Develop global category strategies for procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb. Manage supplier relationships and drive project execution in the pharmaceutical industry.
Responsibilities
Develop Global Category Strategies that are best in class and relevant for global and market nuances as needed to drive outcomes for the business.
Understand and capture business plans and budgets as needed to ensure global category strategies are fit-for-purpose and meet business needs.
Leverage knowledge of external supplier marketplace to curate supplier solutions for the business in alignment with business outcome needs.
Collaborate with Category Leads and Partners to ensure category strategies are effectively supporting business outcomes such as product launch, in-line product growth, upcoming LOEs, and data and insights.
Coordinate with market teams to develop relevant and effective global category strategies that are utilized across markets.
Coordinate with dedicated market business partners to pull through relevant global strategies or develop tailored category strategies as needed to enable specific market needs and objectives.
Coordinate with Procurement COE teams to ensure simple and clear buying processes to allow pull through of category solutions and optimized user experience.
Leverage deep category knowledge and external market ecosystems to develop fit-for-purpose global category strategies that can meet regional and local needs.
Support major category initiatives within a multi-year plan including end to end process optimization, make / buy analysis and recommendations within a spend category and / or within a major business area.
Provide Industry and Category Expertise to build robust Category Strategies & Plans that evolve and align with the product lifecycle.
Drive Supplier Management and performance. Coordinate with other Category Strategy Partners to monitor Supplier performance across business units and leverage inputs to effectively manage relationships.
Requirements
Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. is required.
Minimum of five (5) years of multi-disciplined procurement experience, preferably in a multinational environment is required.
Pharmaceutical Procurement experience is preferred.
Internal stakeholder management, data / information management, category management, process redesign and continuous improvement expertise, project management and performance measurement skills.
Experience leading and participating on cross-functional and market teams.
Benefits
Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays. Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.
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