Category Manager for Lab Equipment & Supplies

Category Manager for Lab Equipment & Supplies

About This Role

As the Category Manager for Lab Equipment & Supplies, you will play a pivotal role in managing Biogen's expenditure in this crucial segment. You will develop and implement a comprehensive category strategy, ensuring alignment with Biogen’s priorities and needs. By taking ownership of this category, you will aggregate the voice of internal customers, collaborate with key suppliers, and stay informed on industry trends and new technologies. Your role is integral to identifying and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives alongside stakeholders. Reporting directly to the Director of Procurement for Scientific Products & Services, you will ensure that Biogen stays ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of lab equipment and supplies.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with business stakeholders to build strong relationships, facilitating the realization of business objectives and savings.
• Lead cross-functional teams through RFI and RFP sourcing initiatives aligned with category strategy, generating optimal value for Biogen.
• Utilize spend data analytics, market research, and cost modeling to identify high-value opportunities.
• Develop and implement mid to long-term sourcing, negotiating, and contracting strategies to achieve category goals. Enhance category strategies year over year by monitoring market trends and leading practices.
• Ensure efficiency through appropriate use of buying channels, catalogs, and RFx events, championing ongoing continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders across Research and Manufacturing to problem-solve and communicate effectively to a broad stakeholder group.

Who You Are

You are a strategic procurement professional with a passion for collaboration and process improvement. Your expertise in category management, particularly within lab equipment and supplies, enables you to develop impactful strategies that drive value and efficiency. You thrive in dynamic environments, adeptly managing change and ambiguity, while your exceptional communication skills allow you to influence and engage diverse stakeholders.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in procurement or related experience, with a focus on strategic category management and knowledge of lab equipment, maintenance, and consumables.
• Experience in negotiating commercial terms for capital equipment purchases.
• Understanding of catalogs, strategies for procuring lab reagents and consumables, and managing tail spend.
• Proficiency in manipulating large data sets in Excel using pivot tables and v-lookups.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change and ambiguity effectively.
• Excellent project management skills, capable of handling multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong communication skills, capable of tailoring messages to diverse audiences.

Education

• University degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Preferred Skills

• Science background with some experience working in a lab.
• Proven ability to build consensus and motivate team members across multiple projects.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making.

Global Business Services

The Global Business Services (GBS) team is an organization established to transform Biogen’s business processes, a platform to scale global operations, fuel commercial growth and the innovation pipeline. Further, GBS provides added value by developing and delivering a suite of business solutions and support services that are appreciated by internal customers. GBS provides services by leveraging a global delivery model, operational transparency and metrics, leveraging global best practices, and a service-oriented process improvement culture.

The vision of GBS at Biogen is to be recognized as a world-class Global Business Services organization driven by the desire for excellence in its people, business solutions, execution and partnerships with internal customers.

The GBS team champions building a continuous improvement culture that other parts of the organization recognize and seek out for business support. We are a performance-based culture organization supported by tools, training, and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS. We seek individuals who can enhance our team with their knowledge, skills, innovation, collaboration and “can do” attitude.

Job Level

Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $106,000.00-$142,000.00. Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

Benefits

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.