The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – External Manufacturing leads sourcing strategy and commercial execution across the external manufacturing category supporting commercial and late-stage development supply networks, with a primary focus on Phase III, launch readiness, and commercial supply continuity.
The role has responsibility across Biologic Drug Substance, Drug Product, Finished Product, Packaging, Labelling, and Distribution, ensuring external supply solutions are secure, compliant, cost-effective, resilient, and scalable to meet portfolio, launch, and in-market requirements.
Working closely with Global stakeholders across External Manufacturing & Operations (E&MO), Technical Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial, Regulatory, Finance, and other key functions, the role supports effective supplier selection, contracting, capacity planning, and partner management to meet evolving business needs. It also contributes to data- and digital-enabled procurement excellence, including the use of AI-enabled tools and automation, while incorporating sustainability, responsible sourcing, and long-term supply resilience into category strategies and commercial plans.
You will be responsible for:
Business Partnership & Category Leadership
Lead category and sourcing strategies aligned to business priorities, market demand, product lifecycle requirements, and external supply network needs.
Provide commercial and market insights, including supplier landscape, capacity, capability, risk, cost, and benchmarking analysis, to support decision-making.
Support make-versus-buy, network optimisation, launch readiness, capacity planning, and continuity of supply to strengthen resilience and flexibility across the supply base.
Strategic Sourcing & Contracting
Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across external manufacturing, including EoI, RFI, RFP, RFQ, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
Drive sourcing execution and supplier selection, including CMO engagements, ensuring technical, quality, supply, and commercial requirements are addressed.
Lead contract development and negotiation with Legal, Quality, Technical, CMC, and business stakeholders, including CDAs, MSAs, and SOWs.
Financial & Value Delivery
Drive total cost of ownership optimisation through cost modelling, negotiation, benchmarking, demand consolidation, and value identification.
Lead savings, cost reduction, cost avoidance, and broader value delivery initiatives in support of procurement and business targets.
Use digital, data-driven, and AI-enabled approaches to improve sourcing effectiveness, decision quality, and procurement efficiency.
You will need to have:
Strong project management, analytical, financial, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex environment.
We would prefer for you to have:
