Associate Director, Advanced Strategy and Procurement, Vaccines Pipeline

Job Description

The Associate Director - Advanced Strategy & Procurement, Vaccines Pipeline supports the pipeline products across Biologics as they hand off from our Research & Development Division to our Manufacturing Division and supports the launch readiness strategy.   The Associate Director will be actively engaged in the interphase between our Research & Development Division and our Manufacturing Division by providing supporting strategic sourcing solutions during the evolution of new Pipeline Products.

The Associate Director will be responsible to collect and present market trends and dynamics, competitive environment and industry best practices in order to assist in the creation of the strategy. 

The Associate Director will set – collaboratively along with other key functions - the overall sourcing strategy and ensure seamless execution across all modalities until launch + 2 years. 

The Associate Director will work with all appropriate stakeholders to evaluate options, sourcing risk and mitigation, duality options, upstream material harmonization and harmonization of components for both internally and externally manufactured Biologics. 

The Associate Director will closely work with Global Operations Sourcing to ensure alignment of strategy and execution, Research and Development Sourcing & Procurement for handoff of pipeline projects and External Manufacturing for strategy generation and implementation.

The Associate Director will be liaising with our Research & Development Division, and our Manufacturing Division, External Manufacturing, Supplier Development and Performance Management group, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance and other critical functions and will be representing Direct Materials Procurement in key milestone setting / review committees. 

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

Leadership -

• As a key leader of category, accountable for development and implementation of robust sourcing strategies that link to core business deliverables while leveraging the marketplace and supplier community. 

• Delivers exemplary results ng sponsorship and creating/leading cross-functional teams. 

• Upon receiving approval for sourcing strategies, oversee/execute sourcing levers (including but not limited to RFx, negotiations, contracting activities) to ensure appropriating the right way.

Procurement Leadership -

• Provide the leadership, strategy and policy for the function building a high-performance engagement model with the business.

• Partners with stakeholders outside of Procurement to ensure alignment.

• Category scope -

• Direct responsibility for strategy with and implementation with suppliers or within our Manufacturing Division sites.

• Sourcing Management -

• Utilize/drive sourcing management as a structured process including sourcing rigor. 

Strategy Development/Implementation -

• Create breakthrough strategies which deliver quick wins and generate legitimate business value. 

• Drive innovation.

Change Management -

• Adopt high quality change practices with customers and stakeholders, building and implementing an organization which is sustainable.

• Be a leader by example and practice, embodying our Company Leadership Standards.

Continuous Improvement -

• Ensure that every supplier relationship is established with intent of future continuous improvement, and to lead and manage the measurement and review process to ensure delivery of expectations .

Stakeholder Management -

• Work in a way that positively engages the support of business colleagues using problem solving, transparency, and proactive communication skills. 

• Build sourcing management pipeline, ensuring stakeholder alignment and compliance to supply management processes.

Diversity -

• Actively support diversity, both within our Company as well as expanding relationships and spend with Diverse Suppliers.

Business requirements/cost management focus -

• Must have keen insight and understanding of business requirements on a 1/3/5 year horizon, and partners GP and business peers to drive cost reductions.

• Implement Supplier Value Management with the key suppliers in this category to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, establish appropriate governance model, and ensure continuous improvement

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering