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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and execute global category strategies across Direct Services with measurable business impact
- Partner with Corporate and Division stakeholders to identify requirements and drive cost-reduction initiatives
- Lead competitive sourcing events including RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs from strategy through implementation
- Leverage analytics and market intelligence to optimize supplier performance and total cost of ownership
- Lead cross-functional project teams and manage multiple complex sourcing initiatives simultaneously
- Conduct fact-based negotiations with senior supplier executives and manage contractual risk
- Prepare dashboards, reports, and insights to influence stakeholders and senior leadership
- Support contract development, statements of work, and procurement policies in collaboration with Legal, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain
- Identify process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and scalability
- Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned categories and mentor peers on sourcing strategies.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Completion of a bachelor’s degree or current enrollment toward a bachelor’s degree
- 4–6 years of procurement and/or operations experience, preferably within drug testing, sample collection, medical review, third-party lab management, or occupational health
- Experience working in a highly regulated, matrixed environment, ideally within healthcare
- Knowledge of privacy and data protection requirements (PII, HIPAA, PCI, PHI)
- Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel and tools such as Power BI or Minitab
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level presentations
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% annually.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical, Laboratory Sciences, Healthcare, or a technical discipline
- 6–8 years of procurement and/or operations experience in relevant Direct Services categories
- Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement certification or experience
- Experience with procurement platforms such as SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Sage, or Provalido
- Strong negotiation skills with deep understanding of contract structures and terms
- Proven change management and influencing capabilities
- Advanced proficiency across Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Outlook)
- Demonstrated project management strength, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurementoperationssourcingnegotiationdata analysisprocess improvementproject managementcontract managementcost-reduction strategiesmarket intelligence
Soft Skills
analytical capabilitycommunication skillsleadershipmentoringinfluencingchange managementproblem-solvingcollaborationpresentation skillsorganizational skills
Certifications
Lean certificationSix Sigma certification