Job Description

Individual contributor with responsibility for pro-actively evaluating, negotiating with, measuring and managing vendors. Providing services and deliverables to a business function with sole responsibility for up to medium scale vendor (single or few countries, value generally less than $10mm annually, single or few TA/FAs utilizing) relationships and transactions with moderate complexity. Leads negotiations and drive transactions to completion on time and on budget. Active manager and primary owner of supplier categories and supplier relationships, including sourcing responsibility.

Responsibilities

Individual contributor with responsibility for pro-actively evaluating, negotiating with, measuring and managing vendors. Providing services and deliverables to a business function with sole responsibility for up to medium scale vendor (single or few countries, value generally less than $10mm annually, single or few TA/FAs utilizing) relationships and transactions with moderate complexity. Leads negotiations and drive transactions to completion on time and on budget. Active manager and primary

Additional responsibility for negotiation and execution of one-off agreements (and statements of work) in assigned categories as requested by management. For Vendor Managers that support clinical trial related services, partners with Outsourcing Project Managers in a support and consulting capacity in relation to PM managed one-off agreements.

Drives transactions to successful completion, and accountable for successfully interacting with vendor through relationship lifecycle.

Responsible for providing initial document drafting and originating redlines to Legal following return of documents from counterparties.

Reviews and analyzes KPIs/metrics, holding vendors accountable to established performance criteria for vendor activities. Drives the investigation of vendor performance issues and develops solutions to ensure overall performance and compliance. Communicates findings and recommendations to larger organization.

Assists in establishing and is responsible for maintaining consistent practices and policies related to vendor activities to ensure compliance with Corporate Purchasing, Finance, OEC and other applicable policies.

Across supported service categories, responsible for pro-actively collaborating with TAs/FAs and related TLC POCs and Outsourcing Project Managers. Leverages these efforts to strategically build a preferred supplier network in such categories.

Provides effective communication to both internal and external partners. Address business issues for key services providers in conjunction with TLC POCs and Outsourcing Project Managers and related departments

Implements the comprehensive plan for savings goals across all contracting functions.

Liaise with Corporate Purchasing, TAs/FAs and fellow delegated purchasing functions to ensure the business functions’ needs are met