About the role:
SK Pharmteco is seeking an experienced leader to oversee and optimize the
management of Direct and / or Indirect categories, including Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, under the Procurement and Total Cost of Ownership organization. You will be key in supporting our patient-centric mission, as you will be the day-to-day interface between SK Pharmteco and our critical partners.
Position Responsibilities:
- Model a strong individual and collective safety culture
- Build out / right-size the Procurement pillars
- Identify and Manage the key categories for SK
- Interface and Build strong relationships with supplier-partners
- Key liaison between Procurement and other cross-functional teams/stakeholders
- Understand and Leverage Spend to maximize financial benefit to SK
- Build category strategies and optimize with stakeholders for highest level of impact and risk
- reduction
- Support the Executive Supplier Review process with SK leadership
- Participation in QBR process with supplier-partners
- Support client onboarding activities
- Participate in Continuous Improvement activities and other optimization initiatives (VMI / EDI)
Position Requirements:
- Strong sense of patient-centricity / accountability to the patient
- Proven experience in leading teams
- History of supporting innovation, big or small / challenging the status quo
- BA / BS or equivalent experience required; 5-7 years of experience, respectively
- ISM, APICS or other certifications preferred
- Excellent collaborative skills
- Solid negotiation skills
- Cell and Gene Therapy preferred, but cGxP / Pharma required
- SAP, JDE or other ERP system experience required