Job Title: Director, External Manufacturing Procurement- Drug Substance

Location: King of Prussia, PA (minimum 2 days on-site)

Job Description: A leading, global pharmaceutical company is looking for a Director of Procurement for Drug Substances and External Manufacturing.

This Role Will Be Responsible For:

• Developing and implementing strategic sourcing initiatives for vaccine drug substance manufactured externally
• Negotiating complex deal with CMOs for the commercial supply of drug substance
• Analyzing market intel to make decisions and solve problems
• Maintaining and developing realationships with key internal stakeholders to support supply chain and the wider business
• Setting financial budgets for contract manufacturing, including volume forecasting and pricing negotiations
• Monitoring and improving key performance metrics for CMOs
• Managing and optimizing commercial risk profiles and upholding to procurement policies and procedures
• Motivating and developing a strong performing team

This Role Needs the Following Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree - ideally in supply chain, business, engineering or related field (MBA preferred)
• 8+ years experience within procurement and managing large molecule and vaccine drug substance from CMOs*
• Experience leading teams across projects
• Maintain strong internal and external networks
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills