Associate Director, Information Technology and Professional Services Sourcing Team Leader

Lyten; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director for Global Strategic Sourcing in IT and Professional Services. This pivotal role involves leading a dedicated team, driving procurement strategies, and managing supplier relationships to ensure optimal value and efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in strategic sourcing and category management, with a knack for building strong partnerships across various business functions. Join this dynamic organization to make a significant impact on their procurement processes and contribute to the delivery of innovative solutions in the biotechnology sector.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Company-sponsored medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Stock-based long-term incentives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic procurement experience with knowledge of category management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including strong analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Procurement professionals, ensuring success and growth.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with critical business partners.

Skills

Strategic Procurement

Category Management

Contract Negotiations

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or life sciences

MBA, C.P.M., or A.P.P.

Job description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best - people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems - and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we've produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

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 leading transformation change and implementing industry leading category strategies that directly support the corporate strategy. The GSP organization leverages market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of good and services and management of BioMarin's growing third party spend of $1B+. Through collaboration with our external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients.

This Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing - IT and Professional Services is responsible for leading and delivering Sourcing and Procurement value across BioMarin's Information Technology and Professional Services categories. This is a hands-on role that focuses on leading a team, delivering results, defining and implementing strategies, policies, and objectives related to the Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management of the Information Technology and Professional Services areas of spend. Candidates must have a strong understanding of the Strategic Sourcing and Category Management processes, as well as knowledge of the IT hardware, software, telecom, services, and Professional Services spend categories across multiple functions (Management Consulting, Tax, Audit, Banking, Translations and other corporate services). The success of this role is dependent on the candidate's ability to build strong relationships with stakeholder business partners across the entire BioMarin organization, obtain consensus and drive decisions, and structure and realize value from the programs and spend in these areas while maintaining a focus on the patient.

The Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing - IT and Professional Services will report to the Senior Director, Global Enterprise Services Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, and will frequently partner with leadership of the broader IT, Finance and other stakeholder functions within the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Procurement professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team's success and professional growth.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team, encouraging continuous improvement and innovation in procurement practices.
• Oversee the team's activities, including category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with critical business partners in Legal, Finance, Information Technology, and others across the organization.
• Define and lead cross-functional stakeholder teams to understand and ensure business strategies, budget targets and requirements are met for the category.
• Utilize spend analytics, market research and trends, and supplier intelligence to understand category spend - trends, spread across business and across suppliers.
• Define category strategies and sourcing strategies to gain efficiency and drive quality, value and optimal total cost of ownership within the spend/category in partnership with BioMarin and supplier partners.
• Execute RFx and supplier selection processes with cross-functional sourcing teams.
• Understand risk elements of suppliers within the category markets and define/engage risk assessment and mitigation tactics for those risk elements.
• Develop, negotiate, support, and manage global contracts with suppliers in line with stakeholder / business needs and sound contracting structures and terms.
• Quantify and report savings/value of category contracts and spend and related supplier relationships; understand and measure compliance with, and utilization of, global agreements and relationships.
• Implement supplier relationship management (SRM) and governance programs to ensure/increase value and supplier performance and drive innovation within the spend categories.
• Lead development and implementation of internal GSP team processes, policies and tools that support overall team activities and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or life sciences; MBA, C.P.M., or A.P.P. are desirable.
• 10+ years strategic procurement experience with extensive knowledge of category management, advanced sourcing, and complex contract negotiations expertise.
• Experience leading multiple categories and sourcing teams within the Information Technology space and Professional Services, including a basic understanding of the drug development process.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including solid interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, including a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic thinker who develops solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity and innovation.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong analytical skill set required to drive problem-solving and innovative solutions.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
The salary range for this position is: $144,000 to $180,000. BioMarin considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

For additional benefits information, visit: https://careers.biomarin.com/benefits .

• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.