Vice President, Global Sourcing & Procurement

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42299-JOB## At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.## Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference.

Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.##
** Responsibilities:
*** Develop and implement global sourcing and procurement strategies for $1.4B direct materials, indirect materials and services.
* Lead Sourcing & Procurement operations (~70 FTE) to deliver operational excellence, productivity (COGS, OPEX) through strategic partnership, scale, value engineering and M&A synergies.
* Lead Supplier innovation, cost & cash, sustainability, resiliency, risk management & compliance.
* Lead and develop a high performing Sourcing and Procurement organization. This includes driving a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement. Drive centralization of direct and indirect procurement services in Global Capability Center in India.
* Lead NPI planning and procurement execution, processes, and systems
* Lead company COGS savings program and the transformation of indirect spend management.
* Drive global compliance through purchasing policy and controls.
* Develop/implement best practice direct and indirect procurement processes and systems
* Own and drive strong governance of corporate and/or organizational policies including Purchasing Policy, Consultant Management Policy.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with global sourcing & procurement initiatives in alignment with corporate strategy.
* Member of Global Operations executive leadership team and partners  across the business with other leaders in research, product development, Quality, IT, Facilities, Finance, and Legal.
* Responsible for strategic and tactical planning and execution. Consistently works with abstract ideas or situations across functional areas of the business. Through assessment of intangible variables, identifies and evaluates fundamental issues, providing strategy and direction for major functional areas.
* Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters. Influences corporate and industry policy making.
* Directs and controls the activities of the following functional areas: direct material sourcing, indirect material/service sourcing, indirect procurement, direct procurement processes/systems, and NPI planning/ procurement through senior leaders who have overall responsibility for the successful operation of those assigned areas.
* Conditions suppliers regarding Illumina's business objectives at every opportunity.  Reviews performance of critical suppliers regularly and make effective recommendations, for balanced business decisions.
* Champions strategy and obtains strategic alignment from key stakeholders around new initiatives and development of a shared vision for the organization.
* Communicates broad business issues actively and enthusiastically, develop a diverse leadership team to drive the business, connect individual/group work efforts to the mission, spirit and strategic intent of Illumina.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.
** Requirements:
*** Ability to develop and implement long term strategies that align with organizational goals.
* Demonstrates ability to combine data from multiple sources in order to draw conclusions and apply when making decisions.
* Demonstrated success in supplier management, cost reduction projects, LEAN, on-time delivery, supplier sustainability, or experience in a mature industry/healthcare industry/consulting.
* Demonstrates the ability to manage by the numbers but not lead by the numbers. Able to drill down into financial details but ensure business success by leading people.
* Ability to lead and develop teams in a manner that fosters new insights and innovation.
* Demonstrated leadership and strategy formulation experience.
* Demonstrates understanding of strategy impact on Illumina.
* Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
* ISO 13485 and GMP knowledge.
* Demonstrated understanding of the financial implications of decisions and projects at the company level.
* Ability to collaborate with and influence departments throughout the organization.
* Excellent business, financial and negotiating skills are required…