditions adequately address all business needs and requirements and that contracts are executed timely.
• Promotes and works towards balanced continuous (year-on-year) value improvement for all aspects of quality, service, and cost with assigned supply base.
• Assist to maintain relationships with assigned Vendors. Collaborate with Strategic Supplier Relationship team(s) or business as appropriate to effectively manage the cost, schedule and performance aspects of major contracts and subcontracts.
• Support or may act as SS&P lead on meetings with stakeholders and suppliers, especially in Supplier Relationship Management activities such as regularly scheduled Business Reviews.
• As needed, facilitate and support vendor accrual and forecasting process.
• Support department initiatives and continuous improvement efforts and assist in the development and maintenance of SS&P business processes.
• As applicable per designated category, maintain audit inspection readiness.
• Works closely with SS&P team members and assists where necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification a plus
• Experience with Ariba, Agiloft or similar contract lifecycle management system, Jira Service Management preferred.