Associate Director, Indirect Strategic Sourcing

About the role

This position is responsible for $100M+ Indirect spend and all activities relative to adequate sourcing of Repligen’s goods and services. It supports the entire Source to Contract process, including Sourcing engagements and provides core expertise for Contracting, Negotiation, Benchmarking, Supplier Performance Management, Financial Management, Relationship Management, and Risk Management lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the development of strategies, processes, and talent to ensure the robustness of sourced materials and services and their timely procurement while fostering supplier partnerships that result in win-win total landed cost improvements.
• Support the Sourcing lifecycle (Source to Contract) from stakeholder requirement definition, sourcing, competitive bidding and executing contracts.
• Prepare, issue, and manage Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and Requests for Quotation (RFQs).
• Evaluate responses to ensure they meet Repligen’s requirements and standards.
• Contribute to the supplier selection process by conducting comprehensive cost-benefit analyses, evaluating supplier proposals based on multiple criteria (e.g., cost, quality, delivery, compliance), and presenting recommendations to senior management.
• Negotiate agreements with delegated suppliers to promote guaranteed cost reductions through productivity improvements and reducing non-value elements in agreements.
• Develop sourcing processes to organize and analyze spend data.
• Lead and track procurement performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; degree in supply chain management/operations a plus. 10+ years business experience. Excellent partnering and negotiation skills. Understanding of the true total cost of ownership impact of decisions and ability to build clear business cases to support the collective efforts required to achieve sourcing savings. Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to set context, simplify complex concepts, and drive diverse teams to decision and action. Ability to demonstrate effective prioritization skills in a fast-paced, team environment under time constraints. Ability to effectively lead and facilitate meetings with cross-functional teams and drive appropriate actions.

Qualifications

Life sciences industry experience preferred.

Skills

Strong leadership and strategic planning skills. Proven ability to develop and implement sourcing strategies. Experience with logistics, IT/software, and professional business services. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Includes a wide range of benefits such as paid time off, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and flexible spending accounts. Additionally, employees are eligible to participate in one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package.

Pay

The estimated salary range for this role, based in the United States of America is $165,000-$190,000. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to an individual's qualifications, location, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Schedule

Full-time position.