Strategic Procurement Manager

Strategic Procurement Manager

Direct Hire Full-Time Role

Salary Range: $140,000 - $175,000 per year

Location: Redwood City, CA - Hybrid Role

Job Summary:

We require a motivated individual with a scientific background to play a critical role as a Procurement Manager within our Research and Development team. You will be responsible for procurement-related tasks such as sourcing activities, Request for Proposals (RFPs), managing supplier relationships, ERP system responsibility, procurement process optimization, and scale-up support of pipeline compound development and clinical programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage POs, cross-functional collaboration, and leading supplier negotiations.
• Support process improvements in cost reductions and prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information, resulting in measurement reporting and purchasing metrics.
• Identify, resolve, and expedite issues to ensure timely identification and procurement of materials.
• Maintain database parameters working on a cross-functional basis to identify business needs.
• Coordinate and negotiate favorable terms with suppliers to support cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
• Support supplier alignment, understanding the total delivered cost to leverage purchase opportunities.
• Communicate at all levels to ensure proper purchasing and strategies are achieved, supported as requested, and aligned with company objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure optimal cost and delivery, including KPIs and Scorecards.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional work experience plus a BS/BA; 3+ years of professional work experience plus an MA/MS or MBA in a corporate environment, preferably in procurement and supplier management.
• Experience managing and maintaining strong business partner relationships.
• Strong communication, negotiation, contract management, tact, judgment, and organization experience
• Working knowledge of RFPs and RFQs
• Act as a strategic partner to the Business Unit while aligning business objectives, challenges, projects, and requirements.
• A proven track record of applying procurement principles, concepts, best practices, and standards, along with in-depth knowledge of industry practices
• Able to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas with a proven record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned category areas.
• Knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis.
• Experience working with and leading multiple projects and teams simultaneously across a matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Procurement, or Supply Chain Management.
• Coupa experience preferred.
• Able to effectively communicate across all levels of the company.
• Adept at problem-solving and multi-tasking in a fast-paced atmosphere.
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and vendor management skills.
• Experience working with R&D

Desired Skills and Experience

Procurement, sourcing, contract management, RFPs, RFQs, Coupa, Excel, R&D

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