Manager, Procurement
Location: Morrisville
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
At FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., we’re leading the
charge in advancing tomorrow’s medicines. If you want to be a part
of life-impacting projects alongside today’s most innovative
biopharmaceutical companies, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
could be the right place for you. From our Bioprocess Innovation
Center to our cGMP-compliant manufacturing site, we thrive on
collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Whether your expertise lies
in research, manufacturing, or production, you’ll find a home here
where your efforts directly improve patients’ lives. Together,
let’s shape the future of healthcare. Situated at the cross-section
of Morrisville and Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina,
our site is at the heart of a booming biotech hub surrounded by top
universities, vibrant communities, and various outdoor
opportunities. What You’ll Do • Leads procurement activities to
ensure alignment with regional strategies and organizational goals.
• Manages and develops a team of procurement professionals,
fostering a performance-driven culture that supports continuous
improvement and professional development. • Drives initiatives to
enhance and streamline procurement processes at the site, ensuring
operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. • Maintains strong
relationships with vendors and suppliers, ensuring effective
negotiation and optimal pricing strategies tailored to
site-specific requirements. • Ensures accurate reporting of
procurement activities and budget performance, providing insights
to support regional decision-making. • Enforces compliance with
procurement policies and procedures, ensuring consistent
application and adherence to best practices across the site. •
Collaborates with counterparts at other sites to share insights and
contribute to the development of unified procurement strategies. •
Executes initiatives and directives from the Regional Procurement
Leadership to ensure site-specific objectives are met and align
with wider regional goals. • Collaborates with cross-functional
teams and senior leadership to support business goals. • Identifies
opportunities for process improvements and drive implementation of
processes. • Manages and develops procurement team. • Administers
company policies such as time off, shift work, and inclement
weather that directly impact employees • Completes required
administrative tasks (e.g., timecard approvals, time off approvals,
expense reports etc.) • Coaches and guides direct reports to foster
professional development • Participates in the recruitment process
and retention strategies to attract and retain talent, as needed •
Addresses performance gaps, employee questions and concerns, and
partners with HR as needed for resolution • Performs other duties,
as assigned Knowledge and Skills • Strong interpersonal and
leadership skills. • Excellent customer service, presentation, team
interaction and communication skills (written and verbal) across
functional and inter-company boundaries. • Demonstrated ability to
react and respond professionally to changing priorities and
timelines. • Team oriented person who has excellent problem
solving/ judgment skills with a high level of attention to detail
and accuracy • Willingness to learn new skills • Must be flexible
to support 24/7 manufacturing facility • Ability to coach, lead,
and develop individual contributors • Ability to effectively
present information to others Basic Requirements • Master’s degree
in Business, Finance or related field, or a related field with 5
years of experience in progressive roles in procurement; OR •
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related field, or a
related field with 7 years of experience in progressive roles in
procurement; OR • Associate’s degree in Business, Finance or
related field, or a related field with 9 years of experience in
progressive roles in procurement • 2-5 year of people management
experience • Procurement leadership experience should include
sourcing, supplier selection, risk and compliance evaluation,
contract negotiation and financial analysis • Excellent
communication skills, ability to collaborate and influence are
required • Experience and strong understanding of contracts,
typical commercial terms and arrangements, and the use of master
agreements, statements of work, NDAs, and other standard commercial
contract forms is required Preferred Requirements • Experience in
the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry • Experience leading
strategic procurement initiatives for a pharmaceutical or
biotechnology company is preferred • Experience in a cGMP facility
or working with FDA regulations is preferred • Experience working
for a greenfield construction project is preferred • Global
collaboration experience is preferred
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