Director, Commercial Strategic Sourcing

The role

The Director, Commercial Strategic Sourcing will lead and manage all aspects of strategic sourcing for commercial categories. This person will develop sourcing strategies, manage vendor relationships, and lead a team of 1 to 2 professionals.

What you will do

• Partner with the Sr. Director, Vendor Management to create a sourcing vision and strategy.
• Develop and manage relationships with key commercial vendors.
• Own sourcing policies, processes, and systems for commercial categories.
• Lead Category Management for all commercial spend areas.
• Lead RFI/RFP processes, vendor evaluations, and bid defense meetings.
• Ensure sourcing activities conform to ethical processes and compliance standards.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement opportunities across vendors.
• Drive annual savings through negotiation, supplier consolidation, and process optimization.
• Establish measurements of success and report on sourcing performance.
• Negotiate Master Service Agreements, statements of work and change orders.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, or related field
• 12+ years in strategic sourcing
• At least 5 years of deep category knowledge and expertise in commercial sourcing categories (marketing, market access, media, patient support)
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and managing complex, high-value contracts
• Advanced negotiation and contract management expertise
• Strong analytical and financial acumen
• Leadership skills to manage teams and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience with global sourcing and managing international supplier relationships
• Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

Nice to have

• advanced degree

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• time off
• 401K
• participating in Mineralys incentive plans

About the company

Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and related comorbidities. It is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.