Indirect Procurement Lead

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Job description

A career at Resilience is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to change the future.

Resilience is a technology-focused biomanufacturing company that's changing the way medicine is made. We're building a sustainable network of high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to better withstand disruptive events, serve scientific discovery, and reach those in need.

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

The Indirect Procurement Lead is responsible for managing Indirect category spend at the West Chester site. Sourcing materials and services. This role will be developing new suppliers and managing existing supplier relationships against KPIs. This role will ensure that West Chester site stakeholders are supported with required materials and services. This position will lead activities around cost savings, site services, development and commercial production, project management, and other site activities. You will lead supplier negotiations, maintain local and global agreements.

This role is hybrid, working onsite 2-3 days per week.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate internally with Project Management, Lab Teams, MRO, Production Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, Global Sourcing Managers, Warehouse, Supplier Quality, Legal, Finance, and Human Resources.

• Build strong internal relationships at the West Chester site as well at other Resilience sites.

• Build relationships externally with suppliers' account managers, quality departments, legal departments, and production facilities.

• Lead sourcing activities, RFPs, contract negotiations, quarterly business reviews for critical suppliers, cost savings projects, and termination of agreements.

• Seek to understand expectations from internal stakeholders and align with suppliers on delivery of those expectations.

• Desire to work in a fast moving and sometimes ambiguous environment, while having FUN. Enjoying both some independent work, and collaboration with key stakeholders.

• Support the Procure to Pay process. Systems to be familiar with SAP, D365, and Coupa.

• Indirectly manage stakeholders (departments/ cost centres) regarding Purchase Orders and invoicing issues. As needed, communicates concerns to impacted departments and lead issue resolution.

• Own procurement business processes. Train necessary departments on existing processes. Look to establish new processes or improve ways of working to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

• Partner with Direct Procurement and Global Procurement partners to maintain and improve supplier relationships.Focusing on Cost, Delivery, and Quality.

• Partner with global procurement to assist in global initiatives and develop sourcing strategies.

• Manage the Contingent Labor and sourcing council processes for the site.

OTHER AREAS OF SUPPORT INCLUDE

• Support vendor master data creation. Maintenance of accurate vendor master data by providing information when available to Buyers and notifying Sourcing Managers if there are any errors with the vendor master data.

• Lead Purchasing Agreement creation and maintenance.

• Collect data and assessments required for the business review.

• Additionally strengthen & improve processes as the department and company continue to grow.

• Collaborate with site personnel, manufacturing, and planning to reduce order fulfilment cycle times and improve delivery.

• Actively promote deployment of Resilience Phenotypes (values and behaviours).

• Experience in creating SOPs.

• Experience in negotiation and redlining contracts, aligning with stakeholders through final routing and execution of contract.

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of the procure to pay processes and the interrelationships with procurement methodologies and Supplier Relationships.

• Strong project management skills required to gain commitment and mobilize others within the department and cross-functionally, to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

• Demonstrates strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Able to manage multiple priorities and use sound business judgment for decision making.

• Demonstrates strong negotiation skills. Develops a fact-based strategy; can respond appropriately to unanticipated situations.

• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of financial principles, budgeting processes, and fundamental drivers of sales and profits.

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment and adapt to changing business needs.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, or a related field.

• 7 - 10 years working with Indirect Sourcing, RFP, Supplier Management

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA / D365 ERP and COUPA.

• CIPS and/or CPM or equivalent certification.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

Resilience is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or characteristic, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Requests for reasonable accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.

Resilience offers employees a robust total rewards program including equity, an annual cash bonus program, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and our benefits package which is thoughtfully designed to support our employees with great healthcare (including medical, dental and vision), family building benefits, life and disability insurance, flexible time off, paid holidays, other paid leaves of absence, tuition reimbursement and support for caregiving needs. Our target base pay hiring range for this position is $100,000.00 - $137,500.00 per year. Actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's geographical location, relevant experience, qualifications, skills and knowledge. Excited about Resilience and the biomanufacturing revolution? We encourage you to apply and start a conversation with one of our recruiters.

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