Strategic Procurement Manager
Direct Hire Full-Time Role
Salary Range: $140,000 - $175,000 per year
Location: Redwood City, CA - Hybrid Role
Job Summary:
We require a motivated individual with a scientific background to play a critical role as a Procurement Manager within our Research and Development team. You will be responsible for procurement-related tasks such as sourcing activities, Request for Proposals (RFPs), managing supplier relationships, ERP system responsibility, procurement process optimization, and scale-up support of pipeline compound development and clinical programs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage POs, cross-functional collaboration, and leading supplier negotiations.
- Support process improvements in cost reductions and prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information, resulting in measurement reporting and purchasing metrics.
- Identify, resolve, and expedite issues to ensure timely identification and procurement of materials.
- Maintain database parameters working on a cross-functional basis to identify business needs.
- Coordinate and negotiate favorable terms with suppliers to support cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
- Support supplier alignment, understanding the total delivered cost to leverage purchase opportunities.
- Communicate at all levels to ensure proper purchasing and strategies are achieved, supported as requested, and aligned with company objectives.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure optimal cost and delivery, including KPIs and Scorecards.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional work experience plus a BS/BA; 3+ years of professional work experience plus an MA/MS or MBA in a corporate environment, preferably in procurement and supplier management.
- Experience managing and maintaining strong business partner relationships.
- Strong communication, negotiation, contract management, tact, judgment, and organization experience
- Working knowledge of RFPs and RFQs
- Act as a strategic partner to the Business Unit while aligning business objectives, challenges, projects, and requirements.
- A proven track record of applying procurement principles, concepts, best practices, and standards, along with in-depth knowledge of industry practices
- Able to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas with a proven record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned category areas.
- Knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis.
- Experience working with and leading multiple projects and teams simultaneously across a matrixed organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Procurement, or Supply Chain Management.
- Coupa experience preferred.
- Able to effectively communicate across all levels of the company.
- Adept at problem-solving and multi-tasking in a fast-paced atmosphere.
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and vendor management skills.
- Experience working with R&D
Desired Skills and Experience
Procurement, sourcing, contract management, RFPs, RFQs, Coupa, Excel, R&D
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