Senior Manager, Source To Contract, Enabling Services, Agile Sourcing

Senior Manager, Source to Contract, Enabling Services, Agile Sourcing
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The Senior Manager, Enabling Services, Agile Sourcing will be part of a team responsible for contributing to and overseeing the delivery of source-to-contract operations across the enabling services categories.
Specifically, this role will focus on corporate services (professional consulting, talent acquisition and recruitment, learning and development, employee services, global business operations, finance, business travel and meetings) and BMS IT infrastructure and enterprise-wide services, hardware, software, applications and platforms.
The Senior Manager will lead a team of resources to ensure effective sourcing, negotiating, contracting and purchasing activities to optimize buying power and achieve procurement outcomes in support of the company\'s goals.
This position will report to the Associate Director, Agile Sourcing, Enabling Services.
Key Competencies For This Role
Procurement and Contracting Fundamentals
People Management
Project and Stakeholder Management
Strategic Planning & Organization
Future Oriented Growth Mindset
Strong Mission & Values Alignment
Company & Industry Expertise
Key Responsibilities
Participate on a team of professionals in support of source-to-contract operations across the enabling services categories
Assist with professional development planning and enable flexibility across the Agile Sourcing organization to foster cross-functional proficiencies of resources and procurement categories
Assist in the creation of training materials leveraging a deep knowledge of contract terms and conditions, negotiation best practices and BMS Standard Operating Procedures
Contribute to and assist in leading the end-to-end sourcing and contracting process in support of operations across the enabling services categories
Act as an expert facilitator to fully manage and lead complex sourcing events 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 decision externally
Act as an expert facilitator to drive and manage the contract through the contract life cycle from understanding the complexities of the deal to drafting, negotiation and managing redlines through finalization, distribution, signatures and storage
Coordinate closely with business stakeholders, procurement partners and subject matter experts such as legal and others (Cybersecurity / IT, Data Privacy, Quality, etc. as applicable) to incorporate feedback to ensure timely, compliant, and effective facilitation of contracts
Maintain awareness of pre-contracting steps, including underlying BMS policies and procedures related to the contracts and the contracted activities within scope
Act as escalation point within Agile Sourcing team to provide guidance and answer questions on substantive sourcing and contracting related issues
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement for Source to Contract
Assist in reviewing team performance and identify trends for continuous improvement to improve operational effectiveness, standardization and process simplification
Partner and share best practices and learnings with Agile Sourcing team to ensure business needs are proactively met in an aligned, consistent and collaborative manner across functional areas and in a manner that is compliant with BMS Standard Operating Procedures and protocols
Work with procurement and legal to find ways to improve the contracting process, including recommending updates to contract templates, collecting fallback language and developing guidance for negotiations
Participate in or lead continuous improvement initiatives within procurement to strengthen contracting and sourcing outcomes
Qualifications & Experience
B.S./B.A. Sciences
Minimum of 5-7 years prior related experience, including relevant enabling services category procurement, sourcing and contracting experience, including familiarity with Master Services Agreements, SaaS Agreements and Software License Agreements
Expertise in procurement process, agreement management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization, strategic planning and integrated supply chain experience
Expertise in contract construction, terms and conditions, with strong preference for working knowledge of facilitating, drafting and negotiating buy-side and other in-scope contracts in the pharma/biotech industry
Excellent oral and written communication skills and diplomacy to convey information and influence others with a strong customer focus
Demonstrates a high level of adaptability in dealing with ambiguous and complex work environment and balances multiples demands on role in a responsive and professional manner and proven ability to engage teams and inspire them to sustain high levels of performance in a constantly changing environment
Strong project management skills, demonstrated by a record of accomplishment of success leading projects and other problem-solving initiatives with cross functional teams
Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management technology (e.g., Icertis) to automate and streamline processes
Why you should apply
You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases
You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
You'll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave, access to BMS Cruiserath on-site gym and life assurance
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