Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, G&A

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, cell & gene therapies and CNS. With several marketed products and a diverse pipeline of early- to late-stage investigational assets, we aim to accelerate discovery, research, and development to bring novel therapies to patients sooner. For more information on SMPA, visit our website https://www.us.sumitomo-pharma.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Job Overview:

This position reports to Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing – G&A and is part of the Sourcing department which supports all source-to-pay activities across SMPA.  The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing- G&A is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and category management initiatives across corporate G&A spend, partnering closely with business stakeholders.

This role requires an experienced sourcing leader who can act as a proactive advisor to the business, bringing deep insight into supply markets, supplier models, and cost drivers. This role will drive disciplined execution of best-in-class sourcing practices while influencing stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes.

The Senior Manager will also play a key role in a major source-to-pay transformation, serving as a change agent by guiding stakeholders through new policies, processes, and tools. This includes providing training and ongoing support while ensuring alignment with the long-term strategy and evolution of the Sourcing function.

Essential Functions Required for Job

• Manage strategic sourcing activities across G&A categories including but not limited to fleet, facilities, contingent labor, HR services, financial services and other professional/corporate services.
• Develop and implement category strategies that align with functional goals; leverage strategic sourcing levers to drive efficiencies/savings, optimize cost structures, mitigate risks, and deliver innovation.
• Collaborate with business partners on supplier management strategies that enable sustainable competitive advantage, mitigate financial and operational risk, and maintain optimal supplier performance levels.  Negotiate service level agreements, develop supplier performance improvement plans, facilitate supplier business reviews.
• Generate sourcing insights utilizing spend analytics, industry intel and benchmarking data.
• Lead end-to-end competitive sourcing activities (RFx) in collaboration with key stakeholders.  Activities include bid list generation, development of requirements, drafting RFx documents, facilitation of meetings and supplier presentations, supplier selection criteria/weighting, negotiations with bidders, cost analysis, business case, award notifications, and contract negotiations with awarded supplier. Utilize Coupa Sourcing platform for RFx events.
• Maintain sourcing practices that are in accordance with corporate ethics, financial policy, and internal control requirements.
• Pursue ongoing development of relevant skills; including learning agility, using data to provide insights, business partnering, change and project management, strategic sourcing, company approved AI tools, and industry-specific resources for categories under management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (general & technical):

• Technology: Proficient with common sourcing platforms including contract lifecycle management, e-sourcing, spend analytics, and supplier risk management.  A strong desire and innate capability to learn.  Familiarity with Coupa a plus. Must be proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TEAMS)
• Leadership: Effectively lead cross-functional teams, excellent written/ verbal/ presentation skills, strong negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving, effectively communicate/ influence/ manage change, anticipate and respond to change with ease and agility, seek solutions to strengthen quality/ value/ service/ efficiency.
• Analytics: Strong analytical mindset and comfortable generating spend analysis to drive opportunity insights. Can translate insights into action plans.
• Business Partnering: Demonstrate a collaborative and consultative approach to fostering meaningful relationships with key business leaders. 
• Fosters Change and Innovation: Seek solutions that strengthen quality, value, service, and effectiveness.  Respectfully challenge traditional spending behaviors and support others in doing so.
• Creates Value for Cust