Sr. Manager, Procurement, Product Development & Analytical Testing Services

Role Summary

The Senior Category Manager role is responsible for developing and implementing category plans and strategies for critical sub-segments of Analytical Testing Services to ensure reliable, robust, agile, compliant and cost-effective supply. Location: New Brunswick, NJ or Princeton, NJ. The role will engage closely with colleagues in the BMS Product Development Organizations as well as External Manufacturing, Site Operations and Supply, and Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to enable speed and supply assurance and will encourage decisions that support long-term viability in the clinical and commercial network. This person must be able to engage technically, operationally, and commercially to understand and enable speed, high quality performance, supply assurance, and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Advise, support, and occasionally lead the application and integration of Sourcing Category Management (SCM) to meet the needs of Analytical Services, Quality and Manufacturing Tech. organizations to support the testing and progression of BMS programs. Occasionally this leader may cover Cell Therapy, Biologics and Small Molecule related testing assignments as there is cross over in the testing related testing laboratories.
• Establish strategic category plans tailored to assigned categories/sub-categories, in congruence with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Lead the sourcing, negotiating, contracting, purchasing to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate Procurement strategies and tactics to obtain desired results.
• Extensive interaction with Business Partners, especially from EXM Site Operations as well as Product Development, Cell Therapy Development, and the Supplier Performance Management (SPM) team is required to ensure that total costs are identified, and optimal value is realized in the execution of contracts.
• Manage supplier and category segmentation, metrics/KPI development and application, scorecard format, etc. Work in conjunction with similar GPS categories (EXM, Product Dev., etc.) & Category Leads to develop a preferred supplier strategy program.
• Supplier Relationship Management Participate in SPM Virtual Development Operating Teams to develop, evaluate or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers.
• Apply appropriate methods of procurement Perform cost benefit analysis on planned acquisitions. Develop effective should cost models with the support of internal and external partners in analytics. Develop and review specifications, statements of work, performance terms, and/or acceptance criteria. Locate and select potential sources of materials and/or services. Prepare and solicit competitive bids, quotations and proposals with pertinent specifications, terms and conditions.
• Review and revise procurement practices to ensure their conformance with established laws.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in which four (4) years are procurement or relevant business/operations experience.
• Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience.
• Category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills.
• Understanding of Research and Development within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Must have a proactive, creative and analytical approach to challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and manage internal stakeholders at all levels within a highly matrixed organization, working across cross-functional, cross-organizational teams.

Education

• Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. is required. Scientific or Engineering focus is preferred.