Vertex Pharmaceuticals · 7 hours ago
Director, Strategic Sourcing (Commercial)
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $263K/yr
10+ years expVertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. The Director of Strategic Sourcing will manage and formulate strategies for Marketing categories to enhance commercialization across various disease areas and regions while overseeing supplier relationships and performance evaluation.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Strong business partnering acumen to develop trusting and influential relationships with stakeholders, understand business objectives and challenges, bring supplier and marketplace expertise, collaborate on multi-year strategic and operational plans, and drive business outcomes
Develop, implement, monitor and maintain category strategies in partnership with Business stakeholders for all related sub-categories, including continuous refreshment and improvement of category strategies to meet evolving business needs
Own the Supplier Performance/Relationship Management process including supplier performance monitoring. Responsible for meeting preparation, pre-read documents, performance dashboards, capturing action items, and ensuring appropriate follow-up including Executive Business Reviews
In collaboration with the Business, responsible for defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and associated performance metrics and are integrated into contractual documents and captured on Dashboards to ensure supplier performance is meeting expectations and continuously improving
Support the Business Owner with identification of all applicable risks as part of the Sourcing process, including coordination with Risk Subject Matter Experts to properly assess and develop mitigation plans, where necessary
Manages complex negotiations on price and terms, that often include other internal stakeholders such as Business Partners and Legal. Able to independently create comprehensive negotiation planners that all internal parties are aligned with upfront
Acts as mentor to support Sourcing colleagues, temporary workers, and/or college co-ops, as directed by their manager
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and MBA required
10+ years of strategic sourcing experience including relevant Marketing Procurement experience
Good understanding of the nuances associated with a regulated environment
AI-ready mindset, passionate individual about AI opportunities and overall impact in Services area
Embody a Can-Do- Mindset, thriving in ambiguity, while building bridges thanks to innovative solutions
Strong analytical capabilities
Project management skills
Good communication and presentation skills, able to clearly articulate opinions in concise and persuasive manner
Excellent communication and organizational skills. Comfortable interfacing and presenting to senior leadership in a concise, well-planned manner
Benefits
Annual bonus
Annual equity awards
Overtime pay
Medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous paid time off
Educational assistance programs including student loan repayment
Generous commuting subsidy
Matching charitable donations
401(k)
Company
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (188)
2024 (150)
2023 (111)
2022 (164)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$657.31MKey Investors
Janssen Belgium
2024-07-10Post Ipo Secondary· $1.11M
2022-05-17Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2009-12-03Post Ipo Equity· $443M
Leadership Team
Reshma Kewalramani
CEO and President
Nina Devlin
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
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