Senior HR and Professional Services Procurement Leader

Biogen, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Fitness Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Vacation 15 days

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k)

Job summary

Biogen in Cambridge, MA seeks an Associate Director to lead the Human Resources and Professional Services Category, driving procurement strategies, supplier relationships, and value delivery. You will coach three direct reports and partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into practical sourcing plans.

Develop multi-year category plans, improve value and risk management, and deliver sustainable outcomes beyond savings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, Life Sciences, or a related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sourcing, negotiation, and contracting strategies, including RFx development, supplier selection, commercial modeling, and negotiation planning.
• Sets category priorities, coaches team members, removes execution roadblocks, and aligns sourcing strategies with senior stakeholder roadmaps and enterprise Procurement priorities.
• Facilitates stakeholder alignment, shapes demand, leads sourcing events, guides supplier selection, and coordinates negotiation and contracting decisions across functions.
• Build trusted senior stakeholder relationships, influence business decisions, align competing priorities, and use spend, supplier, market, and demand insights to identify value creation opportunities.
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships through business reviews, performance scorecards, issue resolution, innovation roadmaps, and risk mitigation.
• Manages strategic supplier governance, business reviews, performance scorecards, issue resolution, innovation planning, and risk mitigation.
• Determines negotiation strategy, supplier segmentation approach, and recommended sourcing model for standard category initiatives.
• Approves team operating cadence, category performance reporting, stakeholder business review content, supplier performance actions, and continuous improvement priorities within scope.
• Promote preferred supplier usage, guided buying, catalogs, contract compliance, and efficient buying channels in partnership with Procurement Operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, Life Sciences, or a related discipline

Job description

Biogen in Cambridge, MA seeks an Associate Director to lead the Human Resources and Professional Services Category, driving procurement strategies, supplier relationships, and value delivery. You will coach three direct reports and partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into practical sourcing plans.

Develop multi-year category plans, improve value and risk management, and deliver sustainable outcomes beyond savings.