Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing – External Manufacturing

at  Alexion PharmaceuticalsInc

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Act as Sourcing Lead for External Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMO) for Sourcing Processes (MvB/RFI/RPF/EoI), Contracting and Negotiation and Business Support within Alexion Global Operations.
• Develop and manage the business performance, financial and commercial relationship with contract manufactures (CMOs). Build and maintain relationships with senior business and executive leadership at CMOs
• Act as business escalation for EM&O and the external supply network to resolve issues and mitigate business risk
• Lead Contract Negotiations and execution of commercial service/supply agreements and related child agreements, ensuring alignment with internal business stakeholders to optimize CMO delivery, while securing the lowest TCO and access to the highest levels of service and quality
• Lead sourcing process and support stakeholder requirements to deliver Early-Stage Network Strategy Team business requests, including risk management and dual sourcing initiatives.
• Follow market trends for applicable category of spend. Use this knowledge to support internal customers. Evaluate financial aspects of key cost drivers of global markets using published industry data, and benchmarked data
• Influence supply decision making for commercial, clinical and business development assets including project support and participating in assigned meetings (Program / CMC / ESNS)
• Be committed to manage cost control and reductions for assigned category while maintaining

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Direct and influence Alexion’s contract supply network to identify and implement cost savings and process improvements based on inputs from internal partners
• Lead and Support business partners to develop and enforce contract compliance to manage and measure supplier performance and develop relationships with suppliers