Job Details

The Director of Indirect Sourcing (Commercial) is responsible for leading and managing indirect sourcing activities across commercial and some general administrative categories. This includes leading the sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management processes for a wide range of categories such as marketing, sales, professional services, travel and information technology services. The Director will ensure cost-effective and compliant sourcing strategies while building strong supplier relationships to support the company's goals.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Sourcing lead for commercial and general administrative categories:

• Lead the development and execution of strategic sourcing strategies for commercial and general business categories, ensuring alignment with the company's sales, marketing and business goals.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gain insight into their supplier needs and provide ongoing support.
• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process for all commercial goods and services, from identifying supplier opportunities to final contract negotiation and supplier selection.
• Identify, evaluate and negotiate with suppliers to secure optimal pricing, terms, and service standards.
• Lead initiatives to reduce costs and increase efficiency in sourcing commercial goods and services while maintaining high quality and service standards.
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships including development of key performance indicators and metrics to measure the effectiveness of commercial sourcing and supplier activities.
• Monitor adherence to service levels and address any issues or disputes with suppliers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Procurement, Healthcare or related field required.
• Graduate degree in Business or APICS, CPSM, CPSD, and/or NAPM certificate or other procurement certificates preferred.
• 10+ year experience working in Procurement / Purchase-to-pay function required.
• 5+ year experience in strategic sourcing of Sales & Marketing spend including agencies, market research, sales training, speakers programs, etc.
• Industry experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and/or biotechnology preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP Ariba P2P & contracts systems preferred.