Senior Technical Sourcing Manager | Hybrid, Onsite 3x/wk

West Pharmaceutical Services / Progressive Medical; Exton (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Community involvement

Tuition assistance

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services is seeking a Manager, Technical Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing for materials, technologies and supply solutions across the product pipeline. You will establish sourcing strategies for new-to-West materials and collaborate with strategic suppliers.

The role requires cross-functional partnering with R&D, Engineering, Quality and Finance, with 20% travel. This is a hybrid position onsite 3 days a week with no relocation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, Procurement or Supply Chain or equivalent qualification or professional accreditation.
• 5+ years of experience in a Global Multi-National GMP Sourcing and manufacturing environment executing sourcing projects.
• Experience sourcing direct materials across components, metals, chemicals, polymers, resins, packaging materials, fabricated parts, assemblies, or similar categories.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical & Next Generation Sourcing for assigned materials, product platforms and technologies, from early development and pre-commercial requirements through industrialization and commercial supply.
• Develop sourcing solutions for new-to-West materials, technologies and suppliers, as well as next-generation solutions jointly developed or industrialized with strategic suppliers.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including Make-vs-Buy assessments, market and supplier evaluations, EOI/RFx processes, business cases and supplier selection.
• Serve as the operational owner of Sourcing & Supply Risk Management for assigned areas, identifying and assessing supply risks, developing mitigation plans, coordinating mitigation activities and escalating significant risks.
• Drive Material Life Cycle Management from a sourcing and supply perspective, proactively sustaining and optimizing supply as requirements, technologies, markets and supplier capabilities evolve.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Project management

Excel analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, Procurement or Supply Chain or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

RFx processes

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services is seeking a Manager, Technical Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing for materials, technologies and supply solutions across the product pipeline. You will establish sourcing strategies for new-to-West materials and collaborate with strategic suppliers.

The role requires cross-functional partnering with R&D, Engineering, Quality and Finance, with 20% travel. This is a hybrid position onsite 3 days a week with no relocation.