Sourcing Excellence Manager, Distribution

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Sourcing Excellence Manager, Distribution

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:

• Lead the end-to-end strategic sourcing lifecycle in distribution logistics categories including but not limited to transportation modes (TL, LTL, intermodal, ocean, air), warehousing services and clinical logistics services
• Act as a trust advisor to of key partners/customers
• Collaborate with logistics and supply chain teams to identify and implement optimal distribution solutions that align with business objectives.
• Lead, execute and implement the sourcing needs of Amgen’s regional distribution activity
• Collaborate to build a multi-year sourcing strategy for the category that will deliver year over year efficiency and value; Measure and manage supplier performance
• Execute Global/Regional Sourcing Strategies
• Data and spend management, including tail spend, in respective categories
• Execution and end-to-end ownership of the strategic sourcing plan
• Advise on the Procurement Process and Systems ensuring compliance with all relevant sourcing policies and procedures
• Provide expertise on contracting, leading contracting activities, managing ongoing contract management needs carriers and distribution suppliers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key distribution vendors, ensuring they meet Amgen’s standards for performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Resolves and proactively prevents potential problems through root cause analysis
• Ensure Amgen’s procurement policies are followed, ensuring that compliance metrics are met or exceeded, supported through preferred supplier contracts
• Ability to travel up to 10%, domestic

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR

Master’s degree and 2 years of Strategic Sourcing, Contracting and Negotiations experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Strategic Sourcing, Contracting and Negotiations experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 8 years of Strategic Sourcing, Contracting and Negotiations experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Strategic Sourcing, Contracting and Negotiations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in strategic sourcing and procurement within distribution, including managing logistics, transportation, and delivery services. Strong experience in Project Management and independently develops practical solutions (Planning, prioritizing and delivery), with experience in leading project teams across geographic and functional reporting lines
• Ability to negotiate, manage, and develop relationships with distribution vendors, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance standards. Ability to provide thought leadership to customers and actively shape customer’s overall strategy while understanding business goals
• Champion productivity with a track record in developing and implementing sourcing strategies that optimize distribution networks and drive cost savings.
• Background in optimizing distribution processes and supply chain operations to enhance efficiency and achieve strategic goals.
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to distribution in the BioTech/Pharmaceutical or related industries.
• Excellent communication skills (presentation, virtual team development, etc.) resulting in relationship building and development
• Able to work with minimal direction, ensuring quality of tasks / service provided by self and other
• Experience using e-procurement tools such as Workday Strategic Sourcing (Scout), and Ariba
• Applies analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex situations using different information sources in order to draw and present analytic insights
• Highly proficient with MS Office Suite, including Excel
• Fluent business English, written and oral

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.