Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager - Pharmaceutical

VARITE INC; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 137,760 - 148,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan

Legal service plans

Job summary

VARITE INC in Foster City, CA is seeking a Sr. Manager Commercial Services on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on developing category strategies, managing spend, and guiding procurement across business groups.

Applicants should have 5+ years in strategic sourcing, a Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred), and strong negotiation skills. USC or GC only.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing/procurement and category management.
• Proven negotiation and contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels.
• Oversee spend activity and determine action plans for purchases
• Provide category subject matter expertise to business groups and procurement functions
• Support 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

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Spend analytics

Leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

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

• 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

• 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.

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.