Senior Director – Strategic Sourcing Lead, External Manufacturing – Innovative/Biologics

Role Overview

• Lead and oversee strategic sourcing and contracting activities across External Manufacturing in alignment with category strategies.
• Translate category strategies into clear sourcing plans, RFx activity, negotiations, and contract outcomes.
• Ensure sourcing deliverables support business priorities including cost, capacity, quality, service, and risk.
• Drive consistent application of sourcing methodologies, tools, and processes across the EXM sourcing team.
• Own delivery of annual sourcing value and savings commitments aligned to Finance targets and business plans.
• Drive year-over-year improvements through cost optimization, sourcing discipline, and contract effectiveness.
• Partner with Finance to support basic value tracking, reporting, and transparency for sourcing outcomes.
• Lead sourcing engagement with suppliers, including negotiations, commercial discussions, and contracting approaches.
• Ensure contracts reflect business requirements, regulatory standards, and risk considerations.
• Support the development of stronger, more consistent supplier interactions through structured sourcing engagement.
• Identify sourcing-related supply risks and work with cross-functional partners to mitigate them.
• Act as a trusted procurement partner to External Manufacturing and Business Development stakeholders.
• Communicate sourcing priorities, progress, and trade-offs clearly to business leaders.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Strategic Sourcing team, setting clear expectations and priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing processes, tools, and ways of working.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic sourcing and contracting teams, preferably supporting External Manufacturing or regulated industries.
• Working knowledge of sourcing practices within pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience delivering sourcing value and managing savings commitments.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in evolving, matrixed organizations.
• Hands-on, execution-focused leader with strong accountability mindset.
• Ability to lead teams through ambiguity and change.
• Strong stakeholder communication and influence skills.
• Solid financial and commercial acumen.
• Ability to create structure, discipline, and clarity in developing environments.
• Master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience, or Associate’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership or equivalent team leadership experience required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.