Associate Director, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing - Commercial

The role

This person will lead and manage strategic sourcing for commercial categories. They will partner with stakeholders to establish sourcing strategies and manage contracts in collaboration with Legal.

What you will do

• Leads and manages all aspects of strategic sourcing for commercial categories.
• Partners with key stakeholders to establish sourcing strategies and models.
• Monitors market trends, conducts RFx process, and leads negotiations.
• Manages contracts in collaboration with Legal.
• Maintains productive, long-term relationship with suppliers.
• Spearheads and/or supports the development, implementation and maintenance of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing programs.
• Communicates on touch points between other functional groups.
• Assists with Spend Reporting and Supplier Analysis.
• Ensures compliance with Amylyx policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of sourcing and procurement experience, including at least 2 years in the biopharma industry.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Procurement processes and Sourcing principles, and practices as well as contract management.
• Experience developing business cases, cost models, and ROI analysis.
• Experience with CLM and ERP systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365.

Nice to have

• Project Management experience
• Experience working with business partners at all levels, across the organization to gain buy-in and alignment on key projects
• Commercial Operations and IT experience within a bio/pharma industry
• In-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with knowledge of category management
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation background and business acumen along with financial analysis capabilities

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Annual performance-based bonuses
• Equity awards
• Comprehensive benefits package

Before you apply

• Unable to hire employees who reside and/or work in certain states.
• Not considering applicants from Alaska and Hawaii.
• Must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.)

About the company

Amylyx is a clinical-stage company focused on post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), Wolfram syndrome, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).