Director, Global Sourcing and Procurement – Contract Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee comprehensive strategic sourcing efforts for BioMarin's external contract manufacturing network, encompassing CMO selection and API procurement.

• Formulate and implement detailed category strategies aimed at achieving savings on total procurement expenditures while ensuring quality, compliance, and supply continuity.

• Guide, mentor, and cultivate a team of sourcing experts, promoting a high-performance culture.

• Establish team objectives, performance benchmarks, and development plans while enhancing overall team capabilities.

• Execute due diligence in CMO selection, assessing technical capabilities, regulatory compliance, quality systems, IP ownership structures, and capacity planning.

• Assess CMO partners across biologics manufacturing, sterile injectables, and advanced modalities.

• Navigate complex contract negotiations to set commercial terms, SLAs, Quality Agreements, technology transfer protocols, and IP protections.

• Design risk-adjusted governance frameworks that safeguard BioMarin's interests while fostering collaborative partnerships.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams within External Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Technical Development Services, and Regulatory.

• Develop diversified and resilient supplier networks to address geopolitical risks, capacity limitations, and supply chain disruptions.

• Apply dual-sourcing strategies, strategic inventory buffers, and regionalization in the supply chain.

• Stay informed about the CMO landscape, emerging technologies, capacity availability, pricing trends, and competitive dynamics.

• Keep track of regulatory changes, sustainability requirements, and compliance obligations.

• Present sourcing strategies, supplier performance metrics, cost savings results, and risk assessments to executive leadership.

• Act as a strategic thought partner for Global External Operations and Network Strategy teams.

• Conduct spend analysis, set performance baselines, identify value opportunities, and monitor savings realization through P&L impact.

• Implement sourcing strategies along with sustainable category management practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in sourcing, category management, and contract negotiations within the biopharma industry.

• Proven expertise in managing CMO relationships with a thorough understanding of biologics and small molecule manufacturing processes.

• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing sourcing teams, including direct oversight of managers and building high-performance organizations.

• Proven ability to build or scale sourcing/procurement teams, ideally within the contract manufacturing or CMO ecosystem.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with a successful history of effective partnerships with cross-functional and executive stakeholders.

• Established ability to execute complex sourcing strategies for pharmaceutical manufacturing services, including upstream/downstream processing, fill-finish, and analytical testing.

• Excellent negotiation skills with a track record of successfully structuring commercial agreements, SLAs, Quality Agreements, IP protections, and technology transfer protocols.

• Direct responsibility for strategic sourcing decisions that balance cost optimization, quality assurance, regulatory compliance (FDA cGMP, EMA EU GMP, ICH), and supply chain resilience.

• A strong history of delivering measurable cost savings while maintaining or enhancing quality and service levels.

• Expertise in the CMO market landscape.

• Experience addressing pharmaceutical supply chain challenges, including API/excipient sourcing, extended lead times, dual-sourcing strategies, and geopolitical supply risks.

• Demonstrated capability in leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Development, Regulatory, and Finance.

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field is required.

• In-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes for small molecules and biologics, cGMP requirements, FDA/EMA/ICH regulatory frameworks, ISO quality systems, and the complexities of the pharmaceutical supply chain.

• Proficiency in strategic sourcing methodologies, category management frameworks, supplier relationship management systems, and spend analysis tools.

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management, e-sourcing platforms, and procurement analytics.

• Strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple complex sourcing initiatives concurrently while meeting tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex sourcing strategies to executive audiences.

• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations and influencing without direct authority.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible hybrid or remote work options.

• A chance to achieve cost efficiencies and strengthen strategic partnerships.

• Access to professional coaching, guidance, and capability development through team leadership roles.