Global Category Sr. Mgr

About Amgen

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases, and make people's lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what's known today.

About The Role

Role Description :

Let's do this. Let's change the world. We are seeking an individual who thrives in ambiguity, capable of driving category management initiatives with strategic vision and precision.

You will serve as the Global Category Management for Hardware, Maintenance, & Telecommunications. You will report to the Director, GPO Technology. You will lead the global category strategy for Hardware, Maintenance, & Telecommunications. This includes developing multi-year category strategies that address business needs while achieving best practice outcomes, building enterprise-wide business partnerships, and activating Procurement resources to drive strategic sourcing results to reduce costs and enable topline performance.

Your responsibilities will include analyzing internal demand (using Business Partner Management processes), external market data, spend & specifications to produce a category plan aligned with Business objectives and cost reduction / sourcing initiates. As a Category Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing the innovation agenda of Procurement. This role will drive supplier performance, manage risk, and deliver sustained value across a complex global technology provider landscape.

Roles & Responsibilities :

Strategic Contribution

• Own and evolve the global category strategy for Hardware, Maintenance, & Telecommunications aligned with the overall business goals with a focus on unlocking value, optimizing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk
• Work with Technology Business Partners to improve software support across R&D, Commercial and Operations. Understand and influence business needs to drive procurement strategies that support enterprise priorities in a proactive manner.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought leader across the organization, delivering insights on market trends, supplier capabilities, and go to market best practices tailored to the Hardware, Maintenance, & Telecommunications space
• Lead the creation of robust, financially grounded business cases (e.g., build vs. buy, total cost of ownership, should cost modeling, supplier consolidation) that support procurement decisions and drive measurable impact
• Stay ahead of Technology market shifts— innovations, product information, performance, delivery models and risk trends—and translate insights into actionable strategies for Amgen.
• Design and drive a multi-year sourcing roadmap for Hardware, Maintenance, & Telecommunications in alignment with stakeholder strategies, annual plans, and Amgen's broader Technology vision.
• Coordinate across regions to deliver cohesive procurement plans and project pipelines, aligning category execution with business priorities globally.
• Build relationships with external experts, peer companies, and industry bodies to bring leading practices and innovation back into Amgen's Technology sourcing strategy

Leadership

Functional Skills : Must-Have Skills :

Good-to-Have Skills :

Soft Skills :

Basic Qualifications :

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Category Management professional we seek is a Senior Manager with these qualifications :

Basic Qualifications :

Doctorate degree and 5 years of Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement or Commercial (Sales) experience

Or

Master's degree and 12 years of Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement or Commercial (Sales) experience

Or

Bachelor's degree and 15 years of Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement or Commercial (Sales) experience

Or

Associate's degree and 17 years of Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement or Commercial (Sales) experience

And

2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and / or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Skills Required

supplier relationship management , Benchmarking, contract lifecycle management