The
Procurement Manager is accountable for building, maintaining, and continuously improving a highly effective procurement function and is responsible for all procurement activities at the site. The
Procurement Manager will lead all facets of the procurement process supporting clients while driving activity to achieve desired outcomes at
AmplifyBio'snew Cell & Gene Therapy manufacturing and development facility. This role will provide direct leadership for purchasing, vendor management, and client services.
What You'll Do Here:- Define and deliver a sustainable and repeatable client onboarding process for CGT clients.
- Define and establish a highly productive Procurement function that manages multiple clients.
- Oversee daily operations of the Procurement function and serve as a hands-on leader.
- Understand key stakeholder sourcing needs and act as a trusted business partner with regular engagement.
- Ensure preferred suppliers, sourcing procedures, and strategies for Indirect and Direct categories (goods/materials and services) are implemented.
- Negotiate contracts (WO/SOW/MSA/etc.) to support business needs.
- Lead RFP's & RFQ's.
- Track and report key functional metrics.
- Provide training and day-to-day support on procurement systems.
- Establish Procurement SOPs for multi-client development process.
- Onboard and offboard new clients and be the main contact for all procurement activity.
We Would Love to Hear From You If: - Bachelors of Science degree with 6+ years of experience, preferably within biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry procurement.
- A minimum of 2 years experience managing or supervising direct reports.
- Working knowledge of cGMPs.
- An expert in procurement processes and sourcing of goods and services for the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
- Demonstrated success in improving organizational performance by developing and promoting talent and providing learning and career growth opportunities for team.
- Ability to work in a small company and high growth, fast-paced environment.
- Experience with gene or cell therapy is a plus.
- Experience with NetSuite and/or Prendio.
Why You Will Love Working Here:We take the health and happiness of our employees seriously and consistently evaluate new ways to Amp up our benefits to provide an amazing place to work. From a wellness program to financial planning and legal assistance, we make sure to take care of our own.
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance that starts on your first day at AmplifyBio!
- Competitive Compensation Package
- We take work-life balance seriously and we back it up with a FLEXIBLE PTO policy.
- Generous paid parental leave
- Wellness and Self-Care Programs
- 401(k) match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- EAP/work-life support system
- A fun work environment where everyone's voice matters.
- We are just getting started! More benefits on the way!
- An Opportunity to Change the World!!!
When you join our team, you will be a part of groundbreaking work while collaborating with our clients, research scientists, study directors, lab technicians, and specialists across a variety of disciplines. The future for
AmplifyBio is as great as the combination of our imaginations and actions, and we hold ourselves accountable for our choices and results. We have a bias for action, excellence, and, especially, the health and safety of our employees.
