Global Purchasing Senior Specialist

Global Purchasing Senior Specialist

Working with Us – Challenging. Meaningful. Life‑changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. At Bristol Myers Squibb, unique and impactful work happens every day. You’ll get the opportunity to grow and thrive alongside high‑achieving teams, taking your career farther than you imagined.

• Build and maintain supplier governance with the assigned HR function and/or geographic region.
• Provide continuous improvement within global vendor‑management processes to enhance stakeholder experience and align business strategy/requirements.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise with BMS policy and procedures for purchasing and payment processing.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to problem‑solve with an understanding of end‑to‑end processes and their impacts.
• Proactively execute and coordinate the "Purchase to Pay" process for People Services, working closely with regional teams and SMEs across HR and BMS.
• Execute the full life‑cycle of purchase‑order management in SAP/ARIBA, including creation, maintenance, on‑time payments, and closure.
• Manage the monitoring and tracking of invoices to ensure timely payment.
• Conduct financial tracking, monitoring, and reporting of purchase orders against actual budgeted amounts.
• Prepare and communicate monthly financial variance reports.
• Lead collaboration with cross‑functional teams, both internal and external, to ensure invoices are validated and approved before releasing payment.
• Build relationships with cross‑functional teams such as Accounts Payable, Global Payments, Finance, Procurement, and functional support teams.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise regarding procurement and finance policies and procedures, utilizing SAP, ARIBA, and Icertis.
• Work with HR and Finance to manage the harmonization of various acquired companies, ensuring benefits and compensation are correctly aligned to allow for smooth day‑to‑day running of the business.
• Provide insight and guidance to HR on the BMS ways of working, addressing issues such as:
• Managing procurement processes
• Overseeing vendor creation
• Contract management
• Facilitating the I2P process
• Handling non‑BMS system payments through heritage payment systems

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with financial/budget analysis
• Experience in purchase‑order/vendor payment processing utilizing SAP/ARIBA
• Ability to work in a matrix team with strong organizational skills
• Advanced data‑analysis, Excel, and complex reporting skills
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate across regional remote teams and markets
• Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems with limited guidance
• Identify and drive areas for continuous improvement

Tampa – FL – US: $66,390 – $80,443. The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

• Health Coverage:
  Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: BMS Well‑Being Account, Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well‑being and Protection: 401(k), short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity‑theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

• US Exempt Employees:
  Flexible time off (unlimited with manager approval), 11 paid national holidays. Additional time off may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs, and an annual global shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non‑Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Global Shutdown:
  All full‑time and part‑time global employees who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible.

Job Title:

Global Purchasing Senior Specialist (Requisition # R1597668)

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