Procurement Delivery Manager in Mississauga, ON

Ideal candidate will be required to work 2 days every week at the Mississauga Campus

Overview

• As a Procurement Delivery Manager, you are part of Client Global Procurement and will be a key member of the R&D Procurement Delivery - Clinical Laboratories team responsible for developing sourcing strategy and execution of operational R&D Procurement activities across Pharma and Diagnostics.
• You will work at the interface of science and business, be deeply involved in cutting-edge medicine and as a team member help bring innovative medicine to patients.

Description

• The Procurement Delivery Manager is responsible for the execution of Procurement activities within R&D. As a team member in the Procurement Delivery Chapter, you are responsible for developing procurement strategy, for handling stakeholder requests and operational sourcing.
• The Procurement Delivery Manager works with Procurement and Business stakeholders to understand requirements and execute the relevant sourcing process by applying appropriate methodologies, tools, and value levers.
• The Procurement Delivery Manager is responsible for ensuring all operational R&D sourcing requests are executed in line with the category buying guides and content, and in compliance with relevant policies, standards, guidelines, and operating procedures, including preferred supplier arrangements and contracts.
• To support value delivery, the role collaborates with the respective Chapters/Functions in Global Procurement to address high-value end-user requests, and escalates opportunities for site, country or region aggregation and leverage.
• As part of the sourcing process the role also collaborates with legal and / or contracting functions to support contracting activities such as the preparation and review of master agreements, statements of work, work orders, change orders, or similar documents.
• The Procurement Delivery Manager has a deep knowledge of eSourcing tools and the overall sourcing process and methodology, such as documenting requirements, conducting analysis and negotiations, and communicating with stakeholders and suppliers.
• The Procurement Delivery Manager for R&D has strong understanding in the market insights and strong understanding of internal stakeholder functions and spend characteristics, and effectively translates business needs into sourcing requirements.
• The Procurement Delivery Manager is expected to assert high levels of individual responsibility as well as work effectively in teams.
• In addition to providing high levels of internal customer service, the role also contributes to overall savings opportunity identification and delivery.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies for defined R&D Clinical Laboratories services (Genomics and Genetics, Bioanalytics, Soluble Biomarkers, Flow Cytometry, Histopathology, Central laboratories)
• Execute operational sourcing requests in the Clinical Laboratories field, ensuring a focus on efficiency and the quality of customer service.
• Understand end user requirements and leverage the applicable category buying guides and sourcing knowledge to determine the best method for driving value in meeting the requirement.
• Conduct operational Business Partnering with specific stakeholders and in alignment with the respective Chapter/Functions in Global Procurement.
• Deliver Supplier Management activities for specific suppliers and in alignment with the Global Category and Supplier Management teams.
• Apply the sourcing process through the application of tools (RfIs, RfQs, RfPs) for the delivery of operational sourcing activity, including the application of eSourcing tools. Support the implementation of new processes, policies, and technologies.
• Ensure that Procurement operational targets and metrics on customer service are delivered. Track and monitor these metrics where required and escalate issues as they arise.

Education, experience and skills

• Ideally a University degree in Biological/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field.
• Experience in Clinical Trial procurement or Life science related industry.
• Knowledge and experience in the Clinical Laboratories area and awareness of some of the adjacent commodities: Genomics & Genetics, Soluble Biomarkers, Bioanalytics, Histopathology, Flow Cytometry and Central Laboratories
• Business level fluency in English.
• 3+ years operational procurement experience with experience in basic contracting, eSourcing and spot buying.
• Experience or demonstrated understanding in supporting cost reduction and value improvement programs.
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated understanding of translating business requirements into procurement specifications with customer service in mind.
• Knowledgeable in systems and processes for efficient management of contract documentation, templates and processing tools
• Experience with enterprise systems and procure to-pay tools and eSourcing tools is desired.
• Strong understanding of the R&D process within Pharma and/or Diagnostics, and knowledge of the related R&D regulations (e.g. GCP)
• Strong analytical, collaborative, communication and influencing skills.
• Comfortable in operating in an agile organization.

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