Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead enterprise-wide category management strategies aligned with company growth, operational priorities, and financial objectives, across R&D, IT, Commercial, and Corporate Services
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on sourcing strategy, supplier market trends, and procurement risk management
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, process improvement, and risk mitigation
• Lead complex, high-impact sourcing initiatives involving critical outsourced services and strategic suppliers
• Own strategic supplier relationships across key functional areas including R&D, IT, Commercial, and Corporate Services
• Establish supplier governance frameworks, KPIs, business reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Assess supplier capabilities, financial stability, innovation potential, and long-term partnership alignment
• Drive supplier performance management, escalation resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support supplier diversity and small business reporting initiatives where applicable
• Partner with Legal and business stakeholders to ensure contracts align with company policies and risk tolerances
• Guide stakeholders through contract scoping, commercial benchmarking, and supplier selection processes
• Procurement Operations Support procurement operations through reporting, analytics, purchasing insights, and spend tracking
• Contribute to procurement policy and process improvements

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) is required
• 7+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industries
• Demonstrated experience supporting R&D and/or IT sourcing categories strongly preferred
• Experience leading competitive sourcing events and supplier evaluations
• Familiarity with procurement systems, purchasing analytics, and supplier management processes