Bristol Myers Squibb-posted 2 months ago
$119,600 - $144,921/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Tampa, FL
5,001-10,000 employees
Chemical Manufacturing

The Procurement Contract Lead within Agile Sourcing will lead and deliver contracting capability to support Global Products Supply (GPS) through efficient contract review, issue identification and analysis, redlining, negotiation and management of escalations to the legal department. It will be key for this individual to manage and drive effective collaboration across operational functions within GPS (and cross-functional stakeholders, including Legal, Process Owners, and other important cross-functional & business stakeholders. The candidate will need to be able to handle a variety of agreement types and workload with sometimes short and/or expedited deadlines. The individual must have excellent communication skills and must work quickly, diligently, independently and efficiently. The individual in this role must also be able to work with the entire GPS Agile team and to resolve complex negotiation issues in a timely manner and push a deal through to execution. The Contract Lead will ensure effective negotiating and contracting activities to achieve desired procurement outcomes in support of our company's goals.

  • Drive and manage the end-to-end contracting process in support of operations with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Perform appropriate due diligence by issue spotting and assessing risk mitigating options including contract analysis to identify key legal terms that need to be mitigated by the BMS Legal team.
  • Act as a conduit across the GPS Agile Sourcing team to triage and support various Agreement terms and negotiations processes across categories.
  • Negotiate business/commercial terms to advance BMS' interests and understand the contractual terms and be able to explain their risks and implications to the internal business stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance to applicable written guidelines and company policy are followed and required SME input is obtained.
  • Maintain awareness of pre-contracting steps, including underlying BMS policies and procedures related to the contracts.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to GPS category managers & site contacts and their leadership.
  • Act as an expert facilitator to fully manage and lead complex contract negotiations.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant and efficient facilitation of contracts.
  • Identify points of escalation for Agile Sourcing to interface with relevant stakeholders regarding contracting and procurement policy.
  • Monitor performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Partner and share best practices and learnings with Agile Sourcing team.
  • Work with procurement and legal to develop and maintain contracting guidance documents.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives towards an industry-leading contracting capability.
  • Explore new procurement contracting processes & technologies with a focus on AI/ML opportunities.
  • Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. is required. Legal training or certifications (e.g., LLB or Juris Doctorate) is preferred.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of related experience, including relevant procurement, sourcing and contracting experience.
  • Expertise in contract construction, terms and conditions, with strong preference for working knowledge of facilitating, drafting and negotiating buy-side and other in-scope contracts in the pharma/biotech industry.
  • Experience leading, collaborating with and participating on cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrates a high level of adaptability in dealing with ambiguous and complex work environment.
  • Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management technology (e.g., Icertis) to automate and streamline processes.
  • Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
  • Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
  • Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
  • Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance.
  • Work-life programs including paid national holidays and optional holidays.
  • Up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
  • Up to two (2) paid days to volunteer.
  • Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
  • Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits.
  • Tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
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