Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Product Development

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The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Product Development Category role will include Procurement responsibilities for a portfolio of development & manufacturing services categories, (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, or Drug Product, or Biologics, or Analytical Testing Services) that define how purchasing will be done, including defining buying channels, purchasing policies, and supplier relationship management program. Additionally, the Senior Manager will be responsible for the process development & harmonization and integration of all Product Development (PD) contracts from various functional areas, including Chemical Process Development, Drug Product, and Analytical Development, into Global Product Development & Supply (GPS), Product Development Procurement. The Senior Manager will work with a cross-functional team to build understanding of the current PD contracting process, identify issues, and ensure PD contracting is in compliance with BMS Procurement policies and practices.  Communication with a broad stakeholder group from scientists to operations and quality teams is critical for this role.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Global Category Management

• Lead Procurement responsibilities for given spend category for externally developed or manufactured API (small or large molecule) and/or Drug Product and/or Analytical testing services.

• Provide hands on leadership, direction and ownership on sourcing projects, supplier negotiations, contract deviations and supplier relationship opportunities and issues. 

• Develop End to End strategic sourcing solutions for assets in development phases (pre-clinical to validation).

• Own global category strategy development with Global Product Supply Business Partners to fully utilize the Supplier Relationship Management program, including segmentation criteria to develop a preferred supplier list for a given category.

• Ensure clear roles and responsibilities between regional / local resources and global category leads to ensure “one-face” to the business with selected suppliers.

• Lead and / or support major category initiatives within a multi-year plan including end-2-end process optimization, make / buy analysis and recommendations within a spend category and / or within a major business area.

• Develop and manage key category budget owners and functional stakeholders.

• Champion Procurement training programs to better support business needs.

• Encourage cross-market and cross-functional collaboration to take advantage of synergies through effective business partnering and stakeholder management.

• Support business growth by providing market insights and subject matter expertise to key Business Partners, including Financial Market Intelligence and Supplier Financial analysis.

• Remain current with market trends through relationships with cross category Sourcing Managers, suppliers and market experts, and ensure compliance to the BMS process of gaining access / familiarity with emerging supplier capabilities to support end to end Category Strategy Development.

• Coach and develop cross-functional implementation teams to appropriately execute category strategies globally and regionally.

Contract Management

• Partner with cross-functional teams in Product Development and seek alignment with Procurement to process leveraging the BMS contracting process.

• Promotion and implementation of simplified procurement processes including contracting to drive speed, urgency, and responsiveness to the needs of the business.

• Act as a change