Manager - Commercial Procurement

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness programs

Annual bonuses or other incentive plans

401(k) company match

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is looking for a Manager, Commercial Category Management Procurement to join our Global Procurement team in Hyderabad, India. This hybrid role focuses on leading category management efforts, transforming market data into strategic insights, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance procurement processes.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Pharma/Biopharma, strong leadership skills, and a proven ability to foster influential relationships to drive business success. Contribute to our mission of making a meaningful impact on patients worldwide!

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in procurement, preferably in Pharma/Biopharma.
• Strong knowledge of category management including market analysis.
• Ability to build influential relationships with partners and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to transform market intelligence into actionable insights.
• Support implementation of global commercial category strategies.
• Deliver market analysis, spend insights, and supplier evaluations.

Skills

Market analysis

Category management principles

Data transformation

Relationship building

Leadership

Education

Bachelors degree in a relevant field

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba)

Standard business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Build our future together:

At Regeneron, we use science and innovation to develop life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases. We are seeking a Manager, Commercial Category Management Procurement to join our Global Procurement team, supporting our India operations in a hybrid work model. In this role, you will lead category management enablement, transform data into actionable insights, and support global category strategies while collaborating with global procurement teams, data and analytics partners, and key collaborators. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, science-driven organization making a meaningful difference to patients worldwide.

When & where:

Hyderabad, India (Hybrid)

Discover your role:

• Lead a team of associates and specialists to transform market intelligence and analytics into actionable insights that enable global category management strategy development.
• Support the definition and implementation of global commercial category strategies aligned to regional and global business needs.
• Deliver micro and macro market analysis, spend insights, supplier evaluation, and risk assessments to support strategy and partner engagement.
• Partner with data and analytics teams to demonstrate internal and external data sources to identify trends, opportunities, and future strategy direction.
• Facilitate sourcing processes by supporting RFP, RFQ, and RFI development and managing response collection, analysis, and comparative evaluations.
• Maintain and optimize category management templates, strategy decks, and stage-gate materials, ensuring consistent tools and repository governance.
• Track and report internal requests handled by the category management enablement team in line with engagement plans and delivery commitments.
• You foster collaboration, lead through influence, and operate with clarity and integrity in a global, matrixed, and evolving environment.

This role requires:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field with progressive experience in procurement, preferably in Pharma/Biopharma.
• Proven experience leading teams, processes, and suppliers across multiple categories in a global or multi-national environment.
• Strong knowledge of category management principles, including market analysis, spend analysis, supplier evaluation, and risk management.
• Demonstrated expertise in transforming data and market intelligence into actionable category insights and strategies.
• Experience leading and developing associate- and specialist-level professionals, including performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Ability to build influential relationships with partners and suppliers to drive business outcomes.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and Source-to-Pay (S2P) platforms (e.g., Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba) preferred.
• Proficiency in standard business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to operate effectively with integrity, focus, and clarity in ambiguous environments and inspire change and improvement.

Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits. Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S. please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/. For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process. If you have any questions, please speak with your recruiter.