Manager, Procurement
Manager, Procurement
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Job Description
Position Overview
The Procurement Manager is responsible for executing procurement strategies and initiatives at the Morrisville site as directed by the Regional Procurement Lead. This role involves managing a dynamic team to ensure efficient daytoday procurement operations while aligning with broader organizational objectives. The Procurement Manager focuses on maximizing value optimizing processes and ensuring compliance with procurement standards.
Company Overview
We are Advancing tomorrows medicines and making a real difference to the world in which we live. At FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies we partner with our clients to deliver recombinant proteins viral vaccines and gene therapies to patients. As a Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) our focus is to combine technical leadership in cell culture microbial fermentation and viral vectors with world class GMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrows medicines. We seek candidates with proven ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve optimized strategies and execution programs with the ultimate goal of delivering products that transform the lives of patients.
Job Description
What Youll Do
- Leads procurement activities to ensure alignment with regional strategies and organizational goals.
- Manages and develops a team of procurement professionals fostering a performancedriven culture that supports continuous improvement and professional development.
- Drives initiatives to enhance and streamline procurement processes at the site ensuring operational efficiency and costeffectiveness.
- Maintains strong relationships with vendors and suppliers ensuring effective negotiation and optimal pricing strategies tailored to sitespecific requirements.
- Ensures accurate reporting of procurement activities and budget performance providing insights to support regional decisionmaking.
- Enforces compliance with procurement policies and procedures ensuring consistent application and adherence to best practices across the site.
- Collaborates with counterparts at other sites to share insights and contribute to the development of unified procurement strategies.
- Executes initiatives and directives from the Regional Procurement Leadership to ensure sitespecific objectives are met and align with wider regional goals.
- Collaborates with crossfunctional teams and senior leadership to support business goals.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvements and drive implementation of processes.
- Manages and develops procurement team.
- Administers company policies such as time off shift work and inclement weather that directly impact employees
- Completes required administrative tasks (e.g. timecard approvals time off approvals expense reports etc.)
- Coaches and guides direct reports to foster professional development
- Participates in the recruitment process and retention strategies to attract and retain talent as needed
- Addresses performance gaps employee questions and concerns and partners with HR as needed for resolution
- Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Excellent customer service presentation team interaction and communication skills (written and verbal) across functional and intercompany boundaries.
- Demonstrated ability to react and respond professionally to changing priorities and timelines.
- Team oriented person who has excellent problem solving/ judgment skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Must be flexible to support 24/7 manufacturing facility
- Ability to coach lead and develop individual contributors
- Ability to effectively present information to others
Basic Requirements
- Masters degree in Business Finance or related field or a related field with 5 years of experience in progressive roles in procurement; OR
- Bachelors degree in Business Finance or related field or a related field with 7 years of experience in progressive roles in procurement; OR
- Associates degree in Business Finance or related field or a related field with 9 years of experience in progressive roles in procurement
- 25 of people management experience
- Procurement leadership experience should include sourcing supplier selection risk and compliance evaluation contract negotiation and financial analysis
- Excellent communication skills ability to collaborate and influence are required
- Experience and strong understanding of contracts typical commercial terms and arrangements and the use of master agreements statements of work NDAs and other standard commercial contract forms is required
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
- Experience leading strategic procurement initiatives for a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company is preferred
- Experience in a cGMP facility or working with FDA regulations is preferred
- Experience working for a greenfield construction project is preferred
- Global collaboration experience is preferred
WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Will work in environment which may necessitate respiratory protection. X No Yes
May work in Mechanical/Production spaces that may require hearing protection and enrollment in a hearing conservation program. X No Yes
Will work in environment operating a motor vehicle or Powered Industrial Truck. X No Yes
Ability to discern audible cues. X No Yes
Ability to inspect or perform a task with 20/20 corrected vision visual acuity including distinguishing color. X No Yes
Ability to ascend or descend ladders scaffolding ramps etc. X No Yes
Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time. X No Yes frequency/minutes (If yes may specify frequency/duration: up tominutes)
Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time. X No Yes frequency/minutes (If yes may specify frequency/duration: up tominutes)
Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include writs hands and/or fingers. X No Yes
Ability to operate machinery and/or power tools. X No Yes
Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to X pounds. X No Yes If yes 10 lbs. 33 lbs.
Ability to bend push or pull reach to retrieve materials from 18 to 60 in height and use twisting motions. X No Yes
EEO Information
Fujifilm is committedto providing equal opportunities in hiring promotion and advancement compensation benefits and training regardless of nationality age gender sexual orientation or gender identity race ethnicity religion political creed ideology national or social origin disability veteran status etc.
ADA Information
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing completing any preemployment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to our HR Department ().
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Manager
Employment Type
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