Senior Sourcing Manager

Date Posted: 12/08/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 494336

Industry: Biotech/Healthcare

Job Title: Senior Sourcing Manager

Job Location: Foster City, CA, USA, 94404

Work Model: Hybrid

Work Model Details: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Shift: 9 to 5 pm PST

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 13

Min Hourly Rate($): 100.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 143.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Management, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Written Communication

Experience Desired: Strong computer skills and experience with an ERP system (SAP). (8 yrs); Prior experience leading manufacturing service providers and/or direct material suppliers. (8 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

• *C2C is not available**

Education

Job Description

• 8+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech organization or relevant manufacturing environment and a BA or BS degree; an MA/MBA degree may be considered as 2 years of relevant experience and Ph.D. may be consider as 4 years of experience.

Required Skills

• Prior experience leading manufacturing service providers and/or direct material suppliers.
• Strong computer skills and experience with an ERP system (SAP).
• Understanding of activities related to the CMC development of biopharmaceuticals.
• Knowledge of GMPs and associated regulations (21CFR parts 11, 210, 211, 820)
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong people management skills
• Experience negotiating contractual agreements
• Experience with combination Products preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple programs/projects; sound organizational and time management skills
• Ability to develop concise presentations to convey complex issues to senior management
• Ability to work under uncertainty and to resolve conflict in a constructive manner
• Ability to solve highly complex problems through ingenuity and collaboration with subject matter experts and other key stakeholders
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• This position may require up to 20% domestic and/or international travel.
• Project management experience and/or certification are a plus.

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, will lead strategic sourcing activities and projects as assigned across multiple categories. This may include leading supplier selection projects, contract negotiation, project management, managing supplier or contract manufacturer relationships, providing strategic sourcing support for other members of the strategic sourcing team or new product development as well as purchasing and inventory management of components. You will have responsibility for indirectly leading and influencing others, bidding, selecting and managing multiple activities and projects. This position is based at the Client site in Foster City, CA, and is eligible for the Client GFlex program allowing remote work up to 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or provide support to members of the strategic sourcing and supplier management team for projects and activities such as contract negotiations, supplier selection, planning and preparation for CMO and supplier business reviews.
• Lead/support preparation, reviewing, challenging, and tracking of RFPs/RFQs/RFIs for new business with external suppliers and in consultation with functional stakeholders (Manufacturing Operations, Technical Development, Quality Assurance, Analytical Operations, etc.).
• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders.
• Support annual business review meetings (BRMs) with assigned suppliers as needed.
• Coordinate/lead meetings internally and with suppliers, publish meeting minutes.
• Participates in solving issues of high complexity.
• Communicates issues to line manager and project teams in a timely manner.
• Support the product team's needs for the selection of suppliers to provide required supplies from development through commercialization.
• Collaborate and establish regular meetings with key stakeholders and partners to ensure outsourced needs are met.
• Organize and participate in teleconferences and face-to-face meetings with global suppliers; work closely with Client's teams to establish an agenda and keep track of key decisions.

Client CORE VALUES

• Integrity (Doing What’s Right)
• Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)
• Teamwork (Working Together)
• Excellence (Being Your Best)
• Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)
• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

Benefits

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California Pay Equity

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).