Sr. Manager Procurement, Advanced Therapies Procurement

**Job Function**:
Procurement
**Job Sub Function**:
Category
**Job Category**:
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Zug, Switzerland

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

We are searching for the best talent for our Senior Manager, Advanced Therapies Procurement position

This position will be responsible for global External Manufacturers, Critical Direct Materials, and Service suppliers which bring unique capabilities to the Innovative Medicines advanced therapies platform. The category and spending are highly sophisticated and require close collaboration with team members within the business. Many of the innovative suppliers are early phase growth and require a supplier development mentality to support our scale. This individual will identify, develop, and lead the implementation of procurement goals and strategy as well as the organization's activities and deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, service, and compliance adherence. They will maintain key relationships within the business, lead key supplier relationships globally or regionally, and support the development of end-to-end category strategy and deployment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead or supports sourcing initiatives to identify the right supplier partners and build adequate material capacities to support business.
- Influence business decision-making to deliver ongoing value improvements and drive competitive advantage.
- Develop / Support category sourcing strategy for defined portfolio through Business needs assessment, Market Intelligence, Supplier evaluations, and sourcing choices.
- Proactively engages business partners and/or category managers to identify their needs and incorporate those needs into sub-category strategies.
- Develop and lead supplier partnerships / external manufacturing partnerships to drive performance delivery, risk mitigation, and value through supplier-enabled innovation.
- Mitigate business risk through the understanding of commercial, legal, and regulatory requirements and the use of efficient contracting channels demonstrating standard processes and technology.
- Lead, support, or engage as a procurement expert in projects ranging from contracting, supply reliability, innovation, and new product development.
- Represent procurement in End-to-End supply chain initiatives of manufacturing network, digital tools/ technology adoption, and resiliency.

**Qualifications**

**Education**:

- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent University Degree is required with a preference of study in business, life sciences or related field.
- MBA is preferred

**Experience and Skills**:
**Required**:

- A minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated skills in Strategic Procurement, Sourcing, Category, and/ or Supplier Management, preferably in the Supply Chain Environment
- Experiencing influencing, partner on & shape projects without direct team/authority
- Proven flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization can optimally and efficiently move through transitions

**Preferred**:

- Experience in End-to-End supply chain initiatives of manufacturing network, digital tools/ technology adoption, and/ or resiliency
- Experience in complex team member environment; rich influencing skills; understanding of complexities of Regulated industries
- Experience with global procurement for External Manufacturing, Materials, and Services
- Strong business and finance competence, a deep understanding of leading for impact with team members
- Proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management and performance, supply market analysis, Category Management, Procurement Excellence, etc.)
- The ability to understand and influence team members on differing viewpoints (e.g., cross-functional business leaders, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain)

**Other**:

- CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, or other certification is preferred
- This position may require up to 10% domestic & international travel
- Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week

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