Job Description

In Animal Health Global Supplier Management (AH-GSM), we have a team of approximately 200 professionals who are dedicated to ensuring compliant, competitive, and innovative acquisition of goods and services from our suppliers and partners. With an organizational structure that leverages global center-led categories and regional operating resources, AH-GSM manages around $2.7 billion of third party spend.

To achieve excellence, we rely on the skills, diversity, teamwork, and integrity of individuals like you. We strive to create an environment that fosters mutual respect, encouragement, and collaboration. As a member of our global team, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented colleagues, contribute to meaningful projects, and advance your career.

Welcome in our team

Our Company's Animal Health division is looking for a highly skilled and experienced candidate to manage procurement activities related to Animal Health Manufacturing Division externalization and technical transfers for our large molecule platform. The Senior Specialist will join an enthusiastic team and will primarily focus on sourcing (Large Molecule/Biologics CMOs), innovations, negotiation, implementation of contracts, supplier management and other procurement related transfer activities to support our Company Animal Health. The job role is challenging, diverse and complex; requiring the ideal candidate to have a high-level of flexibility, dynamic and strong project management skills.

Main responsibilities

Your main tasks will be, but not limited to:

• Drives the development and implementation of sourcing strategies as well as cost reduction initiatives.

• Manages the development and management of Supplier Performance/Relationship Management.

• Key account manager or "virtual plant manager" to strategic external manufacturers.

• Manage contracting strategy and implementation of.

• Performing cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking for the business

• Develop a broad understanding of stakeholder and business needs and priorities.

• Support as a sourcing expert in cross functional and risk mitigation teams.

• Identify and promote improvement opportunities together with suppliers.

• Negotiating with suppliers to secure advantageous terms

• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with Suppliers.

• Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques.

• Procurement support for product transfer activities (internal and external).

• Location for this position will be based in the USA (preferred locations Upper Gwynedd, PA USA or Rahway, NJ USA). Other USA locations will be considered.

• The position is hybrid that requires working on site minimal 3 days a week.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, or other related fields.

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience (i.e.: procurement, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, engineering).

• Initiative-taker, adaptive person and solid collaborator with ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong acumen towards value creation and cost control at third parties.

• Experienced in Biotechnology operations or governance of outsourcing projects.

• Understanding global supply chain in a global environment and apply these principles into external manufacturing.

• Ability to managing multiple simultaneous and complex projects requiring frequent communication, organizing/time management and critical thinking skills ensuring deliverables are on-time.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, knowledge of ERP systems (Ariba is a plus); as well as ability to quickly learn new software systems.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

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Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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Requisition ID:R318817