Staff Commodity Business Manager

Twist Bioscience Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Twist Bioscience Corporation is seeking a Staff Commodity Business Manager to lead strategic sourcing for Life Science commodities, ensuring continuous supply to production and NPI.

You will develop roadmaps, negotiate contracts, drive market analysis, lead RFIs/RFPs, assess risk, and build partnerships while traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• BA or equivalent in business, industrial engineering, life science or related field
• 4+ years of experience as a global sourcing leader or similar role
• Deep knowledge of commodity strategies development
• Experience with RFQ implementation and execution
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Qualified to travel to develop and maintain strategic sourcing relationships
• Ability to analyze, prepare, and deliver presentations to management
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• SAP know-how preferred
• Experience in Life Science industry and/or reagents commodities management preferred

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing key commodities roadmaps (Life Science preferred).
• Negotiating contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service, and quality.
• Drive Market analysis, supplier selection per category as reagents, distribution channels, plastics, packaging and capital equipment.
• Prepare and execute RFI/RFPs and lead bid analysis and evaluation.
• Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques focusing on business continuity as well as reducing Sole and Single sources.
• Maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships.
• Uphold internal and external policies, regulations and laws.
• Follow regulatory and ISO 13485.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Industrial Engineering, Life Science or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

The Staff Commodity Business Manager is responsible for managing strategic sourcingactivities to ensure continuous supply to production and NPI. Including spend analytics, savingsand initiative tracking, sourcing tool configuration and application. Candidate will focus onend-to-end sourcing process, including supply base analysis, supplier selection, RFPpreparation and analysis and KPI development/tracking. The ideal candidate shoulddemonstrate sound knowledge of negotiation strategies and extensive experience in a similarrole.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing and implementing key commodities roadmaps (Life Science preferred).
• Negotiating contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service,and quality.
• Drive Market analysis, supplier selection per category as reagents, distribution channels,plastics, packaging and capital equipment.
• Prepare and execute RFI/RFPs and lead bid analysis and evaluation.
• Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques focusing on business continuityas well as reducing Sole and Single sources.
• Maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships.
• Uphold internal and external policies, regulations and laws.
• Follow regulatory and ISO 13485.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• B.A. in Business, Industrial Engineering, Life Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ Years’ experience as a Global Sourcing leader or in a similar position.
• Deep know how in commodity strategies development.
• Experience with RFQ implementation and execution.
• Superb communication skills.
• Advanced ability to collaborate and negotiate.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Willingness to travel to develop, promote, and maintain strategic sourcing relationships.
• Able to analyze, prepare, and deliver presentations to management
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• SAP knowhow preferred.
• Experience in Life Science industry and/or Reagents commodities management background preferred.