Head of Procurement and Sourcing

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In 2015, we pioneered a “moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early‑stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease, and develop life‑changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible.

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Bridge Bio is building a dedicated Strategic Procurement function and we are looking for a Director to lead it. This is a build role: the Director will stand up the team, establish sourcing strategy and governance, and take ownership of procurement across Bridge Bio's non‑clinical spend categories – IT, Travel & Expense (T&E), Sales & Marketing (S&M), and G&A. The Director will own the full, end‑to‑end procurement lifecycle: defining category strategy;

running competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and leading contract negotiations; implementing contract lifecycle management; and building a supplier performance management program with KPI tracking and business reviews. Reporting to the Executive Director, FP&A, the Director will be accountable for delivering measurable savings against an approximately $500M annual addressable spend base, and for building the team, processes, and infrastructure needed to sustain that performance over time.

Organizational Build‑Out & Team Leadership

• Stand up and lead the Strategic Procurement team, including direct management of a Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing and two Buyer (contractor) resources.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop procurement talent as the function scales; define roles, workflows, and performance expectations for the team.

Category Management (Non‑Clinical Scope)

• IT – software, hardware, SaaS, telecom, and vendor contracts
• T&E – corporate travel, hotel and airline programs
• S&M – agencies, events, market research, promotional spend
• G&A – IT enterprise services, company‑wide events, professional services, facilities, office and MRO supplies

Strategic Sourcing & Savings Delivery

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies against ~$500M in addressable non‑clinical spend.
• Deliver a savings target of 2–4% of addressable spend annually (approximately $5M–$10M), representing a 5x–10x return on the team's total cost.
• Build the pipeline, tracking, and reporting needed to validate savings and hold the function accountable to target.
• Lead RFP processes, vendor negotiations, and contract structuring across in‑scope categories.
• Establish ongoing vendor performance management and contract renewal governance.

Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing, G&A, and Legal stakeholders to align sourcing strategy with business needs.
• Act as the primary point of contact for procurement matters with the Executive Director, FP&A and other senior stakeholders.

Process, Governance & Reporting

• Establish procurement policies, approval workflows, and procure‑to‑pay processes for a newly formed function.
• Build dashboards and reporting to track savings, spend under management, and team performance; present results to Finance leadership.

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, including experience leading a team; biotech, pharma, or life sciences industry experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling a procurement function, ideally in a growth‑stage or resource‑conscious environment.
• Category expertise…