Strategic Sourcing Manager – Marketing (Content Production & Media)

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

9d • $98,291 - $132,981 • Remote

About The Position

Amgen is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager focused on Marketing Services, specifically Content Production and Media. Reporting to the Business Partner Lead – Content Production & Media, this role develops and executes sourcing strategies aligned with commercial, media, and enterprise objectives. The manager leads sourcing initiatives, cross-functional collaboration, supplier relationships, negotiations, and contract development to support high-quality content development, media engagement, and compliant omnichannel engagement.

The role works with Global Marketing, Media, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, Procurement, and regional teams to improve the content supply chain and deliver cost optimization, supplier innovation, operational efficiency, and faster time-to-market. It also supports capabilities such as modular content, digital asset management, AI-enabled content creation, and content reuse. The role is remote in the USA, as indicated in the reporting role description.

The position calls for expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier performance and governance, analytics, risk management, and complex commercial agreements. Familiarity with regulated pharmaceutical marketing and media requirements is important. The listed U.S. annual salary range is $98,290.60–$132,981.40. Benefits are eligibility-based and include health and welfare coverage, retirement and savings plans, annual bonus or sales-based incentives where applicable, stock-based long-term incentives, time-off plans, and flexible work models where possible.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or master's degree and 2 years of Strategic Sourcing or Marketing Services experience; or bachelor's degree and 4 years; or associate degree and 8 years; or high school diploma and 10 years.
• Demonstrated leadership in strategic sourcing across Content Production, Media, and related agency services, including supplier management, cost optimization, and performance measurement.
• Deep understanding of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract lifecycle management in regulated healthcare and life sciences environments.
• Strong financial, legal, and contractual acumen, with experience negotiating complex commercial agreements for content production, media, creative, and outsourced professional services.
• Proven record of driving innovation in category strategy, content production operating models, supplier engagement, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Ability to communicate complex category strategies, influence senior stakeholders, and lead change across marketing, media, procurement, legal, regulatory, and regional organizations.
• Ability to identify evolving business needs and develop strategic sourcing solutions across the content production and media ecosystem.
• Experience using spend analytics, supplier benchmarking, and market intelligence to inform category strategies and identify value opportunities.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements governing pharmaceutical marketing and media, including promotional and non-promotional content development.
• Ability to articulate a forward-looking category vision and build alignment around a strategic, value-driven roadmap.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with procurement technologies such as Ariba, Scout, and SirionLabs, as well as ERP systems and analytics platforms used for sourcing, supplier performance, and process automation.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in content production, modular content, digital asset management, AI-enabled content creation, and omnichannel content delivery, and ability to translate market innovations into business value.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the evolving Content Production and Media category strategy, aligned with commercial, media, and enterprise priorities.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for content production, media strategy, media planning and buying, content operations, and related agency services.
• Deliver business value through cost optimization, supplier innovation, operational excellence, and improved content quality.
• Optimize total cost of ownership by improving production models, increasing supply-chain efficiencies, and maximizing supplier performance and value.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance through relationship management, governance, service-level agreements, and performance metrics.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to content production, media effectiveness, regulatory compliance, quality, and supplier continuity.
• Use data and analytics to assess category performance and KPIs, including speed-to-market, content reuse, production efficiency, supplier performance, and value realization.
• Partner with Global Marketing, Media, Legal, Regulatory, Commercial, and regional teams to align sourcing strategies with enterprise standards and local market needs.
• Collaborate with external partners, peer networks, and industry organizations to track content production models, media innovation, AI-enabled content creation, supplier capabilities, and industry practices.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements that balance business value, quality, compliance, intellectual property protection, and procurement objectives.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships across Global Marketing, Media, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, and Procurement teams.
• Partner with stakeholders to optimize the end-to-end content supply chain, including modular content, digital asset management, AI-enabled content creation, and content reuse.
• Help ensure supplier compliance with quality, regulatory, legal, privacy, and media governance requirements while driving continuous improvement.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed