Sourcing Manager, Travel, Meetings & Events

Description

The purpose of this sourcing role is to implement the global category sourcing strategy for Transient and Group Travel, Meetings, and Events & Congress in line with the over-arching sourcing strategy to constantly increase productivity, optimize the external global spend, and reduce costs. The incumbent will collaborate closely with corporate and US counterparts to ensure the US perspective is considered in the global strategy for each of the above mentioned categories and implement the strategy locally.  This role is fast paced and high volume and may require work after normal working hours to ensure business continuity.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides an opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and the opportunity to directly contribute to the company's success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

This position offers a base salary typically between $90,000 and $147,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus, relocation and or other compensation elements.

Duties & Responsibilities

Spend Management and Consolidation:

• Collaborates with Category Management and provide input to create and refine global Commodity Strategies.
• Brings potential innovation to Boehringer Ingelheim and local market intelligence.
• Actively supports consolidation roadmap implementation by bringing local expertise.
• Secures that Local needs are covered within Sourcing Strategy.
• Implements Commodity Strategy on local level for complex commodity following the Target Operating Model (TOM) including, creating and optimizing Sourcing Cards, documenting savings and identifying potential efficiencies.
• Conducts sourcing activities within the markets as identifying and driving projects across categories within their responsibility to achieve Sourcing-relevant goals like automation, spend consolidation and supplier optimization.
• Continuously leverages market opportunities and bring strong negotiation skills to add value for the business while maximizing implementation and usage of Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Frame Services Agreements (FSAs). 
• Leads initiatives to optimize sourcing processes across multiple commodities, leveraging market opportunities and innovative sourcing tools.

Business Partnering:

• Promotes and drives the Strategic Sourcing vision and the Value proposition, integrating and aligning priorities with business partners to achieve Sourcing-relevant goals through advanced Sourcing Excellence.
• Actively engages with Business Partners across various departments to align sourcing activities with broader business objectives and ensure effective communication; setting joint targets, aligning sourcing projects while understanding business strategies and demand forecast to proactively drive improvements.

Supplier and Risk Management:

• Identifies, evaluates, and manages risks across multiple commodities, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and mitigating potential disruptions.
• Develops and manages relationships with key and complex suppliers including high-spend and multi-commodity negotiations, to drive innovation and cost savings.
• Conducts Business Review meetings and governance sessions with critical local suppliers focused on market intelligence and innovation, while also identifying, mapping and evaluating sourcing risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required in Business Administration, Pharmaceuticals or related. Master's degree from an accredited institution preferred.
• Major focus: Business Administration, Life Science, Economics, Project Management, Accounting, Finance or IT.
• (3-6) years of sourcing experience in category(ies) management.
• Local Market Knowledge
• Pharmaceutic industry knowledge preferred
• Category-specific knowledge preferred
• Demonstrated efficiency in: Demand management; Market and supplier analysis; Agility; Relationship building; Driving results

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.