Associate Manager R&D Procurement

Job description

**Role & responsibilities** - Support the definition and implementation of global Lab Consumables category strategies that serve regional and global business needs. - Partner with collaborators and Procurement leadership to align category priorities and manage category-related discussions. - Lead sourcing activities, negotiations, supplier management, stakeholder engagement, and contracting initiatives for assigned Lab Consumables categories. - Drive value through cost savings, cash flow improvements, inventory insights, and broader category management efficiencies using spend and performance analytics. - Negotiate contract terms and conditions in collaboration with the Law department while ensuring alignment with business requirements. - Ensure category activities align with applicable GxP requirements and other relevant regulations while supporting supplier performance and service delivery. - Use market intelligence, benchmarking, supplier engagement, and data analytics to inform decisions and strengthen category outcomes. - You bring integrity, focus, and collaboration to help drive continuous improvement and positive outcomes across teams and supplier partnerships. **Preferred candidate profile** - Bachelors degree in a relevant field of study and progressive procurement experience, including experience in Pharma or BioPharma. - Experience managing category processes and suppliers across a breadth of categories. - Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams to deliver results in Lab Consumables or related categories through sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship management. - Experience providing insights on rates, unit costs, costing structures, cost models, and total cost of ownership models to support effective negotiations and sourcing decisions. - Experience using external data sources, market intelligence, supplier engagement, and supply market insights to evaluate sourcing opportunities and market dynamics. - Demonstrated success supporting global supply market evaluations using market intelligence, risk, compliance, and financial assessment tools. - Experience supporting supplier relationship management activities and building productive collaborator and supplier partnerships. - Working knowledge of sourcing and contracting tools, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and electronic Request for Proposal (eRFX) platforms, including Oracle, Zycus, Ariba, or similar systems. - Working knowledge and hands-on experience supporting sourcing platform technologies such as LabViva, Zageno, Science Exchange, Scientist.com, or similar platforms. - Ability to employ Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for communication, analysis, and presentations - Experience using data analytics, automation, and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Power Automate to generate insights and communicate recommendations to partners and senior leadership. - Experience implementing inventory management programs and supporting technologies, including RFID, QR code solutions, consignment programs, vendor-managed inventory, single-use materials, bioreagents, and media. - Experience operating with integrity, focus, and clarity in ambiguous environments while motivating change and improvement. - Experience managing associate-level professionals preferred.