Associate Director, Global Procurement - R&D

Role Summary

As an Associate Director, Global Procurement you will help to define and implement the global Contract development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) Category strategy serving global and regional research services portfolio and pre-clinical development business needs. We collaborate with partners leading discussions related to the CDMO Category, aligning priorities with Procurement management and our functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates driving contract negotiations and execution with academic institutions, research licensing deals, research consultants & related activities.
• Leads category strategy, supplier relationship management (SRM) programs, contract negotiations and MSA execution.
• Works with our leadership to drive value in terms of cost savings, cash flow improvement, and other efficiency savings as part of end-to-end category management.
• Represents Global Procurement by participating in organizational decisions with critical short and long-term impact on the success, efficiency, growth, and results.
• Demonstrates knowledge of efficient global procurement organizations and processes within the biopharmaceutical industry and leverages this knowledge to drive improvements.
• Manage category activities to ensure compliance across functions with appropriate GxPs and other applicable regulations, as applicable.
• Negotiates contract terms and conditions in consultation with Law department aligned with Regeneron’s priorities and business requirements.
• Manages a team of professional level employees responsible for performing category management and sourcing activities.
• Provide coaching and guidance on job performance and career development to direct reports and provides leadership examples for the organization.
• Coaches proficiency on procurement technical skills among others within global procurement.

Qualifications

• Required: A bachelor's degree in a relevant field with progressive experience in procurement.
• Required: Experience successfully managing global category processes, and suppliers across a breadth of categories; demonstrated success managing cross-functional teams in CDMO or related categories through effective sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship management.
• Required: Expertise in rates, unit costs, and costing structures; experience with cost models and total cost of ownership models.
• Required: Successful implementation of inventory management programs including technology solutions (RFID, QR codes, others), consignment programs, VMI solutions, etc.
• Preferred: Experience leading and guiding associate level professionals including writing performance reviews, setting annual objectives, coaching, and developing others.

Skills

• Knowledge of sourcing contracting tools, ERPs, and eRFx systems (Oracle, Zycus, Ariba, Other).
• Hands-on experience implementing sourcing platform technologies (LabViva, Zageno, ScienceExchange, Scientist.com, others).
• Ability to use data analytics, automation and visualization tools to drive insights and communicate to leadership (PowerBI, Tableau, Power Automate).

Education

• Not specified beyond the required bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Additional Requirements

• Note: Many roles may be performed on-site; check with recruiter for location-specific expectations.