Senior Manager, Procurement Process, Policy & Governance

Senior Manager, Procurement Process, Policy & Governance

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As the Senior Manager of Process, Policy & Governance reporting to the Senior Director, Procurement Operations, your primary focus will be the maintenance and enhancement of Otsuka’s procurement operations, processes and policies in support of Otsuka’s North America portfolios. This role will have responsibility for ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of these policies, working closely with Sourcing, Finance, Technology, Legal and various business partners to allow for the ongoing evolution of maintaining and optimizing procurement processes for business partners involved in acquiring goods and services for the organization.

The role involves developing and implementing procurement strategies and policies that enable the Procurement and Sourcing functions to effectively manage supplier relationships, negotiate/execute contracts, leverage best‑in‑class reporting, streamline transactional processes, optimize technology capabilities and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals, forecasting needs, and managing the procurement planning process.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations, and organizational policies related to procurement. This includes in depth knowledge of taxability on goods and services.
• Develop, update and enforce procurement policies, procedures and standard operating guidelines in line with regulatory requirements, corporate governance and best practice.
• Serve as policy owner and escalation point for procurement related compliance issues.
• Partner with Sourcing, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Finance and Quality to embed regulatory risk and controls into the purchasing process.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline the end‑to‑end Source to Pay (S2P) process, including sourcing, contracting, purchasing and supplier management.
• Partner with Sourcing and Vendor Management professionals to identify, evaluate and manage relationships and ways of working with suppliers.
• Establish clear approval workflows, evaluation and implementation of delegation of authority thresholds and control mechanisms to mitigate risk while enabling efficient business operations.
• Implement standardized templates, RACI matrices, and playbooks to ensure consistency across companies and purchasing categories.
• Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Development and distribution of monthly success metrics across the S2P process.
• Ad hoc responsibilities to address emerging business need and leadership requests.

• Provide training and guidance to internal procurement team and business partners on procurement policies and procedures, acting as a resource for procurement‑related questions.
• Partner with functional leaders to align procurement processes with business objectives and operational needs.
• Lead change management efforts to drive stakeholder adoption.

• Collaborate with IT to prioritize and define system requirements, workflows, and controls within procurement platforms.
• Architect and implement a long‑range operational excellence roadmap across S2P, emphasizing automation, lean processes and continuous improvement in conjunction with IT.
• Build business cases and success measures for major system enhancements.
• Ensure cleanliness of procurement master data and develop compliance reporting, and ensure adequate audit trails.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards powered by advanced analytics for spend, performance, cycle times and savings tracking.
• Lead deployment of Generative AI and advanced analytics to automate purchasing processes and performance reporting.
• Manage seamless transitions and process integrations, especially across affiliated companies and/or acquisitions.

• Monitor supplier and contract compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external…