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Director of Procurement – Global Direct Materials & Services Sourcing Leader

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Sept 2024

About the role

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

Our Culture

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

Global Sourcing and Procurement:The Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization is accountable for driving and delivering Procurement value to support stakeholders’ and organizational strategic objectives. The GSP function delivers value to BioMarin by leading transformation change and implementing industry leading category strategies that directly support the corporate strategy. The GSP organization leverages market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of good and services and management of BioMarin’s growing third party spend of $1B+. Through collaboration with our external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients. The Global Direct Materials & Services Sourcing Leader will be part of the GSP Leadership Team and reports to the Vice President of Global Sourcing and Procurement. The Global Direct Materials & Services Sourcing Leader will lead a team of experienced procurement colleagues who are focused on establishing and executing category strategies in support of the BioMarin and support the management of $600M+ annual spend. The primary customer group is the Technical Operations organization which manufactures medicine for patients through internal and external sites. Role Scope: This leader must implement industry leading procurement practices, develop deep and wide relationships with stakeholders, drive innovation and continuous improvement in the ways of working. Provide mentoring and management to ensure colleague engagement and professional development. The role is responsible for leading a group of procurement professionals in supporting BioMarin and the Technical Operations Organization across the following categories:

Direct Materials: Single use technologies, resin, chemical & media
Primary and secondary packaging
Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) & Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs)
Construction and other Capital Spend
Facilities Management
Real Estate
Site services

This role will collaborate closely with category leaders from across the Global Sourcing & Procurement organization to ensure that all of TOPS is fully supported and optimized, regardless of GSP reporting structures. Strategy & Leadership

Business Strategies: ability to plan strategically and align projects with BioMarin goals; design, develop and shepherd sourcing and category strategies that support business strategy and enable world class procurement execution. See ambiguity as an opportunity to drive change, establish new ways of working and create clarity.
Stakeholder Management: build credibility through strong relationships and solid track record of results, via a collaborative approach ability to manage senior stakeholders across various functions and foster cross-functional alignment; become the point of procurement accountability for the Technical Operations Leadership team; develop productive relationships with key suppliers.
Leadership: provide excellent