This role is ideal for a proactive, strategic sourcing professional who thrives in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment and is passionate about building robust vendor relationships, creating value pipelines, and supporting life sciences manufacturing. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Required:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 7+ years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience.
- Category Expertise: Hands-on experience with indirect categories, facilities contracts, lab services, and supplier performance management.
- Technical Skills: strong proficiency in cost modeling, contract negotiations, dual sourcing, and risk assessment.
- Master’s degree (MBA/MS) or relevant supply chain certifications (e.g., CPM, CPSM, APICS).
- Experience in capital procurement (CapEx), facilities, or commercial real estate project management.
- Background in Pharma, Biotech, CDMO, or regulated GMP/cGMP manufacturing environments.
- Strategic Execution: Proven ability to build value pipelines, track cost drivers, and optimize working capital.
- Collaborative Leadership: Outstanding stakeholder engagement and change management skills with a bias for action.
- Commercial Acumen: Expertise in executing supplier management programs, resolving commercial disputes, and driving win-win negotiations.
salary: $130,000 - $150,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Site Procurement Leadership: Lead procurement for indirect spend, lab-related services, facilities contracts, and scientific consumables for the Madison facility.
- Capital & Real Estate Initiatives: Serve as the Business Unit owner for Biologics procurement initiatives supporting capital projects (CapEx), site expansion, and network real estate programs.
- Commercial Negotiation & Savings: Negotiate competitive terms, expand spend under contract, drive cost optimization, and implement dual-sourcing strategies to maintain supply resilience.
- Supply Chain Risk & Continuity: Conduct vendor risk assessments, establish mitigation plans, and proactively resolve potential material supply shortages to eliminate production downtime.
- Value Creation & Financial Tracking: Develop and manage a strong pipeline of savings and cash flow opportunities. Provide value contribution and net-cost performance reporting to executive site leadership.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner seamlessly with Site Operations, Finance, Legal, and Global Procurement to maintain contract compliance and leverage enterprise-wide purchasing power.
Skills
Qualifications
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
