Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Overview

The Global Category Specialist is responsible for supporting Global Strategic Sourcing & category management efforts. This individual's primary focus is conducting strategic sourcing activities across a broad set of categories including Direct, Indirect, and R&D categories. Additionally, this individual will support department goals and objectives by providing project support across the Global Strategic Sourcing project pipeline.

This position is hybrid and will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing and project-specific support to Category Manager(s)
• Drive category management analytics through data collection, data and trend analysis, and data visualization/dashboarding
• Contribute to ongoing maintenance and refresh of global category strategies under the direction of a Category Manager
• Conduct market assessments, manage sourcing events (e.g. Requests for Proposals), and analyze proposals to summarize responses including cost and pricing
• Support key Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities such as Quarterly Business Review management, and supplier feedback
• Help identify sourcing opportunities by leveraging spend and procure to pay analytics
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders under the direction of a Category Manager
• Collaborate with Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) Center of Excellence (COE), in support of implementation and execution department initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. BS in Business, Supply Chain, or related field desired.
• 2+ years procurement experience required (biotech or pharmaceutical industry preferred) in procurement/strategic sourcing, operations, finance, supply chain or similar area.
• Skills in the following key competencies: communications, project management, relationship management, influencing negotiation, financial acumen, analytical skills, aptitude for technology, results focus, professionalism, and success in a matrixed environment.
• Course work in Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with SAP a plus
• Experience with eSourcing, spend analysis, or contract management systems desired
• Interpersonal skills that support high level interactions with internal customers and suppliers.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and team player.
• Ability to work sensitively with confidential material.

About Alnylam:Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by "interfering" with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture:Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we've been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine's Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK - among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.