Digital Technology and AI (DTA) & Professional Services Category Manager

Bio Marin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain Bio Marin’s cutting‑edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

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 to Bio Marin 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 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 Information Technology and Professional Services Category Manager is an individual contributor role supporting the Information Technology and Professional Services organization enterprise‑wide. This role reports to the Associate Director – Information Technology and Professional Services Leader, who reports to the Sr. Director, Global Enterprise Services Sourcing.

The Category Manager is responsible for executing best‑in‑class procurement strategies, working with and supporting category leaders, fostering strong and broad relationships with stakeholders, and promoting innovation and ongoing process improvement in operational practices.

The role is primarily focused on developing and executing category strategies in Information Technology and Professional Services & Data, including but not limited to the following:

• SaaS
• Services
• AI
• Professional Services

The role will work with other category managers to ensure alignment on related services or overlapping suppliers supporting other categories, such as Software, etc. focusing on developing and executing category strategies in Information Technology and Professional Services & Data, the Category Manager will only provide direct support for the Services and Professional Services categories within these areas.

Focus on aligning Information Technology strategies to any function requiring support from outside firms.

This role will collaborate closely with category leaders from across the Bio Marin organization to ensure that all functions are fully supported, experience an optimized engagement, and receive a high quality product.

• Strategic Planning:
  Ability to develop and execute sourcing and category strategies that align with Bio Marin’s goals and support effective procurement operations.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Build strong relationships with key internal and external partners, manage senior stakeholders, and foster cross‑functional collaboration.
• Procurement Leadership:
  Demonstrate thought leadership in procurement, influence stakeholders, and advocate for best‑in‑class sourcing practices.
• Finance Partnership:
  Collaborate closely with the Finance team to support functional stakeholders in achieving business objectives.
• Industry Awareness:
  Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of industry trends and procurement best practices, and share insights with the team.
• Communication:
  Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders and suppliers.

• Sourcing and category management:
  Assist in managing the creation and implementation of sourcing strategies to support savings, risk mitigation, and assist the team with process improvements.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
  Collaborate business plans with strategic suppliers and optimize supplier performance, ensuring alignment with Bio Marin’s goals.
• Negotiations:
  Handle complex negotiations with strategic…