Job Description
About This Role
The Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Business Travel & Fleet will manage aspects of the category management within Biogen’s Business Travel and Fleet category. This role will understand the priorities and needs for Biogen’s Business Travel and Fleet category and will make recommendations to leadership from a customer standpoint, by aggregating the voice of the internal customer. The Manager, Strategic Sourcing will also identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with stakeholders. This role reports to Associate Director, Business Travel and Fleet Category Leader.
What You’ll Do
Category Management:
• Leads subcategories within Biogen’s Business Travel and Fleet category to develop and implement sub-category strategies for:
o Air Travel
o Fleet Management
o Auto
o Rail
o Travel Management Company
o Corporate Credit Cards
• Support globalization of processes to drive efficiency, leverage, and savings
• Work with cross-functional teams using spend data analytics, market research and cost modeling to identify and leverage high value opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable value, operational efficiencies and risk mitigation to the business
• Partners with stakeholders and builds relationships that facilitate the realization of business value and savings
• Continually explores opportunities for improvement in each category
• Continually monitors the market to understand leading best practices and changes in the industry landscape
Sourcing:
• Develops and implements sourcing, negotiating and contracting strategies to achieve category goals
• Develops strategy for Catalogs, Guided Buying, and Sourcing Playbook development
• Ensures efficiency of events through appropriate use of buying channels, catalogs, and RFx events and champions ongoing continuous improvement.
Supplier Management:
• Responsible for supplier management activities, ensuring the appropriate level of oversight, direction and development based on the defined criteria
• Serves as a supplier relationship manager for key suppliers
• Responsible for executing supplier evaluations including understanding capabilities and risk prior to and during the relationship
Stakeholder Management:
• Partners with the business stakeholders at appropriate levels for the respective category and facilitates resolution and communication of all other procurement activities
Qualifications
Who You Are
You are knowledgeable in the business travel space related to procurement of services, sourcing events, contracts, and negotiations. You love working with data and using analytics to tell a story. You enjoy collaborating with diverse subject-matter experts to develop process improvements and evolve category strategies to best in class to meet critical business requirements.
• 5 years of experience in a related field. Experience with sourcing for travel and fleet is a plus
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills which provide insights and formulate recommendations using data driven solutions.
• Ability to effectively collaborate, build relationships and influence peers and key stakeholders
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity effectively
• Project management skills with ability to plan tasks, assign resources, manage progress, remove barriers, manage change and resolve conflict
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience. Can present information in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to prioritize, organize and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced and challenging environment
• Ability to identify process improvements and offer cost savings solutions
Education:
• University degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required
Additional Information
Global Business Services
The Global Business Services (GBS) team is an organization established to transform Biogen’s business processes, a platform to scale global operations, fuel commercial growth and the innovation pipeline. Further, GBS provides added value by developing and delivering a suite of business solutions and support services that are appreciated by internal customers. GBS provides services by leveraging a global delivery model, operational transparency and metrics, leveraging global best practices, and a service-oriented process improvement culture.
The vision of GBS at Biogen is to be recognized as a world-class Global Business Services organization driven by the desire for excellence in its people, business solutions, execution and partnerships with internal customers.
The GBS team champions building a continuous improvement culture that other parts of the organization recognize and seek out for business support. We are a performance-based culture organization supported by tools, training, and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS. We seek individuals who can enhance our team with their knowledge, skills, innovation, collaboration and “can do” attitude.
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
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