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Senior Procurement Manager
Contract: Parsippany, New Jersey, US
Salary Range: 40.00 - 42.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 365663
End Date: 2025-12-05
Days Left: 15 days, 19 hours left
Pay Range: $40 - $42/hour
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager
Location: Parsippany, NJ 07054
Duration: 6 months (Possible extensions / conversion into full time)
Shift: 3 days onsite and 2 remote (40 hours/week)
Key Responsibilities:
• Local Category support and execution for marketing and sales categories and professional services; including data gathering, SRM and stakeholder management.
• Negotiate and implement the defined Global Category Strategy for North America and ensure the strategy and execution plan is aligned within Procurement and stakeholders.
• Assist in sourcing strategy implementation and selection of suppliers.
• Support the creation and lead execution of local sourcing strategies in alignment with Global Category Managers.
• Analyze and produce reports on supplier spend data, sourcing initiatives and targeted/achieved savings.
• Identify potential sources of supply and conduct Request for Proposal (RfP), Requests for Quotation (RfQ), Ariba E-Auctions, quotation analysis and cost modeling aligned with Global Category Strategy.
• Stakeholder management.
• Conduct comprehensive supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and proactively manage supplier relationships (including, but not limited to SRMs, scorecards, 360’ surveys, etc.)
• Manage and maintain relationship with suppliers to maximize value and performance.
• Support supplier risk and sustainability assessments and develop mitigation plan as needed.
• Support diversity initiatives.
• Prepare supporting documentation and presentations on local procurement projects for review and approval.
• Support contract negotiations and management including successful execution of contracts, ensuring proper coordination with the internal legal team and managing on-going stakeholder contracting needs.
• Analyze and monitor market trends and supplier landscape, staying informed about innovation and trends in the Marketing/Agencies category.
• Provide local support to Global Category Managers (GCMs) as needed.
• Ensure all procurement activities align with company policies, industry standards, and legal regulations.
• Liaise with Legal, Regulatory, Finance, IT and other functions as needed.
Key Requirements:
• Minimum 5 years of Indirect Procurement/sourcing experience and a minimum of 3 years procurement experience. Prefer experience in a pharma environment. Experience in Marketing operations, Brand Management, Agency Management, Professional Services, HR, IT, R&D Indirect Goods & Services desirable.
• Experience leading and supporting categories within Marketing & Sales and Professional Services Procurement and experience leading and supporting other Indirect areas such as IT, HR, Legal, and R&D Indirect.
• Deep experience with sourcing processes and tools including the 7-step sourcing process.
• Deep experience in working on a cross-functional procurement environment.
• Experience drafting and managing the RFP process.
• Experience in managing SRM process.
• Experience with continuous improvement and optimization programs.
• Strong stakeholder and influencing skills.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong negotiation and analytic skills.
• Experience producing high quality analytics and performing complex spend analysis.
• Working knowledge of marketing operations, agency management and overall Indirect Procurement categories.
• Working knowledge of interface with Global Category Leaders.
• Ability to navigate through a complex multi-brand organization, with multiple stakeholders and Global Category Managers (GCMs).
• Negotiate and implement the defined Global Category Strategy for North America and ensure the strategy and execution plan is aligned within Procurement and stakeholders.
• Assist in sourcing strategy implementation and selection of suppliers.
• Support the creation and lead execution of local sourcing strategies in alignment with Global Category Managers.
• Analyze and produce reports on supplier spend data, sourcing initiatives and targeted/achieved savings.
• Identify potential sources of supply and conduct Request for Proposal (RfP), Requests for Quotation (RfQ), Ariba E-Auctions, quotation analysis and cost modeling aligned with Global Category Strategy.
• Stakeholder management.
• Conduct comprehensive supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and proactively manage supplier relationships (including, but not limited to SRMs, scorecards, 360’ surveys, etc.)
• Manage and maintain relationship with suppliers to maximize value and performance.
• Support supplier risk and sustainability assessments and develop mitigation plan as needed.
• Support diversity initiatives.
• Prepare supporting documentation and presentations on local procurement projects for review and approval.
• Support contract negotiations and management including successful execution of contracts, ensuring proper coordination with the internal legal team and managing on-going stakeholder contracting needs.
• Analyze and monitor market trends and supplier landscape, staying informed about innovation and trends in the Marketing/Agencies category.
• Provide local support to Global Category Managers (GCMs) as needed.
• Ensure all procurement activities align with company policies, industry standards, and legal regulations.
• Liaise with Legal, Regulatory, Finance, IT and other functions as needed.
Key Requirements:
• Minimum 5 years of Indirect Procurement/sourcing experience and a minimum of 3 years procurement experience. Prefer experience in a pharma environment. Experience in Marketing operations, Brand Management, Agency Management, Professional Services, HR, IT, R&D Indirect Goods & Services desirable.
• Experience leading and supporting categories within Marketing & Sales and Professional Services Procurement and experience leading and supporting other Indirect areas such as IT, HR, Legal, and R&D Indirect.
• Deep experience with sourcing processes and tools including the 7-step sourcing process.
• Deep experience in working on a cross-functional procurement environment.
• Experience drafting and managing the RFP process.
• Experience in managing SRM process.
• Experience with continuous improvement and optimization programs.
• Strong stakeholder and influencing skills.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong negotiation and analytic skills.
• Experience producing high quality analytics and performing complex spend analysis.
• Working knowledge of marketing operations, agency management and overall Indirect Procurement categories.
• Working knowledge of interface with Global Category Leaders.
• Ability to navigate through a complex multi-brand organization, with multiple stakeholders and Global Category Managers (GCMs).
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.
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- Procurement
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- Himanshu Singh
- himanshu.ksingh@collabera.com
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