Manager, Sourcing & Proc. - External Labor

 

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I: Job Summary 

 

The Global Category Manager, External Labor will be a member of the Indirect Sourcing & Procurement (S&P) team.  The role will focus on a variety of indirect subcategories. External labor and HR services as a category which includes contingent/temp labor, professional services, HR & Legal services, and consulting. The role is responsible for all S&P activities required for the category, and other special projects as assigned.   The position will have a focus on the development and deployment of global category strategies, executing category plans, and creating value for Emergent while reducing risks. The role is accountable for managing our supplier relationships, business partnering with sites, and growing the category influence into end user groups globally. As we continue to grow, standardizing across sites and building best-class business processes is critical; this role will help guide that standardization, and process creation within S&P and Emergent. Key success criteria will include building close relationships with key stakeholders to enable development and execution of sourcing strategies. You'll also collaborate with procurement colleagues in each of the regions to understand their demand, priorities, and requirements, and to agree on category priorities within their areas of accountability.

The role will be responsible for creating and managing a sustainable contingent labor program globally capable of quickly delivering the required talent to Emergent while driving significant savings and will require working closely with our HR and Legal teams.    

II: Responsibilities 

•    Lead the category globally including supplier management activities, negotiation, bidding, contracting, delivery, quality, and cost performance, as well as the overall relationship management between Company and the respective supplier base.
•    Lead the Procurement team’s activities for the category.
•    Create and manage regional contingent labor programs for Emergent.
•    The role will focus on holistic value creation, blending a need for outstanding business partnering alongside category and supplier management excellence. The role has broad responsibility for ensuring that the category strategy and delivery reflect the broader business requirements of the organization and the internal customers. 
•    Track value creation and risks mitigation achieved through effectively using S&P best practices, processes, and procedures.
•    Facilitate category strategy discussions with core team members across multi-functional groups and drive compliance and alignment across Emergent. 
•    Responsible for the achievement of established KPI's and goals for the category.
•    Build process for category execution across Emergent. 
•    Responsible for supplier management to include sourcing, negotiation, contract establishment, and management, partnering with our internal stakeholders on supplier performance feedback and metrics, and scorecards.
•    Builds effective and collaborative relationships with suppliers and employees on all levels.
•    Deliver sustainable business value including supply assurance, risk mitigation, cost, quality, and service levels with business partners.
•    Lead internal process across Emergent for early purchasing involvement through supplier sourcing, and selection process including capabilities assessment, technical evaluation, and cost/price analysis.
•    Provide leadership and guidance to analyze supplier's operations to determine factors that affect prices and determine lowest cost consistent with quality and delivery requirements.
•    Using SAP as required
•    Back up category buyers as required 
•    Globally negotiate with suppliers for competitive price and execute long-term agreement when suitable. Actively pursue Cost Reduction opportunities in accordance with overall Emergent global sourcing strategies and deliver to assigned yearly savings targets.
•    Liaison between business functional areas and Legal Affairs. 
•    Manage contract approvals/amendments/extensions with suppliers as appropriate in the Emergent Contract Management System.
•    Work closely with the relevant stakeholder to understand their requirements and objectives. Drive contracts negotiations based on their requirements, while constantly communicating the status and outcome. 
•    Participate in other S&P projects as assigned
The above statements are intended to describe the general