Director, Site Operations Procurement (Frederick Manufacturing Center Lead)

AstraZeneca • Frederick, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Director, Site Operations Procurement is the senior procurement leader for the Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC), a large-scale Bulk Drug Substance (BDS) site with multiple manufacturing trains and significant expansion plans over the next five years The role owns end-to-end site spend and value delivery, partners closely with site leadership to enable reliable operations and growth, and leads the local procurement team to implement global category strategies while owning local supplier sourcing and supplier relationship management (SRM). Serve as a strong influencer amongst executives, opinion drivers, and key stakeholders. Combine superior negotiation skills, business acumen, communication, and group facilitation skills with the ability to promote an all-inclusive high-performing culture to ensure business needs are met or surpassed.
Purpose
Enable site performance and growth: Provide strategic and operational procurement leadership to support reliable BDS manufacturing across multiple trains and deliver on the expansion roadmap
Own site spend and value: Be accountable for total site spend (direct, indirect, and capital where in scope), driving supply delivery, savings, risk mitigation, and supplier-enabled innovation including alignment to Finance on recognized savings and forecast accuracy, working capital improvement, and TCO-based decision making.
Align global, deliver local: Support the implementation of global category strategies; lead local sourcing and SRM for site-specific suppliers and contracts.

Requirements

• 10–15 years of progressive procurement experience, including 5+ years leading teams and significant experience with expansion/CAPEX programs; experience in biopharma industry
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced degree a plus.
• Strategic sourcing and SRM track record across direct, indirect, and capital categories; strong commercial acumen.
• Contract Negotiation ability to effectively negotiate highly complex contracting scenarios in a fast-paced environment
• Project and change management skills, including support for major site expansions and CAPEX programs.
• Risk management expertise (IRM, supply assurance, compliance controls).
• Stakeholder influence: Ability to partner with senior site leaders and drive cross-functional outcomes.
• Proven partnership with Finance on value recognition, TCO modeling, and budget governance; experience integrating procurement with Supply Chain planning (MPS/MRP) and with Facilities/Engineering for CAPEX/EPCM delivery and asset reliability.
• Pharma experience within a manufacturing site

Nice To Haves

• Systems proficiency: SAP and Coupa; strong analytical and financial skills.
• Experience in Bulk Drug Substance (or other Bio/Aseptic Process) manufacturing context and multitrain operations.
• Proven lean leadership and continuous improvement in procurement.
• Professional procurement qualifications (e.g., CPSM, CIPS) and experience with complex CAPEX/EPC/EPCM procurement.
• Experience with should‑cost modeling, indexation/hedging, construction claims management, energy procurement, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
• Multisite or global network procurement experience.site or global network procurement experience.
• Regulatory understanding: Working knowledge of cGMP and US safety/environmental regulations; adherence to AZ Code of Ethics and Financial Control Framework (FCF).

Responsibilities

• Americas Procurement leadership & cross-site value: Member of the Americas Procurement Leadership Team; collaborate with US site leads to harmonize strategies and deliver cross-site value, leveraging scale to accelerate Source to Contract and sustainability in line with AZ’s procurement 2, 2, 2 strategy ($2BN in effective savings; 2x the speed of source to contract; 2mtCO2 scope 3 reduction pathway confirmed with suppliers).
• Operations partnering & stakeholder engagement: Embed with the Site Heads, leadership team, and core functions (Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality, Engineering/Projects, Supply Chain/Planning, EH&S, Facilities, Finance, Legal); drive early procurement engagement in planning and capital approvals, translate operational needs into sourcing plans, and communicate priorities, risks, and outcomes to enable fast, compliant decisions.
• Strategy & spend ownership: Establish the site procurement strategy with integrated financial targets (productivity, inflation management), supply chain resilience objectives (dual sourcing, OTIF), and Facilities/Engineering reliability outcomes (asset uptime, cost per asset).
• Global category collaboration and localization: Partner with Global Category Leads to understand strategy and co‑translate it into site‑specific execution plans that meet site needs while delivering category goals; align on preferred suppliers, standards, contracts, and wave plans, and provide clear site demand signals, constraints, and readiness inputs to shape category designs.
• Local sourcing & SRM: Lead sourcing and SRM for local suppliers, including performance reviews, risk mitigation, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Capital projects & Engineering collaboration: Establish and operate a size‑based CAPEX RACI with the Global Engineering Category Team—Global leads major capital initiatives and site Procurement leads smaller projects—ensuring alignment to global standards, preferred suppliers, and local compliance.
• Compliance & governance: Ensure adherence to AZ Code of Ethics, SHE standards, Financial Control Framework, Sarbanes‑Oxley, and applicable US regulations (cGMP, OSHA/EPA, labor).
• Risk & assurance: Lead site procurement risk management, including supply assurance, business continuity, dual sourcing where feasible, and proactive lifecycle management of critical suppliers and materials.
• Performance management: Set and report KPIs (eg. savings, compliance, ontime delivery, supplier quality, cycle time, risk indicators); maintain value tracking in the procurement value database and support annual budgeting (MTP).
• Contracting & negotiation: Oversee development, negotiation, and management of site-specific contracts; support execution of global framework agreements at site, ensuring local onboarding and adherence.
• Team leadership: Line-manage the site procurement team; provide clear direction, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and capability development; develop a strong performance and engagement culture, while maintaining Great Place to Work.
• External suppliers & market insight: Engage local strategic suppliers and monitor local supply markets to inform sourcing strategies and drive performance, resilience, sustainability, and innovation.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and lead improvement initiatives and project teams in support of site’s longer-term strategy; develop and maintain service level agreements with key internal customers.
• Regional / Global Governance: Ability to act as a regional or global champion to drive performance for key objectives across multiple regions.

Benefits

• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager