Exec Director- Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management

Exec Director- Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management

United States - California - Foster City Manufacturing Operations & Supply Chain Regular

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Exec Director, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management

FOSTER CITY, CA

Key Responsibilities :

Reporting to the SVP of Global Supply Chain, and part of the larger Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing organization (PDM), the ED Strategic Sourcing and Supplier management will lead a team of Supply chain professionals sourcing and leading our outsourced CMO network. This role is accountable for the strategic business relationships with external suppliers of both Development and Commercial services and / or materials. This includes ownership of the strategy, selection, and performance management of all suppliers providing API, SDD, OSD, BDS, sterile DP, and secondary packaging services as well as all suppliers of direct materials including medical devices, primary packaging, excipients, and manufacturing consumables. This role collaborates closely with all PDM functional groups including RA, Tech Dev, Mfg. Ops, QA, Product & Portfolio Strategy, and Global Supply Chain and is accountable for continuous improvement and ongoing collaboration with our suppliers through product lifecycle.

Responsibilities :

Development and Commercial Programs :

• Own the strategic business relationship with suppliers of manufacturing services and direct materials including but not exhaustive :
• Accountable for sourcing of strategic partners, contract negotiation and ongoing business relationship with the suppliers. (MSAs, SOWs, Supply Agreements, Pricing, etc.)
• Lead strategic business discussions, long range supply and / capacity planning, and business development, through the product lifecycle and ensure financial discipline, win win and savings opportunities.
• Participate and contribute into CD & OP and S & OP.
• Management of supplier performance (monthly / annually) Key KPI : i.e., OTD, Batch Release First Time %). Deviation on time Closure (%), Batch Rejection Rate (%), Deviations per batch
• The escalation points for Mfg. Ops team members for recurrent or chronic performance issues from suppliers
• Lead quarterly / annual business review meetings (BRMs) with strategic / high suppliers
• Lead the assessment and mitigation of supplier risks through regular supplier risk management processes
• BCP plans with suppliers articulated and desk top exercises completed to ensure robustness
• Responsible for preparation and tracking of RFPs / RFQs for new business with external suppliers and in consultation with functional stakeholders (Mfg. Ops, Tech. Dev. QA, etc.)
• In collaboration with Product and Portfolio Strategy team members, identify and manage strategic suppliers of manufacturing services in alignment with network supply chain strategies
• Own the development and execution of supplier strategies for direct material suppliers
• Identify and manage strategic suppliers of direct materials in alignment with approved CMT strategies
• Establish quality and technical execution expectations with vendors
• Segment our supplier and have a strategy for strategic and tiered suppliers.
• Articulate digital roadmap and integration with key suppliers, plan and execute against it
• Sustainability and resilience strategy articulated with key suppliers

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