Category Manager, Direct Materials - Raw Materials Drug Development & Manufacturing

Who We Are

Bio Marin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need.

We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well‑understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first‑to‑market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

The Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization is accountable for driving and delivering procurement value to support stakeholders’ and organizational strategic objectives. The GSP function delivers value by leading transformation change and implementing industry‑leading category strategies that directly support the corporate strategy. The GSP organization leverages market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of goods and services and the management of Bio Marin’s growing third‑party spend of $1B+.

Through collaboration with external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients.

The Category Manager – Direct Materials is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Raw Materials Global Category Leader, within Bio Marin’s Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization. This position is designed to build the next generation of Senior Category Managers by providing broad, hands‑on exposure to procurement systems, processes, and core category management fundamentals across multiple direct and lab material categories.

It supports several Senior Category Managers and plays a critical part in running day‑to‑day category business while progressively developing the skills, judgment, and enterprise understanding required for future senior category leadership.

• Stakeholder Relationship Management:
  • Work closely with all related internal functions including Engineering, Manufacturing, TDS, Quality, Compliance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs to plan, manage, and execute cross‑functional sourcing and category initiatives.
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into sourcing and execution activities in alignment with category strategies, including defining scope, timelines, deliverables, and interdependencies.
  • Support issue resolution and escalation related to supplier performance, quality, or delivery and coordinate actions across functions to ensure timely resolution.
• Category Strategy:
  • Maintain an in‑depth understanding of supplier capabilities, capacity, and overall financial stability to effectively differentiate suppliers in both current and future states, and support preferred supplier selection.
  • Utilize spend analytic and market intelligence tools to identify innovation and efficiency opportunities that optimize total cost of ownership, drive cost savings, and mitigate risk.
  • Work in collaboration with key business functions to plan, manage, and execute cross‑functional projects within a multi‑year value‑creation project pipeline, tracking progress, risks, and milestones.
• Contracting:
  • In partnership with Legal and Senior Category Managers, negotiate supplier contracts that meet stakeholder and business needs.
  • Ensure contracts are robust and comprehensive.
  • Effectively manage contracts to ensure compliance and value extraction.
• Supplier Lifecycle Management:
  • Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships.
  • Support supplier onboarding, performance monitoring, and ongoing supplier relationship management activities.
  • Prepare materials and…