Senior Manager – Agile Sourcing – Indirect Services

Senior Manager – Agile Sourcing – Indirect Services

Requirements

• Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. is required; J.D./M.S./M.B.A is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years prior work experience in multi-disciplined procurement, contract management at a large company or contracts service provider is required.
• Strong understanding of key contract provisions and ability to review and respond to redlines.
• Experience in applying organizational standards when drafting contracts and negotiating terms.
• Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a strong client focus, and comprehensive understanding of contracts and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
• Excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-on-one and group situations.
• Ability to sustain high levels of performance in a constantly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end implementation of Sourcing and Contracting Strategy and contribute to strategy development.
• Project management and operational support for various contracting and strategic initiatives.
• Communicate project status updates clearly and transparently across matrix stakeholders.
• Provide End-to-End project management for complex sourcing events.
• Review, redline, draft, and negotiate routine contracts with minimal supervision for assigned categories, and for complex contracts under the guidance of transactional attorneys.
• Provide guidance and explanation of risks on contract matters to internal stakeholders including procurement and business units.
• Partner with attorneys providing advice on transactions, patient data privacy law, and other regulatory matters, as well as other internal SMEs to draft and update contract templates.
• Develop and maintain fallback guidance, playbooks, and other internal documents with advice from transactional attorneys.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for external parties, engage internal stakeholders in negotiation decisions, and manage contracts through the negotiation process.
• Lead the negotiation and execution of contracts in close partnership with legal and other key business functions to meet GPS category and site needs in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• Gather contract requirements and understanding the scientific business need.
• Demonstrate strong command of contract legal terms and clauses.
• Develop creative solutions in the face of challenges to enable business initiatives and manage risk.
• Maintain full compliance with BMS contracting policies and procedures.
• Lead the gathering and formalization of key business requirements.
• Prepare and solicit competitive bids, quotations, and proposals.
• Develop scoring criteria with input from key partners and stakeholders.
• Evaluate competitive offerings and assess supplier product & pricing information.
• Partner with category leads, site procurement and business unit representatives to award business.
• Ensure excellence in delivery of procurement initiatives that maximize corporate, business, and functional priorities and objectives.
• As part of implementation, review product availability and/or pricing information with suppliers.
• Support design/development of procurement compliance programs that align to organizational objectives and business strategies.
• Conduct pricing or fair market value analysis and support risk management as required.
• Support Business Partnering & Strategy (BP&S)
• Manage stakeholders within the applicable business units (i.e. GPS)
• Consult with Global Procurement (GP) & Agile Sourcing Leadership, Strategic Corporate Transactions (Legal) and senior leadership of suppliers when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or consulting industry is preferred.
• Professional Certifications (e.g. CPM, CPIM) or PMP