Executive Director, Global Strategic Sourcing- Global Commercial and Corporate Functions

2 weeks ago

Thousand Oaks, United States Amgen Full time

At Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance the biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Executive Director (ED) of Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) will provide leadership for developing strategic plan and execution for $3B spend partnering with Amgen’s GCO and G&A organizations. Responsible for delivering savings targets and value capture through strategic category deployment, engagement in company-wide productivity program, and relationship management. It is global responsibility for leading sourcing staff based in critical business sites (corporate headquarters as well as other key locations). The ED will play a significant role as part of GSS leadership team to ensure delivery of effective procurement strategies and standards aligned to Amgen’s business strategy and expectations.

Overall, this role serves as a strategic leader and an innovative problem solver effecting change and must have an ability to think and act globally to lead and collaborate effectively on a cross-functional basis. He/she will be responsible to align the regional and global organization to maximize achievement of sourcing objectives and continuity of supply to position sourcing as a competitive advantage for the company.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead business engagement with stakeholders across GCO and G&A functions as well as direct the activities across 16 market-facing spend categories through a team of approximately 55 sourcing professionals; categories include Agency, Call Center, Fleet, Media, Meetings, Print & Fulfillment, Research & Data, and Sales Support for GCO, and Consulting, Financial Services, Legal Services, Staff Augmentation, Staffing, HWC&B, Training, and Travel for G&A

  • Provide strategic vision for the team that is aligned with the broader vision of GSS, which is to enable Amgen Strategy

  • Frame and drive productivity agenda linked to business strategy by leading team to leverage market insights and functional expertise in partnership with business

  • Drive innovation, ensure performance, and manage risks through supplier relationship management program integrated with category strategies

  • Integrate Supplier Diversity and Sustainability into category strategies

  • Continually assess the appropriate organizational structure and help prioritize resources and strategic priorities for the team to be engaging in

  • Engage in governance forums both at the business function level as well as initiative level

  • Drive results and create a sense of urgency through program management

  • Recruit and develop talent enabling staff to achieve their career goals

  • Develop and nurture productive relationships with both business partners and suppliers

  • Partner with GSS Leadership peers to evolve the organization as well as the culture that is welcoming to stakeholders and rewarding to staff

  • Ensure sustained execution of progressive global sourcing strategies, policies, and procedures by understanding the strategic shifts of the company as well as supply markets

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Doctorate degree & 6 years of sourcing experience OR

  • Master’s degree & 10 years of sourcing experience OR

  • Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of sourcing experience AND

  • 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience in Sourcing functions or significant roles in business operations of a publicly held company with revenues of more than $10 billion and/or a spend base of at least $5 billion

  • A bachelor’s degree in business / finance or related field

  • Has transformed the service delivery model at an organization and/or led through a transformation effort

  • Specific experience and thought leadership in maximizing productivity through use of innovative and progressive methods, as well as experience in navigating varying levels of change in a large corporate or multinational environment

  • Significant Sourcing experience in Commercial preferred

  • Experience with large group leadership of a global organization

  • Experienced professional who functions well in a fast-paced, results-oriented, data-driven environment where collaboration and teamwork are critical

  • Be adaptable in approach and comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team

  • Interpersonal skills, teamwork ability, analytical and organizational skills

  • Executive level written, presentation and communication skills

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $253,966 to $283,201. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

  • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

  • Stock-based long-term incentives

  • Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

  • Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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