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Director, Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

Neurocrine Biosciences159 open roles

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12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Neurocrine Biosciences postings stay open a median of 42 days.

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Neurocrine Biosciences median: 42 days open

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Who We Are:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and YouTube. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

At Neurocrine, strong leadership drives both business results and team success. We look for leaders who think strategically, anticipate what’s ahead and set clear direction, while building and empowering high-performing teams. Successful leaders foster an environment where people are motivated to do their best work and deliver meaningful, measurable impact through sound decision-making and accountability.

About the Role:

Provides strategic leadership for the Sourcing team, with accountability for category strategies, team performance, capability development, and business results. Leads and provides executive oversight of the team while maintaining direct responsibility for complex, high-impact sourcing and category management initiatives. Translates company and functional priorities into multi-year category strategies that optimize total cost, supplier performance, continuity of supply, quality, innovation, and risk. Builds trusted partnerships with senior business stakeholders, develops and coaches category management talent, and leads the Sourcing team in disciplined execution of source-to-pay processes across the organization. Advances policies, processes, negotiations, analytics, and operating practices that increase spend under management and strengthen the overall effectiveness of Sourcing & Procurement at Neurocrine.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

  • Lead and develop the Sourcing team, with accountability for team performance, capability, priorities, and results, while directly managing selected complex, high-value or high-risk sourcing initiatives
  • Develop and execute multi-year sourcing and category strategies aligned with company objectives, stakeholder priorities, market conditions, business risk and supplier capabilities
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership for complex sourcing engagements using RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, negotiations and competitive bidding; establish negotiation and commercial strategies, guide team members through complex engagements and lead commercial discussions with senior supplier representatives
  • Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements, challenge demand where appropriate, influence business and sourcing strategy, shape sourcing approaches and establish clear decision criteria and implementation plans
  • Proactively identify, prioritize, implement, and document savings, cost avoidance, process improvement and value creation initiatives
  • Provide leadership for strategic supplier management, including performance governance, business reviews, scorecards, service levels, executive-level supplier relationships, issue escalation, and continuous improvement
  • Drive adherence across the company to applicable procurement policies, procedures, and governmental regulations, and recommend changes to policies and operating practices to strengthen governance, efficiency and business outcomes
  • Lead third-party risk management activities, coordinating with appropriate functions to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor commercial, operational, and continuity risks
  • Represent Sourcing in enterprise and cross-functional strategic initiatives, regularly influencing senior stakeholders through clear recommendations, risk assessment, and business results
  • Define and advance the strategic roadmap for sourcing capabilities through improved processes, templates, analytics, systems usage, market intelligence, supplier segmentation and category management practices
  • Hire, manage, coach and develop team members; establish performance expectations, build team capabilities, assess talent, support succession and development planning and hold the team accountable for achieving strategic and operational objectives
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Management, or a related field AND 12+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement or supply chain. Prefer in biotech, pharmaceutical or life sciences OR
  • Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or MBA AND 10+ years of similar experience noted above
  • APICS, CPSM, or Lean certifications preferred
  • Demonstrated people management experience also required
  • Recognized sourcing leader with broad business acumen and deep expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, competitive bidding, negotiation strategy, total cost of ownership and strategic supplier relationship management
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy and stakeholder needs into practical sourcing strategies, operational priorities and execution plans with measurable business outcomes
  • Strong analytical and financial skills, including the ability to interpret spend and market data, develop business cases, assess commercial proposals, quantify value and communicate decision-relevant insights
  • Strong understanding of supplier risk, contracting and procurement governance, with the judgment to balance risk, speed, value and business continuity in a regulated environment
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and communicate effectively across functions and organizational levels, including senior leaders and external suppliers; synthesizes complex issues, frames options and trade-offs, and delivers clear, evidence-based recommendations that facilitate decision-making
  • Proven people leadership skills, including setting direction and expectations, coaching, delegation, performance management, capability building, talent development, succession planning and development of high-performing teams
  • Ability to operate effectively as a strategic leader in a player/coach model: comfortable setting strategic direction while personally leading complex sourcing work, negotiations and stakeholder engagements
  • Advanced proficiency with common sourcing, procurement, analytics and productivity tools; experience with enterprise procurement, contract lifecycle management and business intelligence platforms strongly preferred
  • High degree of judgment, accountability and adaptability; able to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in situations with ambiguity, interdependencies and significant business impact

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Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer.

We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

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The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $174,200.00-$238,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 35% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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