Senior Sourcing & Supplier Relationship Manager

Job Description

Are you interested in progressing your career in life sciences? Are you ready to challenge yourself and join a late-stage biopharmaceutical company? Are you a senior supply chain expert with proven experience in sourcing and supplier relationship management? This could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Our client are seeking a senior Sourcing & Supplier Relationship Management expert to play a critical role in ensuring the suppliers and partners they work with meet their high standards for quality, innovation, and patient impact. You will support Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations and the role requires strong strategic thinking, broad industry experience and excellent relationship development and management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and network strategies that align with Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations goals
• Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned CMOs, Labs and critical suppliers
• Conduct marketplace assessments, supplier segmentation, and due diligence (RFIs/RFPs)
• Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management to identify and mitigate supplier sourcing risks
• Lead supplier selection, contract negotiations, and agreement development in partnership with Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Quality
• Support External Supply team with contract setup, budget planning, and tracking.
• Monitor supplier performance using standard KPIs and ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Support supplier audits and develop business continuity and risk management processes
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier value, cost, quality, and service
• Partner with CMC, Technical Operations, Supply Planning, and global teams
• Represent Supply Chain Sourcing on cross-functional teams for complex projects.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree a plus)
• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain, preferably within Biotech/Pharma
• Strong understanding of product development, GMP manufacturing, and related regulations (cGMP, GCP, CFRs, Part 11, FDA/EMA Guidelines)
• Proven expertise in manufacturing cost benchmarks and pricing strategies for small molecule manufacturing
• Demonstrated success in supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and strategic sourcing
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
• ERP systems experience, preferably Oracle
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (15-20%).

Benefits

• Competitive and attractive employee compensation package

Location

Ireland