Senior Specialist, Global Procurement

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive (LTIP)

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays/vacation

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior Specialist for New Product Introductions to lead Direct Materials Procurement strategies, drive supplier performance, and improve working capital for manufacturing launches.

The role emphasizes collaboration across functions, market analysis, and RFIs/RFPs to secure optimal suppliers and compliant contracts while leveraging data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 2+ years pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Advanced data collection/analytics/reporting; excellent project management.
• Independent work with flexibility in ambiguous situations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Responsibilities

• Collect and present market trends, competitive environment, and industry best practices to support sourcing strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless execution across modalities through launch + 2 years.
• Support procurement objectives: product sourcing, supply risk management, supplier performance improvement, cost reduction, supplier development, working capital improvement, and supplier relationship management.
• Work with Legal, Finance, Procure-to-Pay, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers.
• Conduct detailed market analyses to provide meaningful insights.
• Implement procurement strategies and execute tactical procurement processes; serve as a resource on procurement processes/systems.
• Support supplier selection, ensure legal contract requirements are met, and manage supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance with Global Procurement policies using a data-driven business case approach.

Skills

Adaptability

Analytical Thinking

Benchmarking

Contract Management

Cost Reduction Initiatives

Data Analytics

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain or Procurement

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

MS Teams/SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Senior Specialist, New Product Introductions

Direct Materials Procurement - New Product Introduction responsibilities include developing and implementing supplier management strategies and initiatives; improving supply chain resiliency; and driving improvements in cost, supplier performance, and working capital to support manufacturing and supply.

General Responsibilities

• Collect and present market trends, competitive environment, and industry best practices to support sourcing strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless execution across modalities through launch + 2 years.
• Support procurement objectives: product sourcing, supply risk management, supplier performance improvement, cost reduction, supplier development, working capital improvement, and supplier relationship management.
• Work with Legal, Finance, Procure-to-Pay, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers.
• Conduct detailed market analyses to provide meaningful insights.
• Implement procurement strategies and execute tactical procurement processes; serve as a resource on procurement processes/systems.
• Support supplier selection, ensure legal contract requirements are met, and manage supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance with Global Procurement policies using a data-driven business case approach.

Additional Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier and supply market analysis.
• Build cost models/purchase price analysis; may include supplier visits.
• Perform strategic/project analysis (e.g., portfolio analysis, supplier preferencing, day-one sourcing).
• Conduct financial analysis/reporting (category spend, savings, compliance, metrics) and maintain systems (incl. SAP).
• Create pre-negotiation plans; support negotiations and post-debrief follow-through.
• Create/execute RFIs, RFPs, e-auctions; analyze structured information.
• Perform risk assessment and mitigation (e.g., solvency, FCPA, code of conduct).
• Participate in category teams; share learnings.

Education

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain or Procurement.

Required Experience/Skills

• 2+ years pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Adaptability; strong verbal/written communication; ability to influence external partners.
• Advanced data collection/analytics/reporting; excellent project management.
• Independent work with flexibility in ambiguous situations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Preferred Skills

• Prior pharma or Fortune 500 experience; cost modeling.
• MS Teams/SharePoint; PowerBI or similar tools; Excel for large datasets.
• Experience managing external relationships and data collection methods.

Required Skills (as listed)

• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Benchmarking
• Contract Management
• Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Data Analytics

Benefits (explicitly stated)

• annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable)
• medical/dental/vision and other insurance, retirement benefits (401(k)), paid holidays/vacation, compassionate and sick days