eTeam · 1 hour ago
Procurement Associate Director
Boston, MA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$50/hr - $55/hr
7+ years expeTeam is seeking a Procurement Associate Director to develop strong partnerships with functional leaders in managing external spending for Medical Affairs and Marketing. The role involves implementing global sourcing strategies and managing the strategic sourcing process from evaluation to contract negotiation and performance management.
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Responsibilities
Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships with key Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders
Proactively develop partnerships with key partner functions, including Legal, Finance and IT- ensuring open communication, ideas and information are shared, and communications foster respect and true collaboration
Takes a holistic view of spend and identifies category-level demand management, leverage, and LCC opportunities
Enables high-performing engagement models with business units and regions
Partners closely with business area owners to drive value for client and provides leadership and direction for cross-functional teams
Develops and implements the framework for Post Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management, ensuring each supplier relationship is established with a bias for continuous improvement
Utilizes outstanding project, program, and change management skills to manage and drive internal and external change
Leverages a deep understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and business requirements. Anticipates key changes and drivers in those categories and formulates mid-range and long-range plans
Actively supports diversity to expand relationships and spend with Diverse Suppliers
Builds and drives a Total Cost of Ownership culture across client. Implements Supplier Performance Management with key suppliers to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, and ensures continuous improvement
Supports compliance with key controls, processes and procedures, as applicable. In addition, provides support and input to finance policies, procedures, and SOP’s to formalize areas of compliance within the financial framework to support future scalability
Has the ability to bring potential internal control and compliance-related matters that may cause risk to the attention of regional and/or corporate leaders as deemed appropriate. Also provides support to ensure compliance related to FCPA and local laws/regulations, grants and spend transparency requirements across the organization
Qualification
Required
BA/BS in Operations, Finance, Business or comparable discipline
7 years of progressive global procurement experience managing a range of marketing, medical affairs, or R&D categories
Procurement experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including medical affairs, marketing, patient services, meetings & events, market access, operations, R&D or equivalent roles
Proven ability to work effectively with Clinical Research Organizations/External Providers and to interact widely and effectively within the company across regions, functions, and cultures
Experience working on R&D Clinical Trials or Medical Evidence studies or working with Secondary Data sources and real-world healthcare data, and understanding of outcomes research /payer access issues
Experience in the delivery of Real-World Evidence generation studies and understanding of epidemiological study designs
Working at a CRO or hands-on experience managing research projects conducted by CROs
Must be very team oriented and be able to apply a customer service and value-added approach to work across boundaries and borders and influence and lead procurement functional specialists
Must be a strong relationship builder with a proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective internal and external client relationships
Must possess the highest professional and personal standards, unquestioned integrity and business ethics
Must have demonstrated ability and courage of his or her own convictions and adhering to strongly held principles and values - and hold others to the same standards
This person must be prepared to define their position on significant issues and drive change when necessary
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, energetic, and naturally curious to learn
Preferred
MBA desirable
CPSM certification desirable
Company
eTeam
eTeam is a staffing agency that also provides payrolling services.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-12-04Acquired
Leadership Team
Swetta Bhatt
CEO APAC & India
Aanchal Thakur
Chief Customer Officer
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