Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing Associate Director

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do.

Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions.

As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Lets do this. Lets 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 Procurements Contract Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing team s position will play an accountable role in driving the teams execution and delivery of strategic sourcing priorities in line with Amgens External Supply committed financial targets and goals while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and driving continuous improvement in procurement against Amgens Business Objectives.

Reporting to Procurements 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 Procurements 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 Procurements Category Management team.
• Champion ownership and delivery of annual savings and value plans across Amgens Contract Manufacturing sourcing plans that alignment with category and business strategies delivered against Finances 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 teams 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 Amgens 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
• Masters degree and 7 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or Operations (preferably in a…