Manager, Agile Sourcing - Global Products, Development & Supply (GPS)

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Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland

Bristol Myers Squibb is a leading global biopharma company focused on discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with serious diseases in areas including oncology, haematology, immunology, cardiovascular and neuroscience. Our employees work every day to transform patients’ lives through science.

Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units. Many of the global business services, including the European Treasury Centre, Market Supply Operations and Commercial Operations have a presence in Ireland. 

Ireland is also home to External manufacturing’s global headquarters, the business unit responsible for the management of manufacturing contract operations (CMO’s) and ensuring reliable supply of product to patients across the Bristol Myers Squibb global network.

Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company’s first European biologics manufacturing facility.  This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company’s growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com/ie

Introduction

Bristol Myers Squibb is looking for an experienced sourcing and contracting professional to join its Agile Sourcing team, who can be successful within our fast-paced, adaptive and focused culture.

Description

The Manager, GPS Agile Sourcing will be part of a team that is responsible for contributing to and overseeing the delivery of source-to-contract operations across GPS categories.

This role will be focused on Categories such as External Manufacturing, Logistics, Product Development and/or Direct Materials. The Manager will work with matrix teams of resources to ensure effective sourcing, negotiating, contracting and purchasing activities to optimize buying power and achieve desired procurement outcomes in support of our company’s goals. This position will report to the Associate Director, GPS Agile Sourcing.

The Manager will assist in leading a team of resources to ensure effective sourcing, negotiating, contracting and purchasing activities to optimize buying power and achieve desired procurement outcomes in support of our company’s goals.

The key competencies for this role include

• Procurement and Contracting Fundamentals
• Relationship & Stakeholder Management
• Project Management 
• Strategic Planning & Organization 
• Future Oriented Growth Mindset 
• Strong Mission & Values Alignment 
• Company & Industry Expertise 

Key Responsibilities

• Participate on a team of professionals in support of source-to-contract operations across the enabling services categories  
  • Assist with professional development planning and enable flexibility across the Agile Sourcing organization to foster cross-functional proficiencies of resources and procurement categories
• Contribute to the end-to-end sourcing and contracting process in support of operations across the enabling services categories
  • Act as an expert facilitator to fully manage and lead complex sourcing events from end-to-end (RFI/RFP): lead the preparation and solicitation of competitive bids, quotations and proposals; evaluate competitive offerings; assess supplier product