Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, Commercial Packaging

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The Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, Commercial Packaging owns the business relationship with one or more contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) and/or direct material suppliers. This includes ownership of the strategy, selection, risk, and performance management of CDMOs providing primary and/or secondary packaging services for commercial products.

This role is responsible for both the strategic business management of these CDMO packaging relationships. We are seeking a high energy, “go- getter” who will use their business savvy and technical experience to help drive high performance from our partners. You will have responsibility for indirectly leading and influencing others, bidding, selecting and managing multiple CMOs/direct material suppliers. This position will be based at the Gilead site in Foster City, CA and is eligible for the Gilead GFlex program allowing remote work up to 2 days per week.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business discussions, long range supply and capacity planning, and business development
• Management of supplier performance (monthly/annually)
• Serve as an escalation point for manufacturing operations team members for recurrent or chronic performance issues with suppliers
• Lead annual business review meetings (BRMs) with assigned CDMO’s as needed
• Lead the assessment and mitigation of supplier risks through regular supplier risk management processes
• Responsible for preparation, reviewing, challenging, and tracking of RFPs/RFQs/RFIs for new business with external suppliers and in consultation with functional stakeholders (Manufacturing Operations, Technical Development. Quality Assurance, Analytical Operations etc.)
• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders
• In collaboration with Product and Portfolio Strategy team members, identify and manage strategic suppliers of Commercial Packaging in alignment with network supply chain strategies
• Support make vs. buy analysis
• Lead and participate in Operational Excellence projects.
• Coordinate/lead meetings internally and with CMO’s, publishes meeting minutes.
• Provide leadership and training to other department personnel
• Develop budgets and accurately report accruals to Finance if/as needed
• Participates in solving issues of high complexity.
• Communicates issues to line manager and project teams in a timely manner
• Support product team (PDM subteam and/or CMC) needs for the selection of external service and/or material suppliers to provide required services and/or supplies from development through commercialization
• Lead and/or support site assessment teams (SATs) in the assessment and selection of suppliers
• Stay informed and knowledgeable of relevant development and commercial material supplier capabilities, offerings, capacities, etc. as they relate to potential or known Gilead pipeline needs.
• Establish quality and technical execution expectations with suppliers
• Collaborate and establish regular…