Manager Sourcing
Role Overview
Manager, Sourcing role leading end-to-end source-to-contract activities for assigned clinical outsourcing services.
The role shapes sourcing strategies, develops supplier markets, leads competitive sourcing events, and delivers sustainable commercial outcomes.
The position requires leadership through influence and collaboration and may not include direct people management.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Manager, Sourcing role leading end-to-end source-to-contract activities for assigned clinical outsourcing services.
The role shapes sourcing strategies, develops supplier markets, leads competitive sourcing events, and delivers sustainable commercial outcomes.
The position requires leadership through influence and collaboration and may not include direct people management.
Stakeholder and Business Partnering
- Lead complex cross-functional sourcing initiatives as the accountable procurement owner.
- Partner with clinical and R&D stakeholders, Legal, Controlling, and other enabling functions.
- Prepare and present sourcing strategies, recommendations, and decision proposals.
- Build supplier and contract-partner relationships and coordinate with external Legal and contract teams.
Strategic Sourcing
- Conduct market research and supplier landscaping across the clinical services landscape.
- Develop clinical outsourcing category strategies, preferred-supplier approaches, and value opportunities.
- Develop competitive sourcing and RFP strategies for critical business requirements.
- Drive cost transparency, benchmarking, and value optimization.
Source-to-Contract
- Lead sourcing from requirement definition and supplier identification through evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and signature.
- Develop negotiation strategies and lead commercial discussions with suppliers and contract partners.
- Maintain governed, documented, and audit-ready sourcing decisions.
- Ensure compliance with procurement procedures, policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Risk and Supplier Management
- Identify and mitigate sourcing, supplier, financial, operational, contractual, and business-continuity risks.
- Monitor supplier performance and support supplier relationship management.
- Promote disciplined procurement processes and uninterrupted clinical outsourcing service delivery.
Procurement Excellence
- Contribute to procurement process improvements and clinical outsourcing ways of working.
- Support preferred-supplier strategies, procurement standards, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Coach colleagues and stakeholders on sourcing methods, market dynamics, negotiations, and process discipline.
- Manage project milestones, dependencies, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Natural Sciences, or a related discipline.
- At least 7 years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including RFx processes and supplier negotiations.
- Experience in international environments with global stakeholders and complex governance structures.
- Understanding of regulated-environment compliance, quality, contracting, and risk management.
- Excellent English communication and presentation skills, with strong organization and attention to detail.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in clinical outsourcing and familiarity with clinical service providers are highly preferred.
- Understanding of clinical development operations and FSO and FSP service models is expected.
- Experience applying data analytics and AI-driven insights to sourcing decisions is required.
About the Employer
The Healthcare organization develops medicines, intelligent devices, and technologies in areas including Oncology, Neurology, and Fertility.
The employer describes a global, diverse, inclusive, and flexible working culture focused on development and innovation.
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