OVERVIEW

Are you ready to make a global impact in the life sciences industry? Join our company as our next Principal Information Technology Commodity Manager! Reporting to the Director of Indirect Procurement, you’ll play a key role in shaping and driving enterprise-wide procurement strategies for our IT category—directly supporting a company recognized worldwide for innovation in life sciences.
This is an exciting opportunity for a procurement leader who thrives on building partnerships, driving value through strategic sourcing, and shaping best-in-class supplier relationships. If you have a passion for IT procurement and enjoy working across functions to deliver meaningful results, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you’ll be empowered to:
· Shape Strategy: Understand IT supplier markets and complexities while creating a vision for best-in-class procurement practices.
· Lead Negotiations: Build and execute negotiation plans with clear outcomes that deliver strong business value.
· Drive Results: Provide market, pricing, and savings analysis that influence key decisions.
· Partner Across Teams: Collaborate with IT, Legal, Finance, and Operations to align business requirements with winning strategies.
· Manage Relationships: Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) efforts to maximize value and minimize risk.
· Deliver Excellence: Oversee RFx processes, supplier performance measures (KPIs/SLAs), and conduct Strategic Business Reviews (SBRs).
· Be a Change Maker: Identify process improvements, build a project pipeline, and communicate strategies effectively with leadership.