Sourcing Manager

Overview:

Regenerons Global Procurement is a strategic team that powers the growth of a science-led company. Guided by our SVPs clear vision to make procurement a competitive advantage we are strengthening category leadership expanding our Center of Excellence and building an International Markets organization. This Japan-focused role is a core member shaping our next chapterbridging global strategy with Japans unique market needs to deliver tangible impact.

What Youll Gain:

End-to-end category accountability in Japan with real decision-making authority
A platform to infuse Japans market perspective into global strategies that drive business outcomes
Collaboration with the Center of Excellence and international country leads to design and implement best practices across markets
The pride and purpose of enabling life-changing scientific innovation through world-class procurement
A data-driven environment to sharpen skills in decision-making negotiation contracting and supplier relationship management

Role & Mission:
Position Purpose

As the accountable lead for procurement activities in Japan you will optimize supplier engagement and sourcing plans aligned to local commercial regulatory and site objectiveswhile ensuring Japan-specific requirements (regulatory language legal commercial medical cultural) are addressed appropriately. This role reports to the Sr Manager Global Procurement Japan and partners closely with international country leads and category teams to enable global expansion and local priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders to translate global priorities into local execution in Japan
Deeply understand Japans supply base and ways of working to design optimal procurement strategies
Deploy global category strategies in-country to ensure consistent sourcing contracting and SRM
Feed Japans needs into global strategies to improve relevance and outcomes
Co-create standardized processes and best practices across the International Markets procurement team
Review local contracts and analyze spend data to identify trends and optimization opportunities
Anticipate business strategies budgets and annual spend needs to align procurement plans
Execute sourcing negotiation and contracting to deliver cost savings cash flow improvements and operational efficiencies
Apply biopharma procurement excellence to advance Regenerons procurement organization in line with corporate priorities
Use data to drive successful category decisions and outcomes
Coach procurement technical skills across the global team

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a relevant field
5 years of experience in Indirect Procurement
Proven success leading/supporting cross-functional teams across sourcing negotiation contracting and SRM
Ability to build influential stakeholder and supplier relationships that drive results
Expertise in rates unit costs and cost structures to optimize negotiations
Habit of leveraging external data market insights and supplier engagement to deepen understanding of supply market dynamics
Integrity focus and clarity in ambiguous environments; ability to drive change and improvement
Experience with global supply market evaluation using market intelligence risk compliance and financial assessment tools
Proficiency with Word Excel and PowerPoint for communication and analysis

Preferred Qualifications

Procurement experience in Pharma/Biopharma
Experience across Commercial Corporate/Indirect and R&D categories
Success supporting/leading global category teams processes and supplier management across diverse categories
Working knowledge of sourcing/contracting tools ERPs and eRFx systems (Oracle Zycus GEP Ariba others)

Culture:
Our Values

Regeneron is a company that leads with science. We relentlessly transform science into medicine for patients. Procurement is a crucial strategic enabler of that mission. Grounded in patient-first integrity and excellence our Doing Well by Doing Good ethos aligns business success with social responsibility.

Company Overview:

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. For more than 35 years physician-scientists have led our unique R&D engine producing numerous FDA-approved treatments and a robust pipelinenearly all born in our own laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline address eye diseases allergic and inflammatory diseases cancer cardiovascular and metabolic diseases pain hematologic conditions infectious diseases and rare diseases. Headquartered in Tarrytown NY Regeneron has 15500 employees.

Does this sound like you Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We have an inclusive culture that provides comprehensive benefits which vary by the U.S. benefits may include health and wellness programs (including medical dental vision life and disability insurance) fitness centers 401(k) company match family support benefits equity awards annual bonuses paid time off and paid leaves (e.g. military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels! For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the US please visit For other countries specific benefits please speak to your recruiter.
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