Title: Senior Procurement Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Summary: The mission is to develop efficacious and safe cellular therapies for patients for chronic diseases. The companies product is being designed to heraid the transition of adoptive cell therapy from a hospital based treatment to outpatient therapy.
The Supply Chain departments needs a Sr Procurement Manager who is analytical, strategic and creative. The Procurement leader will drive important procurement activities including indentation of suppliers, validation and performance management.
The Senior Procurement Manager will:
- Responsible for the purchasing of direct and indirect materials
- Support and oversee manufacturing raw material categories
- Is accountable for procurement targets set by the Functional Head
- Set, allocate and monitor project-specific targets
- Material planning to support manufacturing operations
- Manage supplier relations which includes change notifications, contract and price negotiations
- Implement and manage supplier key performance indicators
- Researches and aids in the approval of secondary/alternate suppliers to support cGMP manufacturing
- Manages procurement duties, including: vendor sourcing, request for quote (RFQ) preparation, request for proposals (RFP) purchase order terms and condition negotiation, proposal evaluations, and purchasing of cGMP and non-cGMP material, equipment, and services
The Senior Procurement Manager should have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience preferred
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience within procurement
- Technical proficiency with appropriate procurement systems and tools (SAP experience desirable)
- Experience in Biotech or pharmaceutical or personalized health care experience or cell and gene therapy manufacturing
- Expert knowledge in ERP systems
- Strong business acumen - the ability to understand challenges through the eyes of the regional business leaders
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills
- Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus
Benefits/Perks:
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- PTO
- Bonus
- More
If you are interested then please do not wait to apply.