Contract Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing Associate Director

Global Procurement Associate Director – Strategic Sourcing Lead

What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking an individual who thrives in ambiguity and is capable of driving strategic sourcing excellence with strategic vision and capability. In this vital role you will oversee the operations and management of Procurement’s Contract Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing team s position will play an accountable role in driving the team’s execution and delivery of strategic sourcing priorities in line with Amgen’s External Supply committed financial targets and goals while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and driving continuous improvement in procurement against Amgen’s Business Objectives.

Reporting to Procurement’s Business Partner Lead for Internal and External Manufacturing, you will develop and execute the procurement sourcing strategies for Contract Manufacturing to address business needs while achieving best practice outcomes.

• Lead Global Procurement’s Contract Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing team, providing direction, mentorship, and execution leadership to achieve business goals through supplier sourcing and partnering; actively challenge work to deploy the most comprehensive and creative solutions; remove barriers for team to ensure its ability to implement sourcing deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement through sourcing initiatives by identifying opportunities & inefficiencies, recommending solutions for YoY value capture of savings, and implementing strategic outcomes drive out of Global Procurement’s Category Management team.
• Champion ownership and delivery of annual savings and value plans across Amgen’s Contract Manufacturing sourcing plans that alignment with category and business strategies delivered against Finance’s annual budget plan.
• Be a trusted advisor to External Supply – with ability to grow and maintain influence of Sourcing Agenda with business executives.
• Be a Procurement leader with strong financial competence, experienced with accountability to business partner with Finance executives.
• Develop team capabilities and cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion, with a commitment to continuous improvement in sourcing & contracting processes, tools and operating model;
  Develop goals and prioritize team's work among multiple initiatives;
  Managerial courage to provide performance feedback.
• Support Sourcing Managers to connect the dots and translate strategic programs into sourcing deliverables and outcomes.
• Curate supplier partnerships while deepening Sourcing team’s knowledge of external supplier capabilities and innovative opportunities, accessed though Strategic Sourcing.
• Identify and mitigate supply risk while ensuring Sourcing deliverables adhere to regulatory requirements (e.g., GLP, GMP, ISO) and drive business performance while connecting outcomes to business goals and performance metrics.
• Monitor and report on Strategic Sourcing performance metrics, making necessary adjustments to meet organizational goals and identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
• Evaluate and implement, through Sourcing, process improvement, environmental sustainability & supplier diversity and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and support long-term goals.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and best practices, maintaining and evolving Amgen’s contractual position in order to drive competitive advantage for Amgen.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a person with these qualifications.

• Doctorate degree and 3 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Operations (preferably in a regulated industry) experience
• Master’s degree and 7 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Operations (preferably in a regulated industry) experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Operations (preferably in a regulated industry) experience
• Associate’s degree and 12 years of Procurement, Supply Chain,…