Associate Procurement Director - Biotech Industry
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Working situation: Hybrid Model
- Level: Associate Director
Our client, a national and growing biopharmaceutical organization, is looking to fill an Associate Director level position in their Tampa location to develop and execute the procurement activities and strategic sourcing initiatives.
The Associate Procurement Director will be working with executive C Suite management and functional stakeholders to identify best in class category practices, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and stakeholder relationship management. The successful candidate for this position will play a critical role in sourcing the products and services needed to run their largest site supporting multiple clinical stage drugs ranging from Phase 1 - Commercialization.
The Associate Procurement Director - Biotech Industry will:
- Drive organizational value (quality, cost, delivery) through cross-functional collaboration for assigned categories including professional services and direct materials (i.e. API's & chemicals)
- Develop a category strategy for each assigned category that incorporates customer requirements, market conditions, sourcing strategy, business risk, and supplier capabilities
- Partner as a trusted advisor on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand evolving business objectives, expectations and specific requirements
- Develop and maintain knowledge of best practices, market conditions, trends, sources of supply and supplier capabilities for assigned categories
- Lead sourcing negotiations with all levels of supplier contacts to mitigate risk (quality, cost, delivery) through contract management best practices
The Associate Procurement Director - Biotech Industry has the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering
- A minimum of 6 years' experience in a strategic sourcing role
- Life Sciences/Pharma industry experience (required)
- APICS, CPIM, or CSCP certification
