Strategic Sourcing Manager - Marketing (Contract)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; United States; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier management, and contract negotiations for its Commercial services portfolio. The role partners with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Commercial leaders to ensure continuity during a leave of absence.

The ideal candidate will independently manage complex sourcing events, negotiate agreements, and build trusted relationships in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management.
• Experience leading complex sourcing events and contract negotiations.
• Excellent executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives from intake to contract execution.
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct market assessments and supplier evaluations.
• Manage RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs.
• Prepare executive recommendation materials.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Supplier relationship mgmt

Stakeholder comms

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coupa

iCertis

Ariba

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing, will support Vertex’s Commercial organization by leading strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier management, and contract negotiations across a broad portfolio of commercial services. This role will be partnering closely with Procurement, Legal, Finance and the Commercial business leaders to ensure continuity of critical initiatives during a FTEs leave of absence.

The ideal candidate is an experienced strategic sourcing professional who can independently manage complex sourcing events, negotiate commercial agreements, and build trusted relationships with stakeholders in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

W2 role

6 month contract with chance to extend

Preferred Hybrid - 3 days on site in Boston.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives from intake to contract execution
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives
• Conduct market assessments and supplier evaluations
• Manage competitive RFP, RFIs, and RFQs
• Prepare executive recommendation materials

Supplier Relationship Management

• Manage strategic supplier relationship across assigned categories
• Support supplier governance meetings and performance review
• Partner with business stakeholders to resolve supplier issues

Contract Negotiation

• Lead commercial negotiations for SOWs, MSAs, amendments and renewals
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, service levels, rebates, liability provision and other contractual terms
• Coordinate with legal, stakeholders and procurement throughout contract execution

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as the primary partner for Commercial stakeholders
• Provide strategic sourcing guidance throughout project planning
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing business priorities
• Influence decision making through data driven recommendations

Financial Management

• Identify cost savings and value creation opportunities
• Perform pricing analyses and benchmarking
• Develop negotiation strategies to optimize commercial outcomes
• Track sourcing pipeline and realize savings

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with:
• Commercial
• Legal
• Finance
• Third Party Risk Management
• Procurement Operations
• Compliance

Preferred Category Experience

Experience supporting one or more of the following categories is preferred:

• Creative Agencies
• Media
• Market Access
• PR/Corporate Comms

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement or category management experience
• Experience leading complex sourcing events
• Strong Contract negotiation experience
• Experience managing supplier relationships
• Excellent executive communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously

Preferred

• Pharma or biotech industry experience
• Commercial procurement experience
• Familiarity with procurement systems (Coupa, iCertis, Ariba, etc.)

Pay Range

$71.00 - $78.00 Per Hour

Requisition Disclaimer

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

No C2C or Third-Party Vendors