Associate Director, Vendor Integration & Strategic Liaison Lead
About this opportunity
At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”, a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Optimization & Excellence:
o Lead the assessment, redesign, and optimization of sourcing and cat egory management processes.
o Implement best practices, standardization, and automation to drive efficiency and compliance.
o Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and training materials.
Digital Transformation & Analytics:
o Partner with IT and platform owners to deploy and enhance digital sourcing tools and analytics platforms.
o Leverage data and advanced analytics to identify improvement opportunities and inform strategic decisions.
o Champion automation and digital workflows to streamline sourcing and category management.
Performance Management:
o Define and track KPIs for process performance, user experience, and adoption.
o Analyze performance data and provide actionable insights to the Sr Director and leadership team.
o Drive accountability for continuous improvement and measurable outcomes.
Innovation & External Benchmarking:
o Proactively seek out and introduce innovative solutions, technologies, and best practices.
o Maintain an active external presence, participate in industry forums, conferences, and professional networks.
o Benchmark processes against industry leaders to ensure the organization remains competitive.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
o Engage with stakeholders across procurement, IT, finance, legal, and business units to ensure seamless process integration.
o Facilitate forums for alignment, decision-making, and best practice sharing.
Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement:
o Develop and execute change management strategies to drive adoption of new processes and tools.
o Communicate process changes effectively and support global training initiatives.
o Gather and incorporate stakeholder feedback to enhance process outcomes.
Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
10+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or process transformation.
Proven track record in process optimization, digital enablement, and performance management.
Strong knowledge of sourcing and category management workflows, compliance, and automation.
Experience implementing digital procurement platforms and analytics tools.
Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills in a global, matrixed environment.
Desired Competencies:
Strategic and analytical thinker
Process-oriented and data-driven
Collaborative and influential leader
Continuous improvement and innovation mindset
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment
We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.
How We Work
Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
Supporting People with Disabilities
BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
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BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
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R1602098 : Associate Director, Vendor Integration & Strategic Liaison Lead
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