Senior Manager Procurement

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Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Manager Procurement

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will be accountable for leading all aspects of the ARI Procurement operation, driving analytics, strategy, and continuous improvement of current business processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. This includes:

Site Procurement Strategy and Operations:

• Lead and manage a team of Amgen FTE buyers to define raw material inventory and safety stock strategies, using analytics to optimize vendor lead times and performance metrics, ensuring available production supply.

• Drive the development of a strategic roadmap for procurement operations, aligning with long-term business goals and using data to inform decision-making.

• Implement and maintain data-driven processes to measure and improve the performance and continuous improvement capabilities of both the internal ARI Procurement team and external suppliers.

• Partner cross-functionally to identify and address material challenges proactively, using advanced analytics and scenario planning to evaluate alternative solutions.

• Leverage Global Supply Chain networks and manufacturing site contacts to enhance material sharing strategies, mitigate stock-out risks, and minimize scrap exposure, supporting productivity and sustainability goals.

• Lead the raw material planning process (material supply and demand planning) using advanced forecasting tools, ensuring SAP data accuracy and alignment across functions.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Raw Material Network, External Supply, and External Quality, to identify and mitigate supply risks, strengthen supplier relationships, and improve supply chain resilience.

• Drive business process improvement initiatives across procurement, focusing on workflow automation, system enhancements, and integration of advanced analytics tools.

Process Excellence and Performance Improvement:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive performance management system with key metrics to track supplier performance, inventory levels, and procurement efficiency.

• Establish a culture of continuous improvement through the deployment of Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve agility.

• Lead the design and execution of critical initiatives to optimize raw material planning processes, enhance visibility, and improve decision-making.

• Use analytics and reporting tools to provide insights into procurement operations, identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities for strategic improvements.

Leadership and Team Development:

• Establish training programs focused on data analytics, strategy development, and leadership to build a successful, cross-functional procurement team.

• Foster a data-driven approach within the team, empowering employees to use insights to influence decisions and lead change.

• Develop succession planning and talent development strategies to ensure organizational sustainability and scalability.

Compliance and Inspection Readiness:

• Maintain GMP-controlled processes, procedures, and systems, ensuring full compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

• Drive readiness for regulatory inspections by using data analytics to demonstrate robust procurement operations and risk mitigation measures.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain relationships with Global Supply Chain, External Supply Chain, and other Amgen sites to foster alignment, process improvement, and superior customer ser