Director, Global Sourcing and Procurement – Contract Manufacturing

Role Overview

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives for BioMarin's external contract manufacturing network, including CMO selection and API sourcing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies to deliver savings on total procurement spend while ensuring quality, compliance, and supply continuity.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of sourcing professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct rigorous CMO selection due diligence covering technical capabilities, regulatory compliance, quality systems, IP ownership structures, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate CMO partners on specialized capabilities including biologics manufacturing, sterile injectables, and advanced modalities, ensuring alignment with BioMarin's pipeline requirements and key partner organizations within BioMarin including Global External Operations and External Quality.
• Lead complex contract negotiations with commercial CMO partners, establishing commercial terms, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Quality Agreements, technology transfer protocols, and IP protections.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, proactively shaping decisions, influencing outcomes, and driving alignment across complex, matrixed teams.
• Build diversified and resilient supplier networks that mitigate geopolitical risks, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions.

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive experience in sourcing, category management, and contract negotiations for contract manufacturing in the biopharma industry
• Demonstrated expertise managing CMO relationships with deep understanding of biologics and small molecule manufacturing processes
• Proven experience leading and developing sourcing teams, including direct management of managers and building high-performing organizations
• Demonstrated ability to build or scale sourcing/procurement teams, preferably within the contract manufacturing or CMO ecosystem
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with a track record of partnering effectively with cross-functional and executive stakeholders
• Proven ability executing complex sourcing strategies for pharmaceutical manufacturing services (upstream/downstream processing, fill-finish, analytical testing)
• Excellent negotiation skills with proven success structuring commercial agreements, SLAs, Quality Agreements, IP protections, and technology transfer protocols
• Direct responsibility for strategic sourcing decisions balancing cost optimization, quality assurance, regulatory compliance (FDA cGMP, EMA EU GMP, ICH), and supply chain resilience.
• Strong track record delivering measurable cost savings while maintaining or improving quality and service levels
• Expertise in CMO market landscape
• Experience navigating pharmaceutical supply chain challenges: API/excipient sourcing, extended lead times, dual-sourcing strategies, geopolitical supply risks
• Demonstrated ability leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Development, Regulatory, and Finance

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development