Executive Director Strategic Sourcing Manufacturing & Operations

Amgen Inc. • Thousand Oaks, CA

72d

About The Position

At Amgen, if you feel like you are a part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drives all that we do.Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role the Executive Director (ED) of Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) will provide leadership for developing strategic plans and execution for ~$3B spend partnering with Amgen's Operations (OPS) organization and providing sourcing support for Manufacturing categories across all functions. Responsible for delivering savings targets and value capture through strategic category deployment, engagement in company-wide productivity program, and relationship management. It is global responsibility for leading sourcing staff based on critical business sites (corporate headquarters as well as other key manufacturing locations). The ED will play a significant role as part of GSS leadership team to ensure delivery of effective procurement strategies and standards aligned to Amgen's business strategy and expectations.Overall, this role serves as a strategic leader and an innovative problem solver affecting change and must have an ability to think and act globally to lead and collaborate effectively on a cross-functional basis. He/she will be responsible for aligning the global functions through to manufacturing sites to maximize achievement of sourcing objectives and continuity of supply to position sourcing as a competitive advantage for the company.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree & 6 years of sourcing experience OR
• Master's degree & 10 years of sourcing experience OR
• Bachelor's degree & 12 years of sourcing experience AND
• 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Nice To Haves

• 10 years of experience in Sourcing functions or significant roles in business operations of a publicly held company with revenues of more than $10 billion and/or a spend base of at least $3 billion
• A bachelor's degree in business / finance or related field
• Transformed the service delivery model at an organization and/or led through a transformation effort
• Experience and thought leadership in maximizing productivity through use of innovative and progressive methods, as well as experience in navigating varying levels of change in a large corporate or multinational environment
• Sourcing experience in Manufacturing preferred
• Experience with large group leadership of a global organization
• Experienced professional who functions well in a fast-paced, results-oriented, data-driven environment where collaboration and teamwork are critical
• Be adaptable in approach and comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team
• Interpersonal skills, teamwork ability, analytical and organizational skills
• Executive level written, presentation and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead business engagement with Executives and other stakeholders across OPS as well as directing the activities across 8 core manufacturing & capital categories through a team of approximately 48 sourcing professionals; categories include Raw Materials, Devices, Distribution, Packaging & Containers, Contract Manufacturing, Construction, Equipment and Facilities Management.
• Provide strategic vision for the team that is aligned with the broader vision of GSS, which is to enable Amgen Strategy
• Frame and drive productivity agenda linked to business strategy by leading team to leverage market insights and functional expertise in partnership with business
• Drive innovation, ensure performance, and manage risks through supplier relationship management program integrated with category strategies
• Integrate Supplier Diversity and Sustainability into category strategies
• Continually assess the appropriate organizational structure and help prioritize resources and strategic priorities for the team to be engaging in
• Engage in governance forums both at the business function level as well as initiative level
• Drive results and create a sense of urgency through program management
• Recruit and develop talent enabling staff to achieve their career goals
• Develop and nurture productive relationships with both business partners and suppliers
• Partner with GSS Leadership peers to evolve the organization as well as the culture that is welcoming to stakeholders and rewarding to staff
• Ensure sustained execution of progressive global sourcing strategies, policies, and procedures by understanding the strategic shifts of the company as well as supply markets

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees