Associate Director Laboratory Consumables

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Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming patients’ lives through science. At the core of that mission are the talented individuals who contribute their “unique” skillsets to help us drive innovation and deliver truly life-changing drugs for our patients. As we continue to pursue that mission, we’re looking for talented professionals like you to join our team. What unique gene will you bring?

Global Procurement is a corporate strategic sourcing group that serves BMS's global business units by identifying and executing sourcing strategies to meet their needs. Beginning with concise specifications and well-planned negotiations, Procurement strives to maximize contract value while maintaining strict quality standards. Procurement continuously works with strategic suppliers to develop and capture additional value within the supply chain through productivity initiatives and supplier collaboration.

This Associate Director role focuses on the development of category strategies that define how purchasing will be done for the Laboratory Consumables (LC) spend category, which includes defining buying channels, establishing purchasing policies, and driving a supplier relationship management (SRM) program. This role will engage strategically, technically, and operationally with suppliers and stakeholders to enable high quality performance, supply assurance, and risk mitigation activities to support the execution of the Research and Early Development (R&ED) pipeline. This role will develop, maintain and implement a 3-5-year strategic category plan focused on lab consumables and channel strategy which ensures that all projects dependent upon these products and services deliver maximum value across R&ED.

Additionally, this individual is responsible for overseeing the execution of the category strategy by multiple cross-functional teams, including sourcing and contracting. This role will assist in the development of and adherence to strategic category management processes and procedures, supplier and category segmentation, metrics/KPI development and application, and contract management. This role is expected to ensure close alignment to business priorities and functional objectives. Communication with broad stakeholder groups, from scientists to operations and quality teams, is critical for this role.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:


Develop and lead the LC category with global, regional and local considerations that defines how purchasing will be done for laboratory consumables and supplies within R&ED and relevant Product Development / Global Manufacturing / Quality laboratories





Drive strategy development and planning for innovation in the LC space by developing a 3-5 year strategic plan which considers process optimization, innovation, and “speed-to-science” objectives and industry-leading best practices, supplier capabilities, and procurement solutions

Engage and manage relationships with key R&ED leaders by understanding their business needs; sell the category strategy to senior stakeholders, champion procurement objectives, and exert influence without direct reporting-line responsibilities

Partner with key stakeholders to optimize ways of working and drive co-ownership of initiatives and accountability based on aligned strategic objectives; execute category strategies globally and regionally

Define and drive SRM with key suppliers through supplier segmentation and identifying criteria for consideration for preferred supplier status; set value creation targets and develop and implement key supplier performance indicators and reporting mechanisms

Drive channel strategy for the LC category by defining the applicable buying channels and purchasing policies to ensure compliance and adherence to the category strategy; help to roll out key enablement tools/systems, processes, and templates that will improve the buying channel experience

Share best practices with other procurement category leads, R&ED category managers and other Global Procurement colleagues, and continuously improve strategy with feedback and discussion of best practices

Remain current with market trends through relationships with Sourcing Managers, suppliers and market experts, and seek to gain understanding of and access to emerging supplier capabilities and innovation


Qualifications:


B.S./B.A. in science or engineering

Minimum of 6-7 years of business or related experience

Minimum of 4-6 years of multi-disciplined procurement experience, or related category domain experience or relevant experience

Minimum of 2-years of Pharmaceutical Procurement experience, or working directly with Pharmaceutical Procurement teams or relevant experience

Experience leading and participating on cross-functional and/or global teams

Managerial experience including managing teams of senior professionals and establishing performance expectations

Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills

Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience


Preferred Qualifications:


M.S., M.B.A., M.A., or equivalent Master’s degree in science, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or another related technical field

Professional certifications (e.g. CPM, CPIM, CSCP)

3 years Pharmaceutical Procurement experience

Membership in Professional Associations, e.g. ISM

Negotiations training


Bristol-Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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