Procurement

• Managing an efficient and effective procurement operation for acquiring software, supplies, equipment, and services in connection with the delivery of services supporting clinical trials.
• Identification of company vendor/domain requirements, identification, evaluation, and selection of vendors.
• Participation in establishing vendor agreements, establishing and managing vendor standards and metrics.
• Managing vendor performance through tracking and analysis, vendor governance, issue management and resolution, and development of ongoing vendor strategies.
• Maintain and disseminate the Qualified Vendor List across Precision Medicine Group (PMG).
• Support and answer vendor inquiries and information requests.
• As a key point of contact, establish and maintain communication and relationship management with key vendors.
• Managing the solicitation process, including reviewing/comparing specifications and costs and where appropriate supporting negotiation with vendors to reduce costs.
• Negotiating terms and conditions with suppliers to ensure the best possible prices and agreements.
• Manage the Preferred Provider process for vendors in priority service domains.
• Establish and track Performance Metrics for each vendor domain and specific vendor.
• Track and proactively identify vendor performance trends, issues, and potential risks and lead company efforts to prevent and/or resolve issues and risks.
• Represent Procurement in the vendor issue escalation and resolution process.
• Assist Contracts with the CDA and MSA processes by acting as the point of contact with vendors, and tracking status/progress towards completion.
• Provide domain and vendor specific input to Contracts for service level agreements and performance metrics contained within MSAs under negotiation.
• Participate in the RFP evaluation and strategy process by providing input and recommendations on the status and performance of required vendors.
• Developing tools and processes to support efficient and quality driven procurement activities.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the industry’s market trends and developments.
• Leading transformational activities to build organizational procurement capabilities and improve procurement efficiency.
• Delivering value and competitive advantage measured by cost reduction and cost avoidance, vendor-enabled innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Participate in Governance processes with select vendors.
• Ensure vendor quality and compliance standards and requirements are met; coordinate vendor quality activities with Quality Assurance.
• Other roles as assigned.

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