
Sr Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager
- San Diego, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop, plan, organize and implements Global Contracting and Sourcing Strategies and programs to increase operational efficiency and profitability.
- Understand key supply markets and use this knowledge and experience to lead and execute the sourcing process to deliver best value.
- Deploy specific procurement process knowledge and expertise to lead the analysis of supplier proposals (using appropriate tools and technology) to ensure best value for spend allocation decisions that are made regarding supplier selection and contract award.
- Lead negotiation of commercial and contractual terms (with appropriate legal support) with suppliers to ensure that commercial and contractual risk is managed appropriately
- Build strong relationships with Strategic Suppliers, driving early supplier engagement into Illumina’s Strategic Procurement Business System (SPBS), and long-term partnership for wing-to-wing product lifecycle
- Influence and manage key, strategic supplier relationships to ensure that supplier performance and value is maintained and delivered throughout the contract lifecycle
- Develops relationships with technical stakeholders and attends to TST, Asset Teams and other known mechanisms to understand product and technology roadmaps to evolve the Sourcing Strategies and influence the decision making before NPI phases.
- Identify and deliver direct spend savings to realize the performance objectives of the business
- Delivers management information, reporting, insight and analytics on supplier cost and performance
- Provide guidance and contribution on policy and process continuous improvement of the procurement function
- Act as an interface between the supplier base and the NPI sourcing and Engineering teams at Illumina
- Resolves and/or direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business challenges
- Strength in negotiating and executing commercial contracts
- Strong business acumen and capacity to understand complex market dynamics
- Ability to learn enough of a complex industry and products to interact with highly technical experts, commercially knowledgeable stakeholders and lead discussions and negotiations to close
- Ability to partner, support and be included and influence business decisions
- Excellent communication and influence skills and ability to interact and partner with all levels of the organization
- Ability to energize, develop and build rapport at all levels within the organization
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a strong focus on data-driven decision making
- Excellent program/project management experience with the ability to develop and lead the execution of integrated program plans
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)
- To be based in the same site or within commutable distance of key stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration and communication.
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or biology, MBA desired
- Significant and demonstrable 10+ years’ experience in Global Sourcing in a complex procurement and supply chain environment with, at least, 5 years in Global Pharma, Biotech and Life Sciences industry
- Cross-functional experience and experience working across cultures, teams, and time zones with ability to handle multiple tasks in compressed timeframes
- Proven project management skills with ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver results on time
- Lean/Six Sigma Certification desired
- Sourcing experience within the category is highly desirable