Job Description

The Associate Director, Sourcing & Procurement will focus on the development and deployment of global category strategies and initiatives. You will lead our major supplier relationships, developing deeper relationships with the stakeholder groups through business partnering, and ensuring that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected value. Your role will have a global remit and accountability for some categories.


You will lead projects tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability programs with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.


You may be based in Santa Monica, CA or Gaithersburg, MD and will report to the Senior Director, Sourcing & Procurement.

Accountabilities:

* Lead implementation of category plans to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver value in accordance with the strategic plan and help towards our Sustainability targets.
* Develop long term strategic plans for the agreed scope of spend category, with a focus on delivering broader value, innovation, and savings.
* Support the team in strategic relationship management (customer and supplier) - ensuring Category Strategies are aligned to our business needs, and we maintain a supply base that can support these strategies.
* Partner with key stakeholders advising on and driving procurement strategies to make decisions necessary to make purchases in congruence with organizational goals.
* Ensure a data-driven approach to category management and high-quality analytics to deliver insights, capabilities, and results.
* Advise on contracts and agreements for the supply of sophisticated products and services with all suppliers
* Support Global procurement colleagues and collaborate on setting and completing the strategy.

Essential Skills/Experience:
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* Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum of seven (7) years' experience in a procurement or business development environment
* Experience in Category Management (preferably in Cell Therapy)
* Project management, change management and people leadership skills
* Experience within the biotech / pharmaceutical industry
* Ability to influence others
* Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations

*The annual base pay for this position ranges from $103,426 to $155,140.* *Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits offered include a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.*