External Engagement Sr Manager, Device Supply West Greenwich RI

Career Category
Supply Chain
Job Description
Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen if you feel like youre part of something bigger its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980 weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology Inflammation General Medicine and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer heart disease inflammatory conditions rare diseases and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative innovative and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT SR. MANAGER DEVICE SUPPLY
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the this vital role you will lead day-to-day supplier relationship management and execution for external manufacturing partners supporting device supply. The role will be accountable for ensuring reliable supply technical and operational issue resolution project execution budget/proposal governance and cross-functional alignment across Amgen supplier sites quality supply chain engineering procurement finance and manufacturing network partners.

This role requires a strong technical and operational leader who can operate independently across complex supplier relationships manage competing business priorities and drive timely decision-making on supplier performance capacity component readiness validation packaging technical changes and commercial proposals.

Supplier relationship and operational leadership:

Own and manage critical supplier relationships for assigned external partners acting as the primary External Supply point of contact for operational execution escalation and business continuity.
Ownership of projects to install capacity and capabilities at External Partner locations to meet Amgen projected demand
Lead structured engagement with suppliers to ensure delivery of supply project quality technical and commercial commitments.
Drive resolution of supplier-related issues affecting device availability.
Establish clear priorities with suppliers and internal stakeholders ensuring urgent business needs are understood resourced and progressed to closure.
External manufacturing and technical execution:

Lead cross-functional execution for external manufacturing activities related to device manufacturing and supply.
Coordinate with engineering quality supply chain CPO manufacturing sites and supplier technical teams to resolve manufacturing and product/process issues.
Support technical evaluations impact assessments change controls specification updates validation strategies and supplier manufacturing investigations.
Ensure supplier decisions are grounded in appropriate technical rationale GMP expectations business priorities and risk management principles.
Project budget and proposal management:

Manage supplier proposals purchase requisitions budget requests and commercial follow-up for assigned programs and external partners.
Prepare and progress business cases for supplier spend scrap proposals spare parts tooling packaging solutions and project-related expenditure.
Partner with finance procurement and leadership to secure approvals track commitments and ensure spend is aligned to program priorities.
Maintain visibility of open supplier proposals financial risks and urgent budget needs escalating appropriately when business decisions are required.
Supply continuity and capacity planning:

Support capacity planning supply risk assessment and mitigation planning for external manufacturing operations.
Work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure component availability production readiness shipment planning and inventory decisions support business and patient supply needs.
Identify risks to supply continuity and lead development of recovery or mitigation plans.
Support prioritization of activities across multiple suppliers products and business-critical programs.
Cross-functional leadership:

Lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority including supplier teams quality engineering procurement supply chain finance manufacturing sites and program leadership.
Represent External Supply in internal working teams supplier governance forums project reviews and escalation meetings.
Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders on status risks decisions needed and recommended actions.
Coach and support team members or project contributors where needed helping build capability in supplier engagement technical problem solving and business ownership.
Compliance and quality mindset:

Ensure supplier activities are conducted in line with Amgen quality expectations GMP requirements procurement processes and applicable procedures.
Support investigations deviations impact assessments specification updates and change-related activity as needed.
Maintain strong documentation decision rationale and follow-through on actions.