Assoc Dir, Direct Procurement - Direct Materials

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Primary Duties

 

The Associate Director Procurement – Direct Materials executes corporate sourcing initiatives and global strategies for all direct materials and CDMOs, delivering significant value to the business in the areas of supply assurance, quality, delivery, cost, and innovation. This position will drive strategic sourcing solutions through a consultative approach in support of optimizing Spark’s Total Cost of Ownership. The Sourcing capability covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, content strategy definition, and execution. This position will liaise with cross-functional business partners and operating leaders across the organization to drive continuous improvement within the category by delivering creative, value-added business results through superior execution. The development of these collaborative relationships with stakeholders will foster early involvement of Procurement in the sourcing process, optimized negotiations, and compliance with all applicable policies. This role is a key member of the Procurement Team and will report into the Director Procurement – Direct Materials.

 

 

Responsibilities

 

• Communicate and execute the procurement strategy across all direct materials and service categories. Includes comprehensive accountability for strategic sourcing, category management, contract management, risk management, stakeholder management, the procure to pay process, and supplier relationship management.
• Partner with Roche, utilizing the global footprint to leverage the team’s annual spend.
• Lead the procurement activities to support direct materials sourcing projects. This role will manage the designated category to optimize COGS, ensure quality and assurance of supply, drive productivity, and support the continuous improvement and growth agenda of Spark.
• Establish an effective partnership with the direct Business Partners, sharing the ownership and accountability in meeting the agreed upon deliverables.
• Execute sourcing strategies to achieve year over year value in savings and risk mitigation with improved supplier performance.
• Implement supplier relationship strategies to optimize performance, quality, and cost-effectiveness across our direct material supplier network.
• Develop effective relationships with key suppliers that builds mutual respect, trust, and drives performance in a manner consistent with the Spark values.
• Lead multifunctional teams to manage strategic supplier performance to improve execution, establish performance metrics, and drive accountability for service level delivery.
• Execute de-risking of raw material, equipment, and/or service supply base.
• Partner with Materials Management to ensure appropriate contractual structure delivering a raw material/CDMO supply plan that meets forecasted production demand and safety stock required by the inventory strategy.
• Leverage market insights to drive best-in-class practices in direct material procurement.
• Implement balanced scorecard metrics and reporting mechanisms that drive improvements in Total Cost of Ownership for all direct materials.
• Foster supplier relationship management program, including segmentation criteria and a preferred supplier list for a given category.
• Effectively manage category supply base, perform advanced negotiations, and ensure expedient and compliant implementation of contracts.
• Monitor vendor and internal performance against contracts, industry benchmarks, and previous baselines.
• Improve operational efficiency and optimize spend through the development of a preferred supplier program.
• Consistent record in leading business and supplier partner relationships
• Ensure the use of procurement systems and technologies to manage procurement