Description

       Please note: this role is in Procurement-Sourcing Category & not an IT specific role. 

Who We Are 

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

• Lead and manage a team of Procurement professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team's success and professional growth.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team, encouraging continuous improvement and innovation in procurement practices.
• Oversee the team's activities, including category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with critical business partners in Legal, Finance, Information Technology, and others across the organization.
• Define and lead cross-functional stakeholder teams to understand and ensure business strategies, budget targets and requirements are met for the category.
• Utilize spend analytics, market research and trends, and supplier intelligence to understand category spend – trends, spread across business and across suppliers.
• Define category strategies and sourcing strategies to gain efficiency and drive quality, value and optimal total cost of ownership within the spend/category in partnership with BioMarin and supplier partners.
• Execute RFx and supplier selection processes with cross-functional sourcing teams.
• Understand risk elements of suppliers within the category markets and define/engage risk assessment and mitigation tactics for those risk elements.
• Develop, negotiate, support, and manage global contracts with suppliers in line with stakeholder / business needs and sound contracting structures and terms.
• Quantify and report savings/value of category contracts and spend and related supplier relationships; understand and measure compliance with, and utilization of, global agreements and relationships.
• Implement supplier relationship management (SRM) and governance programs to ensure/increase value and supplier performance and drive innovation within the spend categories.
• Lead development and implementation of internal GSP team processes, policies and tools that support overall team activities and objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or life sciences; MBA, C.P.M., or A.P.P. are desirable.
• 10+ years strategic procurement experience with extensive knowledge of category management, advanced sourcing, and complex contract negotiations expertise.
• Experience leading multiple categories and sourcing teams within the Information Technology space and Professional Services, including a basic understanding of the drug development process.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including solid interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, including a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic thinker who develops solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity and innovation.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong analytical skill set required to drive problem-solving and innovative solutions.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.