Strategic Sourcing Manager – Marketing, Content Production & Media

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the category strategy for Marketing Services, emphasizing Content Production and Media.

• Create and implement sourcing strategies that are in line with commercial, media, and enterprise goals.

• Spearhead sourcing initiatives, negotiate with suppliers, and develop contracts.

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with Global Marketing, Media, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, and Procurement teams.

• Achieve cost optimization, supplier innovation, enhanced speed-to-market, and scalable content production capabilities.

• Streamline the end-to-end content supply chain, incorporating modular content, digital asset management, AI-driven content creation, and content reuse.

• Ensure supplier adherence to quality, regulatory, legal, privacy, and media governance standards.

• Track and enhance supplier performance through supplier relationship management, governance, service level agreements, and performance metrics.

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with content production, media effectiveness, regulatory compliance, quality, and supplier continuity.

• Utilize data and analytics to evaluate category performance, speed-to-market, content reuse, production efficiency, supplier performance, and value realization.

• Collaborate with regional teams to align enterprise standards with local market requirements.

• Engage with external partners, peer networks, and industry organizations to explore evolving content production models, media innovation, AI-driven content creation, supplier capabilities, and best practices.

• Draft, evaluate, and negotiate intricate commercial agreements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate degree; OR Master’s degree with 2 years of Strategic Sourcing or Marketing Services experience; OR Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of Strategic Sourcing or Marketing Services experience; OR Associate's degree with 8 years of Strategic Sourcing or Marketing Services experience; OR High School Diploma with 10 years of Strategic Sourcing or Marketing Services experience.

• Proven leadership in Strategic Sourcing for Content Production, Media, and related agency services.

• Experience in supplier management, cost optimization, and performance evaluation.

• Knowledge of Strategic Sourcing principles, supplier relationship management, and contract lifecycle management in regulated healthcare and life sciences settings.

• Financial, legal, and contractual expertise with a background in negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• History of driving innovation in category strategy, content production operating models, supplier engagement, and partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Ability to convey complex category strategies, influence senior stakeholders, and lead transformative initiatives.

• Familiarity with Ariba, Scout, SirionLabs, ERP systems, and analytics platforms.

• Capability to develop strategic sourcing solutions within the content production and media landscape.

• Experience in utilizing spend analytics, supplier benchmarking, and market intelligence.

• Understanding of the regulatory and compliance landscape surrounding pharmaceutical marketing and media activities.

• Knowledge of content production, modular content, digital asset management, AI-driven content creation, and omnichannel content delivery.

• Ability to articulate a forward-looking category vision and strategic roadmap.

• Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.

• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Discretionary annual bonus program.

• Stock-based long-term incentives.

• Award-winning time-off plans.

• Flexible work models where feasible.

• Work/life balance support.

• Opportunities for career development.