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Sarepta Therapeutics · 23 hours ago

Director, Supply Chain and CMO Outsourcing, Procurement

Bedford, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $225K/yr

10+ years exp

Sarepta Therapeutics is a leader in genetic medicine focused on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is seeking a Director of Supply Chain and CMO Procurement. This role involves building and executing strategic sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and collaborating with various business partners to support the company's manufacturing and supply chain objectives.

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareTherapeutics

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Collaborates and builds productive relationships with Supply Chain, Quality, Process Development and Manufacturing business partners and stakeholders while developing relationships with external key suppliers/ CDMO/CMO to identify opportunities to gain efficiencies, drive cost savings, proactively respond to business needs, and reduce risk while fulfilling business requirements

Partnering with stakeholders to align prioritization and lead execution

Support the development category and sourcing strategies for siRNA program development and clinical material supply, and commercial lunch readiness. Identify potential CDMO/CMO for new programs and ensure right-size capacity for programs/products at different stages

Lead category strategy implementation as well as value creation initiatives in support of business priorities and deliver cost savings in Drug Substance, Drug Product, Pack & Label, and domestic and internal Distribution

Supports the business team with identification of all applicable risks as part of the Sourcing process, including coordination with the key business stakeholder to properly assess and develop mitigation plans, where necessary

Ensures accurate reporting of Procurement key performance measures (operational metrics, savings, quality, customer service, etc.) for the category and tracks ROI

Identify COGS savings opportunities and drive implementation

Leads supplier identification / selection and implement RFx activities

Lead negotiations of clinical and commercial supply agreements with key suppliers/CMOs/CMP Labs, and drive prioritization alignment across Business, Finance and Legal and external partners

Implementing RFx activities

Preparing and implementing advanced negotiation strategies. Manage complex negotiations on price and terms, partnering with stakeholders and Legal to negotiate and finalize agreements

Manages the Supplier/CMO Performance/Relationship Management process and ensures performance and accountability are tracked and improved

Maximizing values from our supplier relationships

Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure continuity of supply and innovation in processes

Qualification

Sourcing & ProcurementGMP TestingCategory ManagementContract NegotiationSupplier Relationship ManagementFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeBusiness AcumenCommunication SkillsNegotiation Skills

Required

10+ years of demonstrated relevant Sourcing & Procurement experience in QC GMP Testing/Supply Chain/CMC sourcing and experience in RNA and siRNA manufacturing or chemistry CMO outsourcing is preferred

Demonstrated understanding of GMP requirements and international supply chain complexity

Experience working with stakeholders/partners at all levels, across the organization

In-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with knowledge of category management

Outstanding communication

Strong negotiation skills

Strong business acumen and financial analysis capabilities; ability to develop solid business cases to demonstrate the value proposition to move forward with project investment

Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Applications; Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook