Head of Plasma Derived Therapies Procurement

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Job Description

About the role:
The Head of Plasma Derived Therapies Procurement is responsible for overseeing the procurement of goods and services for the organization. This role ensures efficient sourcing, supplier selection, and contract management to support business processes. By managing supplier relationships and optimizing procurement strategies, this role contributes to the organization's operational success.

How You Will Contribute:

• Lead Procurement for specialized Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT) categories (Plasma collection devices and consumables, 3rd party Plasma sourcing, BioLife Logistics, BioLife Real Estate & Facilities) with end-to-end accountability for maximizing enterprise value from external spend (cost, cash, productivity, innovation, risk, ESG).
• Define differentiated, well-articulated category strategies in line with business objectives and orchestrate resources across procurement and the business to deliver them across the global PDT footprint.
• Act as strategic procurement partner to the PDT BU President and their team, co-owning the value delivered from external spend across BioLife, manufacturing sites, and the rest of the business; serve as single point of contact for PDT on all procurement matters.
• Build and lead a high-performing PDT category team, leveraging Value Delivery, Procurement Solutions, and Finance resources to serve PDT’s specific needs and priorities.

• Category Strategy delivery: Develop differentiated, insight-driven category strategies aligned to enterprise priorities; actively shape demand (scope, specifications, delivery models) to optimize total value; drive bold, non-incremental approaches that challenge historical practices and unlock new sources of value.
• Value delivery: Own and deliver a robust pipeline of initiatives aligned to value targets; orchestrate cross-functional delivery with the business, Finance, TBS, and Legal; provide strategic and executional guidance to the Value Delivery and Procurement Solutions teams.
• Accelerated execution: Drive accelerated execution of initiatives, reducing cycle times from strategy to implementation to meet PDT’s target transformation pace; ensure transparency, tracking, and realization of value to the P&L in collaboration with Finance.
• Supplier Base management: Build a high-performing, rationalized, and competitive supplier base; balance consolidation with competition; continuously refresh the supplier ecosystem to access new capabilities, innovation, and advantageous cost structures.
• Strategic supplier partnerships: Build strategic supplier partnerships in key categories (e.g., equipment, logistics); leverage equipment suppliers to improve asset lifecycle performance; own and strengthen relationships with strategic suppliers through SRM, KPIs, and QBRs.
• Business Partnering: Serve as strategic partner to the PDT BU President and their team; integrate inputs from all procurement categories and act as the single interface to PDT; act as a key contributor to engineering, capital planning, and investment decisions related to external services and infrastructure.
• Financial impact: Deliver agreed savings and financial value capture opportunities; drive total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization across equipment and services; support the BioLife strategy through strong real estate site selection and contracting; improve working capital through disciplined payment terms.
• Risk & Compliance: Strengthen third-party risk management (e.g., supply continuity, EHS, regulatory/GxP compliance, contractor risk); design resilient supply chains; ensure external services and contractors operate in full alignment with site-level safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Sustainability & ESG: Drive ESG outcomes across PDT spend (Scope 3, responsible sourcing); support or drive decarbonization and resource efficiency initiatives across manufacturing sites and facilities; allocate spend purposefully across the partner ecosystem.
• Capabilities & Team leadership: Build and lead a high-performing, business-oriented category team; ensure access to the right capabilities (tools, expertise, CoEs); develop and coach talent; contribute to the development of the Procurement Strategy and lead its realization.

Qualifications:

• Masters’ degree required (e.g., MBA, Master’s in Supply Chain, Finance, or related field) preferred.
• At least 15 years working in biotech/pharma industry, or other highly regulated industries, with progressive leadership of procurement.

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