Senior Manager, Procurement

The Company
It’s not often you get the chance to make a real impact on the lives of others, while expanding your own possibilities. You’ll find that rare opportunity at PharmaEssentia. Join us, and let’s transform lives, together.
PharmaEssentia Corporation is a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical innovator. We are leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver effective new biologics for challenging diseases in the areas of hematology and oncology, with one product approved and a diversifying pipeline. We believe in the potential to improve both health and quality of life for patients with limited options today through the combination of rigorous research and innovative thinking.
Founded in 2003 by a team of Taiwanese-American executives and renowned scientists from U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today we are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 6446) and are expanding our global presence with operations in the U.S., Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and China, along with a world-class biologics production facility in Taichung.
Position Overview:
As the Senior Manager of Procurement, you will oversee all aspects of the company’s procurement process, including sourcing strategies, supplier management, contract negotiation, cost optimization, and process standardization/improvements. In this role, the candidate will leverage their expertise in procurement processes to implement best practices to enhance the company’s procurement policies and integration of P2P process, as well as working cross functionally to ensure the operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Job Responsibilities:

• Strategic Sourcing and Contract Negotiation
  
  • Define key metrics and policies to track and report on procurement activities. Provide updates to both leadership and business on updates cost savings, supplier negotiations, spend under management, operational efficiencies, and future initiatives.
  • Develop and execute functional sourcing strategies for commercial, medical, and all other operational needs.
  • Optimize costs, quality, and supplier relationships.
  • Identify opportunities for consolidation, volume discounts, and long-term agreements.
  • Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure superior terms and pricing for operational efficiencies and service levels.
  • Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Proactively identify cost-saving opportunities across categories and organization and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement them.
• Supplier Relationship Management
  
  • Cultivate strong relationships with key suppliers and service providers.
  • Monitor supplier performance, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Promote supplier diversity and support ESG initiatives by identifying diverse and ESG friendly suppliers and integrating them into the procurement process.
• Market Intelligence
  
  • Advanced analytical skills to analyze market trends, pricing data, supplier performance metrics, and contract terms to identify areas for improvement and cost savings.
  • Stay informed about market trends, pricing fluctuations, and industry dynamics.
• Process Optimization
  
  • Oversee the transactional buying function to execute swift and accurate purchasing in compliance with internal standards.
  • Establish and enforce procurement policies and processes that ensure alignment with company standards, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals. Monitor and optimize key procurement performance metrics.
  • Ensure each step is designed with internal control compliance with proper approval and documentations.
  • Enhance efficiency and standardization to reduce cycle times.
  • Collaborate with IT and finance teams to enhance P2P system functionality and automation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  
  • Collaborate with finance, legal, and operations teams to align procurement activities and policies with overall business objectives.
  • Oversee the enhancement, execution, and operational excellence of the purchasing process in cross-functional partnership with key stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or related; MBA, Master of Supply Chain.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and contract negotiation, ideally in publicly traded companies.
• Proficiency in developing sourcing strategies, detail oriented, and experience in successfully developing RFPs, obtaining stakeholder alignments and concluding negotiations in a timely manner.
• Comprehensive understandings of SOX 404 internal control requirements in procurement processes. 
• Expertise in procurement processes and best practices. Demonstrated record of procurement process and policy implement and improvement across functionally.
• Self-starter with a sense of urgency and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation delivering high quality output to tight deadlines and in a constantly changing and growing business environment.
• Strong and confident communicator both in writing and verbally, who can concisely summarize issues and answer the “so what.”
• Excellent Excel and Power Point skills for data visualization.
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally SAP and Ariba.
• A desire to be part of a high-growth transformational company.

At PharmaEssentia USA, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. PharmaEssentia USA believes that diversity and inclusion among our team are critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. PharmaEssentia does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Staffing agencies should not send resumes to our HR team or to any PharmaEssentia employees. PharmaEssentia is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies.
At PharmaEssentia, our goal is to treat as many people with cancer as possible. That means challenging the status quo with better science that leads to better lives. By joining our team, you will not only expand your own possibilities, but you will contribute to expanding options for people with cancer.
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