Procurement Sourcing Manager

PROCUREMENT SOURCING MANAGER

Position Summary:

This position reports to the Associate Director of Procurement. The Procurement Sourcing Manager is responsible for all activities related to ongoing supplier management and the procurement of services, materials, and supplies. Individual tasks include negotiations, control costs, insuring continuous and efficient processing. The Procurement Sourcing Manager will maintain and update policies and procedures to ensure that procurement activities are in accordance with Corporate Internal Controls. Candidates must have strong experience managing global suppliers, exceptional negotiation experience, knowledge of global procurement practices, contracts, laws and regulations, and the ability to lead cross-functional project teams as well as the capacity to contribute consistently and positively in a high-paced, fast-changing and sometimes unpredictable environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversight of the daily operations of the Procurement function and serve as the hands-on leader that understands and performs the daily tactical and strategic functions
• Manage and improve the Procure to Pay process ensuring training, policy development, executed documentation, data entry, submission, order expediting, change orders, receiving and reconciliation of related system issues
• Lead supplier engagement processes including conducting vendor due diligence, RFx, negotiations and vendor management across a variety of categories - with a focus on indirect categories such as Commercial, Marketing, IT and Facilities
• Collaborate with business owners to develop accurate scopes of work, including gathering product and service specifications; implement supplier management programs to ensure continuous improvement and monitoring
• Support the Strategic Sourcing execution of budgeted spend that accomplish key objectives which include savings, operational improvement, supplier consolidation or diversification, risk management or improving spend visibility
• Deliver spend analysis and insightful market research and metrics to develop a sourcing roadmap with internal partners
• Negotiate all commercial terms and conditions with suppliers for the procurement and delivery of materials, tools, equipment and services with minimal support from Legal team
• Assist in the development of award scenarios and recommendations for partner evaluation, consideration and decision-making
• Key contact for vendors, focused on building strong collaborative vendor relationships
• Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities and build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs without compromising supply assurance or quality
• Follows and complies with the Procure to Pay Narrative and SOX processes set forth by GBT
• Point of contact for invoices reconciliation of accounts payable and receiving discrepancies
• Provide training and day-to-day support on procurement systems, policy and processes for business unit and/or corporate staff involved in purchasing activities
• Works closely with FP&A, IT, Facilities, Legal, AP, Commercial, Clinical and Tech Ops
• Manages the annual Fixed Asset process
• Complies with company health and safety policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in related discipline
• Require a minimum of 4 to 6 years of related experience
• Biotech/Clinical Procurement experience, a plus
• Is preferred certification in assigned area i.e.: Dangerous Goods Shipping, Import and Export Documentation
• Performs a variety of complicated or multi-layered tasks
• Outstanding organization and detailed oriented skills
• Applies strong analytical and effective business communication skills
• eProcurement system skills, with Zycus and Netsuite is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with a focus on Analytical Skills

Fit with GBT culture:

• Ability to build strong relationships with co-workers of various backgrounds and expertise
• Ability to function at a high level in a team setting whether leading the group or acting as an individual contributor
• Values-based leadership consistent with GBT's Core Values
• Excitement about the vision and mission of GBT
• Flexibility
• Integrity

NOTE: This position summary is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Global Blood Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.