Pharma Strategic Sourcing Lead: Procurement & Contracts

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives across a broad portfolio of commercial services. You will partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance and Commercial leaders to ensure continuity of critical initiatives during a leave of absence and to drive value for the organization.

The ideal candidate will independently manage complex sourcing events, negotiate commercial agreements, and build trusted relationships in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years of strategic sourcing, procurement or category management experience
• Experience leading complex sourcing events
• Strong Contract negotiation experience
• Experience managing supplier relationships
• Excellent executive communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives from intake to contract execution
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives
• Conduct market assessments and supplier evaluations
• Manage competitive RFP, RFIs, and RFQs
• Prepare executive recommendation materials
• Manage strategic supplier relationships across assigned categories
• Support supplier governance meetings and performance reviews
• Monitor supplier performance, risks and continuous improvement opportunities
• Partner with business stakeholders to resolve supplier issues
• Lead commercial negotiations for SOWs, MSAs, amendments and renewals
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, service levels, rebates, liability provisions and other contractual terms
• Coordinate with legal, stakeholders and procurement throughout contract execution
• Serve as the primary partner for Commercial stakeholders
• Provide strategic sourcing guidance throughout project planning
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing business priorities
• Influence decision making through data driven recommendations
• Identify cost savings and value creation opportunities
• Perform pricing analyses and benchmarking
• Develop negotiation strategies to optimize commercial outcomes
• Track sourcing pipeline and realize savings
• Partner closely with Commercial, Legal, Finance, Third Party Risk Management, Procurement Operations, Compliance
• Experience with Pharma or biotech procurement systems (Coupa, iCertis, Ariba)

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives across a broad portfolio of commercial services. You will partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance and Commercial leaders to ensure continuity of critical initiatives during a leave of absence and to drive value for the organization.

The ideal candidate will independently manage complex sourcing events, negotiate commercial agreements, and build trusted relationships in a fast-paced