Strategic Leader, Cell Therapy Materials Procurement

Bristol Myers Squibb EU Policy; Madison (NJ); On-site; USD 141,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Wellbeing Programs

401(k) Plan

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Senior Manager, Procurement, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy to lead global category strategies for Direct Materials used in Cell Therapy and testing. You will shape supplier governance, policy simplification and risk management while partnering with scientists, operations and quality teams.

You will develop a 3–5 year plan, negotiate supply agreements, and drive end-to-end process improvements, ensuring value from the supplier base and alignment with business

Qualifications

• Minimum education of a bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of business experience, preferably with multi-disciplined procurement experience or related category domain experience is required.
• Experience participating on cross-functional and/or global teams.
• Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills.
• Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier management, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop global category strategies with regional / market variations that define how purchasing will be done for a given spend category.
• Define buying channels and purchasing policies to drive compliance and adherence to category strategy, with a user-centric approach.
• Develop a 3–5-year strategic plan to realize category targets.
• Lead and / or support major category initiatives including end-to-end process optimization, make / buy analysis and recommendations, risk management and mitigation, and identification of external innovation.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MS, MBA, MA or equivalent master’s degree in science, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or another technical field

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Senior Manager, Procurement, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy to lead global category strategies for Direct Materials used in Cell Therapy and testing. You will shape supplier governance, policy simplification and risk management while partnering with scientists, operations and quality teams.

You will develop a 3–5 year plan, negotiate supply agreements, and drive end-to-end process improvements, ensuring value from the supplier base and alignment with business