Director, Commercial Finance
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Associate Director, Commercial & Marketing, Procurement, Biotech/Pharma
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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Senior
About the role
- Shape and execute industry-leading procurement strategies that align with BioMarin’s strategic priorities
- Develop deep and influential relationships with senior stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor
- Establish transparent and competitive supply channels and drive innovation and continuous improvement
- Design and deliver category strategies across the Commercial Services portfolio (Creative Agencies, Digital Advertising, Market Research and Data Insights, Market Access, Patient Support Services)
- Collaborate closely with BioMarin’s Commercial Organization globally to align long-range plans and annual business imperatives
- Ensure category strategies deliver optimized cost and quality outcomes while enabling a reliable, innovative supply base
- Provide thought leadership in procurement and model excellence in category management
- Partner closely with Finance and Quality organizations and support internal audit efforts as needed
- Lead high-impact, complex negotiations and establish senior-level supplier relationship management
- Define multi-year roadmaps for Commercial categories, set KPI framework, monitor performance, and drive accountability
Requirements
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management or related field
- MBA / post-graduate qualifications would be an advantage
- 7+ years of experience in Procurement/Sourcing
- Extensive experience in procurement in a global capacity, preferably within the pharmaceutical sector
- Demonstrated experience with category management, sourcing and procurement best practices
- Proven track record of developing and executing category strategies in complex, global organizations
- Experience managing supplier relationships at the executive level
- Experience with procurement technology; preference for Ariba/SAP
- Knowledge of procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development
- Understand risk elements of suppliers and define/engage risk assessment and mitigation tactics
- Strong knowledge of finance (cost benchmark, financial audit with key suppliers) and legal matters (contracting)
- Demonstrated expertise in category strategy development and implementation, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management
- Significant experience working in a matrix (global/ regional) business environment
- Excellent communicator and interpersonal skills; strong written and verbal communication
- Results-driven mindset; ability to work in high pressure environment and under tight deadlines
- Motivated, high-energy, curious, self-starter with a strong business mindset
- Strong networking skills and ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders and business partners
- Ability and willingness to travel periodically
