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Associate Director, Engineering – Technical Services Procurement
Location
California + 2 moreAll locations: California | Florida | Pennsylvania
Posted
21 hours ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director, Engineering – Technical Services Procurement
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
• Drives the strategic and compliant sourcing of goods/services in support of key internal business partners: Site Technical Services (including facility Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), Engineering, Technical Development, and Manufacturing • Oversees end-to-end outsourcing process, including execution of best-in-class sourcing strategies, supplier rationalization, Request for Proposal (RFP) coordination, cost negotiations, and due diligence • Manages business case generation that summarizes competitive bidding process, scoring methodology, and selection justification for the most technically and commercially viable solution(s) for the required services, quality, and cost • Identifies opportunities for supplier base consolidation, standardization, and innovation across diverse and potentially fragmented categories to support on-site manufacturing operational continuity and uptime • Negotiates optimal terms, competitive pricing, favorable service level agreements (SLAs), and risk mitigation clauses with external manufacturing and analytical laboratory partners • Streamlines long-term category strategies that achieve operational efficiency and continue to lower Iovance’s total cost of ownership (TCO) • Leads procurement strategy for acquiring engineering and construction services, automation, and capital equipment. • Leverages procurement best practices to recognize cost reduction and avoidance, achieving meaningful savings that improve organization’s financial performance • Collaborates with the Legal and Finance organization to ensure the appropriate execution of key controls including third party agreements to protect Iovance interests with third party vendors. • Leadership of cross-functional teams across business functions to drive initiatives that maximize value of external spend with third party suppliers • Develops performance benchmarks and scorecards, including key performance indicator reporting for senior management to aid continuous improvement efforts • Must adhere to Iovance Biotherapeutics’ core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics • Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics/Finance, or a related area
- At least 10 years Procurement and/or relevant business experience within Manufacturing, Technical Site Services, Analytical Development, and Engineering functions
- Proven track record of negotiating complex third-party transactions that deliver maximum savings and enterprise risk mitigation
- Understanding of supplier cost structures, with ability to analyze the market competitiveness of supplier’s proposed direct material, direct labor, sub-contracted services, overhead, and other SG&A costs
- Ability to work in a highly complex and fast-moving developing biotechnology company, driving collaboration within business units and key functional partners at executive levels
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate developed strategies and supporting analysis effectively to ensure both corporate and departmental objectives are satisfactorily achieved
- Ability to demonstrate procurement’s value and positively influence the business to drive breakthrough results
- Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting in terms of budgeting, cost management, financial accounting, treasury, risk management, etc.
- In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles, processes, systems and best practices within and across MRO, Manufacturing & Development, and Engineering categories
- Strategic mindset and strong negotiation skills to optimize large commercial deals
- Demonstrated business insight with good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate risk
- Change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders
- Knowledge of enterprise risk management and business continuity planning
- Ability to travel domestically approximately twice a quarter to support sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management activities
Benefits
- Iovance is committed to cultivating and offering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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