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The Manager, Agile Sourcing, Research & Development role is part of a global team which collaborates with R&D category leaders and business partners on procurement execution in support of category strategies. The Agile Sourcing Manager will build an understanding of BMS’s global, end-to-end value chain as it relates to the categories in focus.

Key responsibilities include owning and driving implementation of high value and highly complex sourcing projects and contracts; and identifying supply optimization opportunities for speed-to-market, innovation, revenue enhancement, mitigated risk/improved lifecycle management, overall competitive cost advantage, and other sources of value for Bristol-Myers Squibb. Additional responsibilities may grow to include leading or supporting continuous improvement initiatives, supporting category strategy development, and collaborating with business unit stakeholders as applicable.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Lead end-to-end implementation of Sourcing and Contracting for Clinical Development Services

• Oversee and/or lead project management for sourcing events of varying complexity from end-to-end (RFI/RFP).

• Lead the preparation and solicitation of competitive bids, quotations and proposals; evaluate competitive offerings; assess supplier product and pricing information; conduct negotiations and communicate decisions externally.

• Prepare, issue and negotiate contracts for legal review and approval. Note, this specific role will require complex contracting globally in a highly regulated area. Contracts include Master Services Agreements, Stand-alone Agreements, etc.

• Understand the contractual terms and be able to explain their risks and implications to the internal business stakeholders to help drive appropriate decision-making.

• Partner closely with supporting functions such as legal and others (Cybersecurity / IT, Data Privacy, Quality, etc. as applicable) for contract negotiations.

• Provide insights from internal and market-based analytics to support the development of strategic category plans; partner with category leaders and business partners on plan development, including building plans for smaller categories.

• When supporting category strategy development, he or she might be involved in research and make recommendations on decisions for “make, buy or lease,” privatize or outsource goods or services.

• Maintain accountability for the service delivery of off/near-shore contingent labor-style support for sourcing and contracting.

Support supplier management tasks for select categories and suppliers

• Participate in certain supplier management activities involving key preferred suppliers, using the Supplier Management methodology, developing metrics for supplier performance, (potentially) conducting supplier visits and evaluations to determine capability, alignment and capacity.

• Support the review of supplier innovations and demonstrations in partnership with the Category Management / Business Partnering & Strategy (BPS) group for prioritized highly strategic suppliers.

• For escalated issues with respect to quality, performance or supply, support BPS with the analytics required to solve root cause issues; collaborate with local procurement on solutions.

• As required for function and categories assigned, support the design and development of procurement compliance programs, including category-specific risk management efforts.

• Support implementing and managing the small business and disadvantaged suppliers search and development programs.

Drive/support both procurement-wide and category specific continuous improvement initiatives

• Champion process improvements, recommending new ways of working to improve processes and embed new systems in the function and across Agile Sourcing.

• Lead or participate in organizational cross-functional development such as process improvement, capabilities development efforts, continuous innovation programs.

Internal/External Stakeholders

• Business Partnering & Strategy (procurement), Strategic Sourcing & Procurement and Agile Sourcing Leadership

• Stakeholders within the applicable business units (i.e. Clinical Development)

• Transaction attorneys

• Representatives of suppliers

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. degree is required (Business, Science or Engineering is desirable).

• Minimum of four (4) years' work experience with at least two (2) years procurement or relevant experience (preferably in clinical development).

• Tactical understanding of drug development and life cycle management process, specifically from First in Human (FIH) to marketing authorization.

• Demonstrated contracting acumen with experience in negotiating contracts such as global Master Services Agreements.

• Understanding of procurement processes, technology and systems (such as Ariba), contract and supplier analysis and management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier diversity, strategic planning and integrated supply chain.

• Ability to partner with and manage internal stakeholders within a highly matrixed organization, working across cross-functional, cross-organizational teams.

• Strong understanding of data analytics; expertise in project and performance management

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