Senior Sourcing Manager

Position Details :

Role : Senior Sourcing Manager

Location : Foster City, CA (Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite and 2 days remote)

Duration : 12 months assignment with possible extension

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, will lead strategic sourcing activities and projects as assigned across multiple categories. This may include leading supplier selection projects, agreement negotiation, managing supplier or contract manufacturer relationships, providing strategic sourcing support for new product development as well as purchasing and inventory management of components. This role is responsible for both the strategic and tactical business management topics You will have responsibility for indirectly leading and influencing others, bidding, selecting and managing multiple components.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business discussions, long range supply and capacity planning, and business development.
• Management of supplier performance (daily / monthly / annually).
• Manage the day-to-day performance of assigned suppliers and serve as an escalation point for issue resolution for other functional areas and both internal and external manufacturing sites.
• Responsible for procurement, purchase order placement and inventory management of components as required.
• Serve as an escalation point for manufacturing operations team members for recurrent or chronic performance issues with suppliers.
• Lead annual business review meetings (BRMs) with assigned suppliers as needed.
• Lead the assessment and mitigation of supplier risks through regular supplier risk management processes.
• Responsible for preparation, reviewing, challenging, and tracking of RFPs / RFQs / RFIs for new business with external suppliers and in consultation with functional stakeholders (Manufacturing Operations, Technical Development. Quality Assurance, Analytical Operations etc.).
• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders.
• Identify and manage strategic suppliers of direct materials in alignment with approved Category Management Team (CMT) strategies.
• Support makes vs. buy analysis.
• Lead and participate in Operational Excellence projects.
• Coordinate / lead meetings internally and with suppliers, publishes meeting minutes.
• Develop budgets and accurately report accruals to Finance if / as needed.
• Participates in solving issues of high complexity.
• Communicates issues to line manager and project teams in a timely manner.
• Support product team needs for the selection of suppliers to provide required supplies from development through commercialization.
• Lead and / or support site assessment teams (SATs) in the assessment and selection of suppliers.
• Stay informed and knowledgeable of relevant development and commercial material supplier capabilities, offerings, capacities, etc. as they relate to potential or known pipeline needs.
• Establish quality and technical execution expectations with suppliers.
• Collaborate and establish regular meetings with key stakeholders and partners to ensure outsourced needs are met.
• Organize and participate in teleconferences and face-to-face meetings with global suppliers; work closely with teams to establish agenda and keep track of key decisions.

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