Associate Director, Global Procurement for a Managed Service Provider (MSP) OR Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), excluding contingent labor

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It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.        

Global Sourcing and Procurement       The Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization is accountable for driving and delivering Procurement value to support stakeholders’ and organizational strategic objectives.   The GSP function delivers value to BioMarin by leveraging market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of good and services and management of BioMarin’s third party spend. Through collaboration with our external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients.                     The Global Procurement Managed Services Leader is a newly created role within the GSP organization and will be part of the GSP Leadership Team, reporting to the Vice President of Global Sourcing and Procurement.  This role is critical to manage and optimize the procurement managed service partner that has recently been selected.               The Global Procurement Managed Services Leader will be responsible for leading, developing, and overseeing the procurement managed services operations and service delivery on a global scale, ensuring effective and efficient execution of activities while aligning with GSP and BioMarin strategic goals. Including the implementation of leading practices, driving innovation and continuous improvement in the ways of working.              Location: This position is located in San Rafael, CA. There can be some flexible work from home days.          Role Responsibilities       Strategy       

• Single point of accountability for performance of managed service provider
• Collaborate with the Chief Procurement Officer and other leadership to align operational strategies with overall GSP goals.
• Design, develop and execute strategies that enable a world class procurement managed services function.
• Design, develop and execute process, data and technology strategies.
• Develop standardized policies and processes for critical capabilities such as tactical sourcing, purchase order transactions, supplier master management, expense management support, help desk support.
• Develop a comprehensive set of procurement dashboards/ reports to measure performance of outsourced provider.

       Operational and Performance Management       

• Establish and implement governance structure.  
• Manage continuous improvement initiatives such as data, process, and digital solutions.
• Responsible to drive procurement and end user compliance
• Responsible for developing excellent data and reporting capabilities.
• Establish overall, aligned annual goals and targets for GPMS Service Provider

       Leadership       

• Represent the Procurement Managed Services in a leadership capacity across all levels of the company.
• Act as the subject matter expect on evolving procurement practices and standards that may be rapidly changing internally and externally.
• Promote customer centric mindset and enable capabilities to drive that mindset.
• Provide excellent leadership and be a strong partner for the GSP organization.

       Skills Required       

• Deep business transformation experience including integrated digital, data and process transformations.
• Deep world-class procurement experience including best practice governance (policies, procedures, tools, templates, data, compliance reporting), procurement processes, S2P technology.
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement processes and regulations associated with the pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management in a global capacity, preferably within the pharmaceutical sector.
• Experience in vendor management and contract negotiation.
• Experience with procurement technology.
• Results-driven mindset and capabilities
• Excellent communicator and interpersonal skills with comfort working cross-functionally to gather information and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with leaders across the Global Sourcing and Procurement organization and stakeholders across BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
• Motivated, high-energy, curious, self-starter and strong business mindset

       Qualifications & Skills
Minimum Level of Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management or related field.  MBA or post-graduate qualifications in a related field would be an advantage.
Area of Specialization: Procurement, Managed Services Implementation, Supply Chain. Extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management in a glo