Category Manager

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

About This Role The Category Manager is responsible for procurement support for the Patient Services organization and the Commercial Print and Fulfillment Services Category. The category covers a variety of patient support programs critical to treatment, education and securing access to Biogen medications. In addition to Patient Services, the role covers Print and fulfillment services for the Commercial organization that include Print, fulfillment, sample program and patient letters. The individual will be responsible for stakeholder management, procurement category management, sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier relationship management. This is an individual contributor role that reports to the Director, Global Procurement Commercial Category Leader. This is a Hybrid based role (requires partial work in office) in Research Triangle Park, NC or may be based in Cambridge, MA What You’ll Do Establish strong relationships with the Patient Services and commercial operations teams, understand their business requirements, priorities, and strategic direction to facilitate early and consistent engagement with procurement Work with the Patient Services and the commercial operations organizations to develop and execute best in class category strategies to address outlined short- and long-term business objectives Leverage spend data analytics, external benchmarking, and cost modeling to identify high value opportunities that deliver sustainable value and operational efficiencies to the business Lead sourcing activities consistent with the category strategy objectives. This includes developing sourcing strategies and executing sourcing events through efficient use of appropriate buying channels and resources Ensure supplier contracts are current and reflect the most up to date Biogen terms and conditions. Serve as the supplier relationship manager for key suppliers. Responsible for supplier management activities, ensuring the appropriate level of oversight, direction and development based on the defined criteria Responsible for identifying supplier risk areas and developing and executing risk mitigation actions Who You Are: You are a procurement professional with experience in category management, negotiation, and possess excellent stakeholder management skills. You thrive working in close partnership with your business stakeholders to develop a pipeline of cost and continuous improvement projects. You enjoy collaborating with diverse subject-matter experts to develop process improvements and evolve category strategies to best in class to meet critical business requirements

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years of procurement experience including strategic sourcing, negotiations and category management
Experienced negotiator with working knowledge of terms and conditions, redlining, and working with Legal team to mitigate risk and ensure best value terms for the company
Strong leadership and collaboration skills with ability to build effective relationships and influence peers and key stakeholders.
Excellent interpersonal, motivational and leadership skills
Ability to deal with change and ambiguity effectively
Strong project management skills with ability to plan tasks, manage progress, remove barriers, manage change, resolve conflict, build consensus, and motivate team members across multiple projects concurrently
Strong analytical skills which provide insights and formulate recommendations using data driven solutions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience. Can present information in a clear and concise manner
Ability to prioritize, organize and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced, and challenging environment
Process and cost improvement skills
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required

Nice To Haves

C.P.M./CPSM certification desirable

Responsibilities

Establish strong relationships with the Patient Services and commercial operations teams, understand their business requirements, priorities, and strategic direction to facilitate early and consistent engagement with procurement
Work with the Patient Services and the commercial operations organizations to develop and execute best in class category strategies to address outlined short- and long-term business objectives
Leverage spend data analytics, external benchmarking, and cost modeling to identify high value opportunities that deliver sustainable value and operational efficiencies to the business
Lead sourcing activities consistent with the category strategy objectives. This includes developing sourcing strategies and executing sourcing events through efficient use of appropriate buying channels and resources
Ensure supplier contracts are current and reflect the most up to date Biogen terms and conditions.
Serve as the supplier relationship manager for key suppliers.
Responsible for supplier management activities, ensuring the appropriate level of oversight, direction and development based on the defined criteria
Responsible for identifying supplier risk areas and developing and executing risk mitigation actions

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Employee Resource Groups participation