Job Description

The Category Manager is responsible for developing category strategies and executing the category strategy projects in partnership with functional stakeholders. The role supports contract life cycle management, leads contract negotiations, and helps to ensure contract value realization and supplier performance through effective supplier management.

This is a 11 month contract. Remote candidates are welcome to apply, provided they are able to visit the San Rafael, California site occasionally.

Responsibilities:

• Support category strategy: Works in collaboration with key business functions, to drive category execution of a multi-year value creation project pipeline.
• Utilize spend analytic and market intelligence tools to identify innovation and efficiency opportunities which optimize total cost of ownership, drive cost savings, and mitigate risk.
• Maintain in-depth understanding of supplier capabilities, capacity, and overall financial stability, to effectively differentiate suppliers, in both current and future states, and support preferred supplier selection.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of supply contracts: Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, in partnership with Legal, which meet stakeholder / business needs.
• Stakeholder relationship management: Develops and maintains strong supplier relationships and effectively represents the business from an enterprise perspective.
• Supports new product introduction and tech transfer initiatives.
• Leverage functional scorecards, metrics, and other vehicles to measure and report performance including supplier performance and value realization.
• Manages data integrity within PowerBI, SharePoint Lists, Veeva, GEP Smart, Coupa/Ariba, Oracle/SAP (pricing, vendor master, taxonomy, ASL, supply allocation).
• Support new item creation process, ASL, SCNs, supplier investigations/deviations, and ensures CRs and Deviations are closed on time.
• Effectively execute sourcing process for goods and services, including supplier evaluation, selection and contracting.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization in the enhancement of functional processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, finance, or supply chain.
• 3-5+ years procurement experience with knowledge and experience in category management, sourcing, and contract negotiations and supplier management.
• 1-3+ years in biotech / life sciences industry.
• Demonstrated understanding of fundamental procurement process knowledge, including contracting, relationship management, market analysis, strategic planning, category value chain, etc.
• Specific expertise with Ariba and SAP preferred.
• Basic understanding of GMP manufacturing processes and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability for contract negotiation.
• Experience participating on cross-functional and global teams.

Pay

• $40.27-$50.34/hr

Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA
• Dental & Vision insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term disability
• Weekly payroll
• Expense reimbursement
• Online timecard approval

R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.

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