Senior Supplier Manager

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Nautilus development and commercial teams to comprehend next-gen product/customer needs and devise supply chain strategies that align with our objectives.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with critical reagent suppliers; negotiate long-term commercial agreements that satisfy project schedules, supply continuity, cost, quality, and lead time.
• Establish CMO supply base for production and distribution of Nautilus reagents; oversee ongoing CMO performance metrics and relationships.
• Develop RFQ’s and supplier qualification criteria; supervise supplier selection with a cross-functional team.
• Implement a system for managing forecasting and planning to support internal and customer demand; ensure timely supply of reagents.
• Negotiate supply contracts and costs to support commercial requirements.
• Formulate a distribution and fulfillment strategy that supports global commercial sales of reagents and ensures inventory management specifications are implemented and maintained.
• Create project schedules and manage timelines and deliverables to ensure timely project completion.
• Evolve supplier relationships from purchase order-based to long-term partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to support all administrative processes associated with supply chain activities.
• Assist in the implementation of ERP and purchasing systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7+ years of experience in supply chain development and management at a life sciences company.
• Some supervisory experience is required.
• Ability to work under tight schedules and drive projects at high speed.
• Experience working effectively on highly performing cross-functional teams.
• Experience presenting project updates and proposals to executive teams.
• Prior experience launching new products into commercial production.
• Experience working with reagent CMO’s and knowledge of global supplier options.
• Proven track record of successful supplier partnership development.
• Experience with successful supplier negotiations and understanding of critical contractual terms.
• Basic understanding of business finance such as, P&L management, inventory management principles, margin calculations and ability to use this information for critical decision-making.
• Working knowledge of distribution, logistics, and shipping processes associated with reagents.
• Prior experience implementing an ERP system and purchasing systems.
• Strong organization, communication, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Skills

• Strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into executable implementation plans.
• Data-driven decision making.
• Ability to work at a fast pace without compromising work quality or decision-making.
• Experience in project management associated with supplier production ramps.
• Ability to manage change and effectively communicate changes and implement flexibility into supplier relationships.

Nautilus Team Culture

• We are curious go-getters: this is a team of life-long learners who aren’t afraid to tackle the big challenges and we embrace the journey.
• We are detail oriented: we do great science by working smart & with diligence where we learn from our trials and mistakes.
• We are easy to work with: we want our workplace to be one where everyone can share their perspective and be treated with respect and kindness.