Sourcing Manager - Construction

Illumina • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. Position Summary: Develops sourcing strategy for all goods and services. Negotiates and manages contracts and relationships with vendors. Implements policies and metrics to ensure that savings goals are realized. Works with technical buyers, engineers and management to identify new product needs. Identifies new sources in order to meet business requirements. Responsible for quality control of vendor products. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs and other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience related to Construction sourcing and/or contracting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, strategy, and execution of Construction strategic sourcing and category management
• Address all areas of category management including category business plans, global market and pricing analysis and procurement support.
• Responsible for negotiating and reaching agreement with suppliers on complex business terms and conditions. In particular, this will include negotiation, implementation, and ongoing management of contractual agreements.
• Form teams from various internal departments for categories and sub-categories to manage vendors, control spend, and mitigate risk issues for Illumina.
• Acts as internal team leader and primary contact for negotiation with targeted key suppliers.
• Contribute to development of the company’s strategic commodity objectives and goals.
• Advise management on alternate global supply sources, raw material costs, commodity pricing trends and supply/demand situations that could impact the business.
• Acquire and maintain a clear understanding of the technologies utilized in Illumina’s products, parts and services.
• Forms teams with other departments (Procurement, Legal, Quality, Regulatory, and Development) to effectively address business and risk mitigation issues for inclusion into Illumina standard contract template.
• Negotiate business T & C’s relating to: forecast process, sourcing strategies, lead times, price reduction and other strategic issues with key suppliers.
• Manage list of critical suppliers for contract implementation and timelines for completion.
• Reports contract status to teams and management.
• Monitors the critical contract review, extension and termination terms and dates.
• Lead vendor management, category management, and cost savings for Construction
• Manage and implement periodic supply agreement changes and updates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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