USA-Project Manager III (Professional)

Position Title: Senior Strategic Procurement Consultant (3 month contract, can be extended if needed)

Role Purpose: Support External Manufacturing Procurement team with strategic negotiations, project management, sourcing optimization initiatives, and capability building.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead strategic negotiations for high-priority contracts including Fuji contract, Project Fusion, Inventory Workshop lead and Xenpozyme negotiations

Develop and execute label and packaging strategy for external manufacturing

Project management of concurrent strategic initiatives- Develop and manage negotiation dashboards and tracking tools

Support Ways of Working (WoW) optimization initiatives

Identify and analyze sourcing opportunities

Provide expert advisory on procurement best practices and industry benchmarks

Required Qualifications:

Education... BSc or MSc/MBA preferred, Excellent management experience.

10+ years of experience in strategic procurement/sourcing, preferably in pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Biotech preferred.

Consultants from Top tier consultation firms preferred

Proven track record in complex contract negotiations

Strong expertise in external manufacturing and CDMO relationships

Demonstrated capability in training and team development

Advanced project management capabilities

Experience with procurement transformation initiatives

Strong analytical and financial modeling skills

Key Deliverables:

Strategic negotiation outcomes for assigned contracts

Training materials and capability building sessions

Procurement dashboard and tracking system

Sourcing opportunity assessment report

Project status reports and milestone tracking

Process improvement recommendations.

EEO:

"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."