Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager - Pharmaceutical

Varite, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 134,671 - 224,453; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan

Legal service plans

Job summary

VARITE is seeking a Sr. Manager Commercial Services for Foster City, CA, in a hybrid role (3 days onsite). The contract position runs for 12 months with a pay rate of $100.00–$107.91 per hour on W2 for USC or GC holders.

You will develop category strategies, oversee spend, provide SME support to procurement functions, and lead supplier relationships while driving cost savings and supplier performance across multiple categories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required in a related field.
• MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing/procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies to drive cost savings and improve service levels.
• Oversee spend activity and approvals for assigned categories.
• Provide category subject matter expertise to business groups and procurement.
• Support category strategies with spend analytics, supplier benchmarking, and RFP execution.
• Coordinate supplier communications, data gathering, and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects.
• Classify suppliers and manage relationships per supplier relationship management standards.
• Lead diversity and responsible procurement initiatives within value proposition.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier relationships

Spend analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

VARITE is looking for qualified Sr. Manager Commercial Services in Foster City, CA.

What the client does?

An American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza, and COVID-19.

What we do?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award‑winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non‑technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title: Sr. Manager Commercial Services — Location: Foster City, CA (Hybrid — 3 days onsite) — Contract Duration: 12 months — Pay Rate Range: $100.00 - $107.91/hr on W2 — Work Authorization: USC or GC only

Here’s what you’ll do

Job Description

• Develop category strategies to deliver value by achieving cost savings and improving quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as standardization and supplier consolidation
• Oversee all spend activity and purchase requests for assigned category areas and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet the procurement involvement threshold
• Provide category subject matter expertise to the associated business group and Procurement functions
• Support Commercial category strategies with spend analytics, supplier benchmarking, and RFP execution support
• Coordinate Commercial supplier communications, data gathering, and performance tracking
• Effectively work with Procurement Business Partner and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans
• Consult with cross functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for assigned category
• Collaborate with Procurement functions and business groups to ensure that all spend above established thresholds are managed strategically
• Collaborate with Procurement colleagues including Supplier Inclusion and Procurement Operations to create standard and repeatable process to integrate business diversity and responsible procurement into overall value proposition
• Drive use of sourcing and procurement best practices and standardization of processes while minimizing supply risk
• Ensure the company has good supply market understanding and works with the business teams to provide input for creating innovative win win customer and supplier strategies
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders
• Combine all spend information into yearly plans and long‑term forecasts for costs, savings targets, and planned projects
• Execute initiatives to classify suppliers and manage supplier relationships according to defined supplier relationship management standards.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree. MBA preferred

Experience

• 5+ years Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience, Category Management, Contract Negotiation, Performance Measurement, Contract Negotiation, Project Management, Business Analysis, Change Management experience

Skills

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology with pragmatism to manage exceptions
• Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas
• Track record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned category areas by leading global cross functional teams
• Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships
• Strong leadership presence and negotiation/contract management experience
• Extensive knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities to develop sourcing team
• Ability to apply change management and consulting skills/knowledge and expertise

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well‑being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.