Director, Sourcing Excellence & Transformation

BoehringerPRD•Brampton, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Serves as a key leader within Global Business Services (GBS) Sourcing, focused on the U.S. market. Drives the sourcing vision, mission, and strategy while ensuring operational efficiency in a highly regulated environment. Aligns U.S. priorities with global Sourcing Excellence & Transformation (SE&T) initiatives and reports directly to the Vice President, Head of Purchasing in the U.S. Enhances Boehringer Ingelheim’s sourcing capabilities through excellence, transformation, and innovation. Translates global strategies into U.S.-specific actions and manages the sourcing business portfolio. Oversees performance management, data analytics, governance, compliance, and project portfolio management. Promotes digitalization and sustainable sourcing while ensuring adherence to U.S. laws and global standards. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and the global Head of SE&T to ensure harmonized solutions. Ensures sourcing strategies deliver value, mitigate risk, and foster continuous improvement across local and global operations. Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation’s office in Ridgefield, CT 20% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Business, Engineering or related field and ten (10) years of experience in a purchasing or sourcing role OR Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Business, Engineering or related field and eight (8) years of experience in a purchasing or sourcing role.
Seven (7) years of experience with: Negotiation preparation and execution; and, Contract management.
Five (5) years of experience with: Governance and compliance enablement; Strategic project leadership; Risk and value management; Project portfolio management; SAP systems, including Ariba, WeBuy Sourcing, WeBuy Procurement, and S/4HANA ERP; Working across different business functions and with global partners; and, Working in different roles within procurement, including sourcing, purchasing, and compliance.
Three (3) years of experience with Dashboard performance indicator tool, including Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

Drives the sourcing vision, mission, and strategy.
Ensures operational efficiency in a highly regulated environment.
Aligns U.S. priorities with global Sourcing Excellence & Transformation (SE&T) initiatives.
Enhances Boehringer Ingelheim’s sourcing capabilities through excellence, transformation, and innovation.
Translates global strategies into U.S.-specific actions.
Manages the sourcing business portfolio.
Oversees performance management, data analytics, governance, compliance, and project portfolio management.
Promotes digitalization and sustainable sourcing.
Ensures adherence to U.S. laws and global standards.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams and the global Head of SE&T to ensure harmonized solutions.
Ensures sourcing strategies deliver value, mitigate risk, and foster continuous improvement across local and global operations.