Sr. Manager, Procurement, Product Development & Analytical Testing Services

Bristol-Myers Squibb • New Brunswick, NJ

120d • $140,760 - $170,568 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Category Manager role is responsible for developing and implementing category plans and strategies for critical sub-segments of Analytical Testing Services in order to ensure reliable, robust, agile, compliant and cost-effective supply. The Sr. Manager will engage closely with colleagues in the BMS Product Development Organizations as well as External Manufacturing, Site Operations and Supply, and Strategic Sourcing and Procurement to enable speed and supply assurance and will encourage decisions that support long-term viability in the clinical & commercial network. This person must be able to engage technically, operationally, and commercially to understand and enable speed, high quality performance, supply assurance, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. is required; Scientific or Engineering focus is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in which four (4) years are procurement or relevant business/operations experience.
• Procurement process knowledge, contract management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience.
• Category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills.
• Understanding of Research and Development within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Must have a proactive, creative and analytical approach to challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and manage internal stakeholders at all levels within a highly matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Advise, support, and occasionally lead the application and integration of Sourcing Category Management (SCM) to meet the needs of Analytical Services, Quality and Manufacturing Tech organizations.
• Establish strategic category plans tailored to assigned categories/sub-categories, in congruence with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Lead the sourcing, negotiating, contracting, purchasing to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate Procurement strategies and tactics.
• Extensive interaction with Business Partners, especially from EXM Site Operations as well as Product Development, Cell Therapy Development, and the Supplier Performance Management (SPM) team.
• Manage supplier and category segmentation, metrics/KPI development and application, scorecard format, etc.
• Participate in SPM Virtual Development Operating Teams to develop, evaluate or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers.
• Perform cost benefit analysis on planned acquisitions.
• Develop effective should cost models with the support of internal and external partners in analytics.
• Prepare and solicit competitive bids, quotations and proposals with pertinent specifications, terms and conditions.

Benefits

• 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, business travel protection and survivor support.
• Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
• Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
• Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
• Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree