Senior Manager Global Procurement – Strategic Capability Enablement

Career Category

Corporate Services

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 Global Procurement – Strategic Capability Enablement

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen is seeking a Senior Manager Global Procurement-Strategic Capability Enablement to help drive the advancement of procurement capabilities across the enterprise. This role is ideal for a collaborative individual who thrives in ambiguity, can translate strategy into execution, and is passionate about building high-impact capabilities in people, processes, technology, and analytics.

Reporting to the Associate Director Global Procurement -Strategic Capability Center Lead, you will lead and manage key initiatives that support the evolution of Amgen’s global procurement organization. You will work cross-functionally to ensure that the capability roadmap is executed effectively, and that improvements are measurable, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the procurement capability framework, including definitions, scope, and supporting processes within assigned areas.
• Support annual benchmarking efforts at the capability level to inform planning and support future-state strategy.
• Drive execution of priority initiatives across people, process, technology, and analytics that enable procurement excellence.
• Identify gaps and opportunities, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of procurement, strategy, or capability enablement experience

Or

Master’s degree and 4 years of procurement, strategy, or capability enablement experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of procurement, strategy, or capability enablement experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of procurement, strategy, or capability enablement experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of procurement, strategy, or capability enablement experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in procurement, capability development, or strategic program execution.
• 2+ years project management role, preferably within a global matrix environment.
• Strong ability to manage frameworks, roadmaps, and process governance in alignment with enterprise goals.
• Skilled in coordinating across cross-functional teams, with a strong understanding of procurement ecosystems.
• Excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Exposure to benchmarking methodologies and strategic procurement planning
• Experience with analytical and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with e-Sourcing platforms (Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua) and CLM tools (Workday Strategic Sourcing, Sirion Labs).
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence across levels.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities.
• Self-starter with high initiative and accountability.
• Effective in leading global and virtual teams.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on results and execution.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary wi