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Scorpion Therapeutics

Director, Global Procurement - Direct (Chemicals Category)

Scorpion Therapeutics, Troy, New York, United States

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Role Summary Director, Global Procurement - Direct (Chemicals Category). Regeneron seeks a leader with end-to-end procurement strategy experience and proven global category execution in Raw Materials and Manufacturing Operations. Role may be based in Capitol Region, NY or Limerick, IRE, onsite 5 days/week.

Responsibilities

Leading, defining, and implementing the global Raw Material / Chemicals Category strategy to serve global and regional business needs. Category may include Chemicals and/or other Raw Materials.

Manage a team of professional level employees responsible for performing category management tasks. Provide coaching and guidance on job performance and career development to direct reports.

Work closely with internal & external partners to lead discussions related to the Raw Material Categories and aligning the category priorities.

Leading negotiations, supplier management activities, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Driving value in terms of cost savings, cash flow improvement, and other efficiency savings from category management activities.

Representing Global Procurement by participating in organizational decisions in the Raw Material categories with critical short and long-term impact on the success, efficiency, growth, and results of the organization and company.

Leads category activities to ensure compliance with appropriate GxPs and other applicable regulations and proficiency on procurement technical skills among global procurement team.

Qualifications

Demonstrated knowledge of efficient global procurement organizations and processes within the biopharmaceutical industry to support growth and evolution of programs as well as the knowledge to drive improvement across the category

Experience successfully leading global categories teams, processes, and suppliers across a breadth of categories

Expertise in developing influential relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

Led cross-functional teams to drive results in Raw Material categories or related categories through effective sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship management.

Expert insights and knowledge regarding rates, unit costs, and costing structures to enable optimal negotiations.

Ability to leverage external data sources, market information, and supplier engagement to constantly improve the intelligence / analytics of supply market dynamics.

Operate with integrity, focus, and clarity in an environment of ambiguity to drive change and improvement.

a bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study plus 15+ years of progressive experience in procurement, preferably including substantial experience in Pharma/BioPharma.

Experience leading manager level professionals in a multi-national firm including writing performance reviews, setting annual objectives, coaching, and developing direct reports. Working knowledge with sourcing contracting tools, ERP’s, and eRFx systems preferred. (Oracle, Zycus, Ariba, Other) Ability to leverage standard business applications for communicating, presenting and analyzing (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Skills

Global procurement leadership

Category management

Negotiation and supplier relationship management

Data-driven decision making and market analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study

Additional Requirements

Role onsite 5 days/week at designated manufacturing locations; not open to remote or hybrid work

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