Associate Contract Director driving strategic negotiations in CMC Outsourcing for Novo Nordisk. Engaging senior stakeholders and shaping innovative business models in the pharma industry.
About the role
- Senior Procurement Academic Sourcing Specialist managing supplier evaluations and contract negotiations at WGU. Responsible for ensuring compliance and cost savings in procurement processes.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates new supplier capabilities, assesses risk, and quality as necessary
- Invites and receives bids
- Evaluates prices, products, discounts, and delivery conditions
- Makes award selections, confers, and corresponds with suppliers, manufacturers, service suppliers, and sales representatives to obtain pricing and product information, services provided, market information, and trends
- Resolves problems with PO, billing, and payment
- Maintains records of contracts negotiated, ordered, and received
- Coordinates with other departments including finance and legal for the negotiation and implementation of the contracts
- Participates in the review of specifications and statements of work for, but not limited to curriculum, materials, equipment, facilities, supplies, and services
- Processes contract, bid, or purchase order requests
- Monitors current market to ensure competitive pricing
- Maintains purchasing instructions, policies, and procedures
- Communicates and educates university employees to ensure compliance
- Negotiates contracts, terms, and pricing
- Ensures best prices and services are obtained in assigned areas of responsibility
- Assists with forecasting and trend analysis to effectively predict business needs
- Reviews purchase orders and contracts for conformance to company policies
- Leads lower dollar threshold sourcing projects (RFx’s)
- Facilitates discovery discussions with vendors including initial capabilities presentations
- Identifies and delivers cost savings to meet department goals
- Recognizes and informs management of purchasing and supply issues and provides recommendations
- Identifies adverse trends, minimizes risk, and recommends improvements
- Assists in developing policies and procedures in the areas of procurement and asset control
- Recognizes opportunities for improving processes
- Acts as back up for time sensitive contract discussions and stakeholder needs in the absence of Sourcing Specialist Supervisor or Sourcing Manager
- Administers purchasing systems
- Sources new vendors and negotiates vendor terms and pricing
- Shares knowledge with Sourcing Team and Vendor Engagement personnel related to procurement processes
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 4 years of procurement or supply chain experience
- Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements
- Must currently reside in, or be willing to relocate to, the Raleigh, North Carolina area within 90 days of offer acceptance
- Ability to work on‑site at the Raleigh, NC office four (4) days per week with the option to work remotely on Fridays
Benefits
- bonuses
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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