- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Human Resources
- Seniority
- Entry
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
About This Role: As the Associate Manager of Strategic Sourcing for the HR & Professional Services Category, you will be a pivotal member of our technology sourcing team, delivering essential operational support. This role involves managing the end-to-end sourcing process, including contracting execution and supplier interactions, ensuring strict adherence to procurement policy and category guidance. You will lead standard sourcing events, RFx execution, and contract completion, acting as an operational partner to HR and Professional Services stakeholders through cross-functional collaboration. Your efforts will ensure quality, timeliness, and consistent application of strategic sourcing and contracting processes, contributing significantly to Biogen's business objectives and operational excellence.
What You’ll Do:
- Own standard category requests from start to finish, reviewing specifications and ensuring compliance prior to execution.
- Execute sourcing processes for low-to-medium complexity events, including RFx execution and negotiation.
- Gather and analyze spend data and conduct market research to identify sourcing opportunities.
- Design and execute RFx events, ensuring correct structures, evaluation criteria, and timelines.
- Manage contracts end-to-end for assigned sourcing events, ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
- Maintain comprehensive records of contract negotiations and approvals.
- Manage supplier performance activities and identify potential supplier risks with relevant mitigations.
- Engage stakeholders in operational sourcing and contracting activities.
- Support the IT Sourcing Team in coordinating due diligence and approval processes.
- Implement process improvements within operational scope and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Who You Are: You are a proactive individual with a keen eye for detail and a strong organizational skill set. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and compliance. Your ability to communicate effectively allows you to build meaningful relationships across teams, fostering collaboration and mutual success. You possess a process improvement mindset, always seeking ways to enhance operational efficiency and strategic impact.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- 3+ years of experience in procurement or sourcing roles with hands-on responsibility for sourcing execution and contract management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with contract review or negotiation.
- Familiarity with sourcing HR and Professional services.
- Process improvement mindset.
Additional Employment Conditions
This role is in hybrid model of work.
Please note that the role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.
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About Biogen Poland:
Our Warsaw office is a complex hub for local, regional and global roles. Regardless our role and reporting line we’re driven every day by our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare and devastating diseases. This is what gives us pride, inspires us and gives us fuel to push the boundaries of innovation. We represent over 30 nationalities and celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate and Best Places to Work Awards consecutively since 2021 in Poland and Europe. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, we’re inviting you to join our team.
About Global Business Services (GBS):
The Global Business Services (GBS) team transforms Biogen’s business processes, scaling global operations and fueling commercial growth and innovation. GBS adds value by delivering business solutions and support services through a global delivery model, operational transparency, and best practices. Aiming to be a world-class organization, GBS excels in people, solutions, execution, and partnerships, championing a continuous improvement culture recognized across Biogen. We form a great team of individuals with drive for innovation but also team players collaborating in the spirit of respect. And if you want to take your professional development in your own hands, this is a place for you. We give you a lot of opportunities for growth on a business and social ground.
Additional Information
Benefits
Competitive Total Rewards: Base salary is determined by your experience, skills, and internal equity, complemented by an annual bonus to recognize your performance and contributions.
Comprehensive Benefits for You and Your Family: Includes life insurance, pension program contributions, mental health resources, remote work allowance, and flexible work arrangements.
Learning, Growth & Recognition: Access professional development funding, training platforms, employee referral bonuses, opportunities to contribute to impactful projects at Biogen, and social activities.
