Senior Manager, Procurement, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy

Bristol-Myers Squibb; United States; On-site; USD 141,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Senior Manager, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy to design global category strategies and oversee Direct Materials for Cell Therapy manufacturing and testing. You will lead cross-functional teams, shape purchasing policies, and drive value with suppliers while ensuring quality, cost, and supply targets are met.

The role emphasizes supplier governance, risk management, and strategic planning with a 3–5 year outlook, and requires experience in procurement, contract

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years of business experience, preferably with multi-disciplined procurement experience.
• Experience participating on cross-functional and/or global teams.
• Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier management, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop global category strategies with regional/market variations that define how purchasing will be done for a given spend category.
• Define buying channels and purchasing policies to drive compliance and adherence to category strategy, with a user-centric approach.
• Develop a 3–5-year strategic plan to realize category targets.
• Lead and/or support major category initiatives including end-to-end process optimization, make/buy analysis and recommendations, risk management and mitigation, and identification of external innovation.
• Negotiate supply agreements and facilitate negotiation of other agreements as needed (e.g., CDAs, Quality Agreements).
• Develop business engagement plan and ensure stakeholder priorities and needs are incorporated into functional objectives.
• Support business growth by providing market insights and subject matter expertise to key Business Partners ranging from scientists to operations and quality teams.
• Identify, build, and maintain mutually beneficial relationships, partnerships, and alliances with select suppliers through Supplier Relationship Development programs.
• Develop preferred suppliers within a category of spend and manage compliance.

Skills

Category management

Cross-functional teamwork

Procurement

Contract management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Working with Us

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

The primary purpose of the Senior Manager, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy role will be the development of category strategies that support the needs & objectives of the Cell Therapy business unit and deliver on the respective quality, cost, and supply requirements.

This role's scope includes all Direct Materials supporting both internal and external Cell Therapy manufacturing and Critical Quality Testing Materials. Key focus areas will be in the development of and adherence to strategic category management processes including supplier and category segmentation, supplier governance, simplification of purchasing policies, supply risk management program, and ensuring a category plan that garners maximum value from and with our supply base.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Develop global category strategies with regional / market variations that define how purchasing will be done for a given spend category.
• Define buying channels and purchasing policies to drive compliance and adherence to category strategy, with a user-centric approach.
• Develop a 3-5-year strategic plan to realize category targets.
• Lead and / or support major category initiatives including end-to-end process optimization, make / buy analysis and recommendations, risk management and mitigation, and identification of external innovation.
• Negotiate supply agreements and facilitate negotiation of other agreements as needed. (eg CDA's, Quality Agreements, etc)
• Develop business engagement plan and ensure stakeholder priorities and needs are incorporated into functional objectives.
• Support business growth by providing market insights and subject matter expertise to key Business Partners ranging from scientists to operations and quality teams.
• Identify, build, and maintain mutually beneficial relationships, partnerships, and alliances with select suppliers through Supplier Relationship Development programs.
• Develop preferred suppliers within a category of spend and manage compliance.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education of a bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of business experience, preferably with multi-disciplined procurement experience or related category domain experience is required.
• Experience participating on cross-functional and/or global teams.
• Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills.
• Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier management, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience.

Preferred Requirements

• M.S., M.B.A., M.A., or equivalent master's degree in science, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or another technical field.
• Experience in Cell Therapy and/or Biologics.
• Negotiations training with demonstrated results.

Compensation Overview:

• Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $140,760 - $170,568
• Princeton - NJ - US: $140,760 - $170,568

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our