Key Role Summary:
This Sr. Manager, Supplier Relationship Management role will oversee and maintain positive relationships with vendors, suppliers, and strategic partners to ensure Biogen's commercialized products are supplied to patients in a timely and cost-effective manner.
About This Position
The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining strong supplier relationships, driving innovation, managing risks, monitoring supplier performance, and resolving issues that may arise.
This highly visible position requires regular interactions with top leaders to influence and drive improved processes, information, and performance.
Main Responsibilities
1. Lead the Supplier Relationship Management Team in collaborating with Procurement, Finance, Quality, and other internal Biogen partners to provide a unified voice of Biogen to external partners.
2. Coordinate quarterly meetings with strategic partners to review supplier performance, share demand projections, and agree on a pathway forward.
3. Drive innovation by integrating changes between programs, suppliers, and customers.
4. BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH VENDORS/SUPPLIERS AND ROLE MODEL TEAMWORK WITH PROCUREMENT MANAGERS TO IMPROVE VALUE FROM CONTRACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS.
5. Evaluate supplier performance throughout all contract phases and establish/maintain collaborative stakeholder relationships across the organization.
6. Understand internal processes triggering complexity externally to our partners and drive improvements to establish Biogen as a customer of choice.
Supplier Performance Tracking and Drive for Continuous Improvement
1. Establish and agree upon supplier performance KPIs (Delivery lead times, quality attributes, escalation pathways).
2. Review existing performance against delivery plans and quality agreements.
3. Maintain financial accountability to improved collaboration and pricing.
Geographic Impacts, Tier 1,2,3 Supply Points and Risk Analysis
1. Understand political/geographical risks linked to supplier manufacturing sites and tiers of supplier network.
2. Cross-reference identified risks across Biogen supplier network for compounding risk nodes.
3. Proactively identify alternatives to limit risk to Biogen supply either by proposed dual sourcing approaches or inventory management techniques.
Annual Supplier Supply/Risk Assessment
1. Develop and manage supplier relationship strategy and engagement model in alignment with PO&T/Biogen business objectives.
2. Review KPIs against targets, assess corrective actions/plans, and assign target dates for actions to be complete.
3. Identify supply constraints and propose alternatives to mitigate risks (short term/long term).
Who We're Looking For
We're seeking an experienced professional with a proven track record in supplier relationship management, preferably in a GMP environment.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, process/project management expertise, and excellent people skills.
They will be able to work multifunctionally across organization boundaries and lead the shift from an inside-out culture to an outside-in, customer-centric organization.
What We Offer
As a member of the Biogen team, you'll enjoy a stable and resourceful environment with opportunities for learning, growth, and skill expansion.
We're committed to building an inclusive culture that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve.