Associate Director, Procurement Lead

The Site Procurement Lead (Associate Director) oversees and develops end-to-end procurement processes, leads strategic sourcing to contracting activities, and ensures alignment with category strategy for the Worcester, MA (primary) and Waltham, MA sites (Biologic Manufacturing and R&D operations). Collaborates with Category Managers on supplier selection/management, ensures compliance with procurement policies, and administers continuous improvement initiatives.

Major Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop consistent procurement processes, including source-to-contract planning and financial analysis.
- Ensure aligned execution of category strategy within assigned remit, targeting value realization.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policy and oversee day-to-day processes related to supplier diversity and sustainability; communicate insights to senior leadership.
- Drive supplier management strategy and supplier selection developed with Category Managers.
- Oversee risk mitigation plans; provide tactical input on supplier performance and communicate procurement risks.
- Maintain excellence in contract execution (source-to-contract and requisition-to-pay) and identify process inefficiencies.
- Guide continuous improvement initiatives with the PSC team and support PMO stakeholders.
- Lead and coach a team of Specialists; set performance targets and evaluate performance; provide site-aligned procurement support for manufacturing and R&D needs.
- Partner with Procurement Strategy & Capability leaders and business partners to define skillsets, workforce requirements, capability needs, and staffing goals.

Qualifications:
- Expertise implementing procurement processes (source-to-contract planning and financial analysis).
- Experience tailoring processes to business needs.
- Ability to build/manage collaborative relationships aligning procurement with business needs.
- Innovative, solution-oriented problem-solving and effective communication.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and teamwork.
- Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence.
- Executive functioning and autonomous work ethic; ability to build consensus.

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- 10+ years’ experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business/operations.
- Experience leading procurement teams and partnering with senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Pharmaceutical industry knowledge preferred.