Senior Manager, Procurement, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb
August 13, 2026
Remote friendly (Madison, NJ)
United States
Operations
Senior Manager, Direct Materials - Cell Therapy
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Develop global category strategies with regional/market variations for assigned spend categories.
- Define buying channels and purchasing policies to ensure compliance and adherence to category strategy (user-centric approach).
- Develop a 3–5-year strategic plan to achieve category targets.
- Lead/support major category initiatives: end-to-end process optimization, make/buy analysis and recommendations, risk management/mitigation, and identification of external innovation.
- Negotiate supply agreements and facilitate other agreements as needed (e.g., CDA’s, Quality Agreements).
- Create a business engagement plan and incorporate stakeholder priorities into functional objectives.
- Provide market insights and subject matter expertise to business partners (e.g., scientists, operations, quality).
- Identify/build/maintain relationships with select suppliers via Supplier Relationship Development programs.
- Develop preferred suppliers and manage compliance.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 5+ years business experience, preferably multi-disciplined procurement or related category domain experience.
- Experience working on cross-functional and/or global teams.
- Skills in stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process redesign/continuous improvement, project management, and performance measurement.
- Knowledge of procurement, contract management, financial and market analysis, supplier management, strategic planning, and integrated supply chain.
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s degree (M.S., M.B.A., M.A., or equivalent) in science, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or a technical field.
- Experience in Cell Therapy and/or Biologics.
- Negotiations training with demonstrated results.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Develop global category strategies with regional/market variations for assigned spend categories.
- Define buying channels and purchasing policies to ensure compliance and adherence to category strategy (user-centric approach).
- Develop a 3–5-year strategic plan to achieve category targets.
- Lead/support major category initiatives: end-to-end process optimization, make/buy analysis and recommendations, risk management/mitigation, and identification of external innovation.
- Negotiate supply agreements and facilitate other agreements as needed (e.g., CDA’s, Quality Agreements).
- Create a business engagement plan and incorporate stakeholder priorities into functional objectives.
- Provide market insights and subject matter expertise to business partners (e.g., scientists, operations, quality).
- Identify/build/maintain relationships with select suppliers via Supplier Relationship Development programs.
- Develop preferred suppliers and manage compliance.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 5+ years business experience, preferably multi-disciplined procurement or related category domain experience.
- Experience working on cross-functional and/or global teams.
- Skills in stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process redesign/continuous improvement, project management, and performance measurement.
- Knowledge of procurement, contract management, financial and market analysis, supplier management, strategic planning, and integrated supply chain.
Preferred Requirements:
- Master’s degree (M.S., M.B.A., M.A., or equivalent) in science, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or a technical field.
- Experience in Cell Therapy and/or Biologics.
- Negotiations training with demonstrated results.