Job Description

Career Category Supply Chain



Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager

Amgen Singapore Manufacturing

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Amgen is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager in Amgen Singapore Manufacturing.

Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager

Live

What you will do

This role will give the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with many different business functions and spend categories (e.g, Capital Construction, Raw Material and Consumables, Distribution, Site Support Services) in one of the leading Biotech companies in the world. They will be the Global Sourcing Site Lead for Amgen\xe2\x80\x99s Singapore facility and effectively sourcing various direct categories in Singapore in accordance with established Procurement policies and guidelines. In addition, the position will have responsibility for sourcing strategy and execution of the Capital Construction portfolio for the Asia Pacific region. The role will be working closely with and prioritizing activity with the Singapore Finance, Supply Chain, Process Development & Manufacturing teams and Global Category Managers, implementing global category sourcing strategies and supplier management processes. The role will report directly to the Director, Global Strategic Sourcing being responsible for the Sourcing Site Leads.

Responsibilities

Purpose

• Single point of contact for GSS and business partner interaction at the site
• Drives site productivity and improvement agenda
• Key relationships with Site VP and Functional Leads
• Own and deliver sourcing strategies and productivity initiatives for the Amgen Singapore Manufacturing Facility
• Deliver the strategic demands of Procurement partners/customers
• Complete and implement the sourcing and purchasing needs of Amgen
• Ensure compliance with all relevant sourcing policies and procedures
• Support the Global Category Managers with execution of sourcing strategies that impact the site
• Lead contracting activities and run ongoing contract management needs for Strategic and Supply Constrained Categories

Strategic Contribution

• Develop, support and lead strategies for respective categories
• Be a trusted advisor to VP / Senior Leadership Team at the site
• Bring Industry/business function-specific knowledge and experience
• Initiate/build industry peer relationships within the region

Executing Sourcing Strategies:

• Develop and implement a multi-year productivity agenda and plan, aligned with finance and business site objectives
• Drive alignment between category strategy and the needs and requirements of regions, countries, and Singapore site
• Deliver sourcing and productivity opportunities effecting process, demand and cost
• Run Request for Proposal and Quotation processes (eRFX), evaluate and negotiate proposals, ensure and validate selection of suppliers
• Work with the Global category managers to define Singapore requirements and implement a site sourcing strategy
• Develop and complete sourcing strategies for the Asia Pacific Capital Construction portfolio
• Develop supplier analysis and market intelligence to support sourcing strategies
• Customize sourcing strategy to drive value in specific functional environment, including legal and regulatory context
• Support partners with development of their business strategies
• GSS decision maker for category/functional sourcing strategy and supplier selection

Delivering value for customers:

• Supports Global Category Managers with Singapore impacting activity
• Understands business objectives and interprets customer needs to identify sourcing opportunities to support them
• Build strong partnerships with colleagues in Finance, Accounting, HR and Function Heads as appropriate
• Support / Lead delivery and validation of savings
• Anticipates and prevents potential problems through root cause analysis
• Drive operating efficiencies by understanding business needs and complex supply markets
• Responsible for sourcing all the country local categories
• Awareness and coordination of Local and Global sourcing strategies
• Ability to provide thought leadership to customers and actively shape customer\xe2\x80\x99s overall strategy while understanding business goals
• Demonstrated experience in identifying and applying full set of sourcing levers to drive value for customers
• Manage and mitigate supply risk
• Inform stakeholders on Amgen\xe2\x80\x99s sourcing policies and procedures and ensure Amgen\xe2\x80\x99s procurement policies are followed and that compliance metrics are met or exceeded

Managing supplier relations:

• Development and maintenance of preferred supplier relationships
• Support global / regional category managers to identify and articulate long-term strategic value that can be obtained through supplier collaboration
• Deliver supplier improvement programs and drive continual value from key supplier relationships
• Access supplier capability and innovation for the business

Win

What we expect of you

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of directly related experience OR
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree and 6 years of directly related experience OR
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree and/or 8 years of directly related experience
• Experience with direct and/or indirect manufacturing operations spend categories
• Experience in working in international environments
• Broad knowledge of the market forces shaping a customer\xe2\x80\x99s business context (e.g., supplier base, legal & regulatory environment, sources of competitive advantage)
• Solid understanding of sourcing processes (tendering, supplier negotiations and contracting), across multiple indirect spend categories.
• Ability to conduct benchmarking to address cost, quality, risk and innovation considerations
• Competent in Project Management and independently develops practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (presentation, virtual team development, etc.)
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Able to work with minimal direction, ensuring quality of tasks / service provided by self and other
• Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex situations using different information sources in order to draw and present analytic insights
• Highly proficient with MS Office Suite, including Excel
• Knowledge of sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management
• Strong understanding of best in breed eProcurement solutions such as Ariba
• Ability to analyze, summarize, and present insights based on the needs of the audience
• Ability to develop business cases and champion opportunities with quantifiable financial benefits
• Demonstrated track record of identifying root causes to issues and pproblem solving
• Change management experience with large and complex organizational transformations with proven project management experience
• Demonstrated success in partnering cross-functionally
• Ability to own and strengthen relationships with key partners
• Comfortable challenging the status quo

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates\xe2\x80\x99 professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

Your selection for this role will may be subject to fulfilling the medical requirements of this job scope. If so, you will be informed of the medical check(s) that you may need to undergo. All medical related expenses incurred from this medical check shall be borne by the company.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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