Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Director of Global Procurement, the Senior Purchasing Manager is instrumental in helping align the strategic vision for the Global Procurement organization to the company strategy.

As a Senior Purchasing Manager you will be responsible for supporting the development of the strategic plan for one or more core Procurement function and for translating that plan into executable goals. You will oversee the strategic global procurement of goods and services to meet STEMCELL’s business requirements while balancing costs and business risk. You will also contribute to the continual improvement of STEMCELL’s global Procurement framework while ensuring all global entities are provided with the necessary training, systems, processes, and policies required for their Procurement organization.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

Represent Procurement in cross-functional meetings and projects as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for Procurement activities; ensure cross-functional stakeholder engagement in Procurement activities by facilitating a culture of collaboration and responsiveness

Manages a team of people leaders and individual contributors with professional/technical skills; provides coaching, mentorship, and support with development opportunities to team members

Responsible for establishing and leading the achievement of annual goals with a 1-2 year strategic time horizon for the team; provides directional guidance to their team to exercise independence in accomplishing goals and meeting KPIs

Contributes to the development of goals for the department and critical input to planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.) to align with long-term corporate vision

Leads problem-solving through the team and ensures execution of the solutions; solutions may require collaboration with other groups and in-depth analysis that requires conceptual thinking

Evaluates and approves significant improvements to methods and processes based on new / changes to policies

Identifies and establishes working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; May negotiate internally and externally on matters of importance; persuades others to adopt concepts, practices, and approaches

Interacts with industry professionals, attends conferences and seminars to represent STEMCELL

Knowledge and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 10+ years of experience or PHD with 7+ years of experience

Requires proficient experience and knowledge in leading teams, processes, and projects

Has advanced-level knowledge and skills within procurement

People leadership: learning to mentor and coach people leaders effectively

Self-leadership: beginning to seek and receive feedback from peers, reports, and management, demonstrates self-awareness, and self-accountability

Clear communication: communicates effectively by providing updates to teams, reporting up to management, effectively delivering presentations, drafting business documents

SME in several aspects of the procurement cycle, including, sales, operations, contract negotiations, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, receiving, or requester

Demonstrates the ability to think strategically

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STEMCELL Technologies Inc. is a privately-owned biotechnology company based in Vancouver that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, ancillary reagents and contract assay services. We create novel, useful, standardized products of unfailing quality and deliver them to more than 70 countries via our many regional offices plus distribution centres in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble and Singapore. Driven by our love of science and our passion for quality, we see ourselves simply as “Scientists Helping Scientists” – standing by our customers to provide outstanding products, technical support and training. We have over 1000 science-oriented employees globally, including 250 PhDs/MScs, with most others holding a BSc or engineering degree. STEMCELL is proud to be the largest Biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

NOTE: STEMCELL’s vaccination policy requires that all candidates for this role be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters), as currently recommended or required by local health authorities and public health orders, unless an exemption from this policy is approved through our accommodation request process.

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