Associate Director, External Supply Procurement

Sandoz•Princeton, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! This position will be located at the Princeton, NJ US Headquarters site. Our Sandoz flexible hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely. This role will not have the ability to be located remotely. Preference will be given to local candidates not requiring relocation. U.S. Work visa sponsorship not available for this role. Must have U.S. work authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher
10 years of sourcing, procurement, and/or supplier management experience, including experience in the pharmaceutical / life sciences or related industries
Proven experience in negotiating and executing business-critical, high-value contracts under time pressure
Proven experience in managing and implementing cross-functional cost reduction / value creation projects with both internal and external stakeholders
Comprehensive understanding of product lifecycle management, including product costing and related financial analysis (e.g. forecasting and target setting)
Experience with end-to-end business case development for capital and operating projects in excess of $1 million
High degree of comfort with communicating and presenting to cross-functional stakeholders, including senior executives
Contract negotiations, product cost modeling, life cycle management, project management, executive communcations

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
Project management (PMP) or similar certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Identify, manage, and deliver targeted savings and PPV opportunities across a broad portfolio of third-party products using a variety of sourcing and negotiation strategies.
Develop and maintain mutually beneficial supplier relationships with a designated subset of the external supply base across the Americas region.
Lead negotiations for supply, manufacturing, and service agreements with CMOs and other direct materials suppliers, ensuring the best possible pricing and business terms for Sandoz while maintaining the highest ethical and compliance standards.
Maintain a robust Product Lifecycle Management process for the portfolio; identify, scope, initiate, and manage savings and efficiency projects in collaboration with functional business stakeholders (e.g. SRMs, MS&T, Distribution, Quality, Product Development) to consistently reduce product costs and related third-party spend.
Work closely with Tech Ops and Commercial Finance teams to set portfolio TPCs, value pipelines, and targets; track, manage, and report performance against these targets to department and STO leadership.
Lead and/or serve on cross-functional project teams designed to deliver specific business objectives for Sandoz, e.g. cash flow management, margin enhancement, top-line growth, packaging optimization.
Support formal governance and review processes within the Sandoz Technical Operations (STO) organization, in areas such as due diligence, deal review, product launch, supply assurance, internal audits, etc.
Collaborate with and manage Sandoz stakeholders across the commercial and STO organizations; drive internal consensus on priorities, expectations, and actions.