Manager Sourcing

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Job Title: Manager Sourcing
Location: Bangalore, India
Our Procurement Sourcing Team is looking for a Manager, Sourcing to lead end-to-end source-to-contract activities for assigned clinical outsourcing services. In this role, you will shape sourcing strategies, develop supplier markets, lead competitive sourcing events, and deliver commercially sound and sustainable outcomes for the business.
You will work closely with clinical and R&D stakeholders, Legal, Controlling, and other enabling functions to ensure that outsourcing decisions are competitive, compliant, risk-aware, and aligned with business priorities.
Although this role may not include direct people-management responsibility, it requires strong leadership through influence, collaboration, and commercial expertise.
Your Role:
Stakeholder and business partnering
Lead complex, cross-functional sourcing initiatives as the accountable procurement owner.
Build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and maintain momentum toward agreed objectives.
Act as a strategic business partner to clinical and R&D stakeholders, Legal, Controlling, and other enabling functions.
Influence business decisions through strong commercial judgment, structured analysis, and effective business partnering.
Challenge requirements and proposed approaches constructively while maintaining positive, solution-oriented relationships.
Foster effective collaboration across internal functions and external partners.
Communicate transparently and keep stakeholders informed throughout the sourcing process.
Prepare and present sourcing strategies, recommendations, and decision proposals to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
Build and maintain strong relationships with external suppliers and contract partners to support timely, compliant service delivery and effective vendor oversight.
Coordinate with external Legal and contract teams during contract review and execution.
Engage external experts, where appropriate, to inform decisions and mitigate risk.
Strategic sourcing and category management
Conduct market research and supplier landscaping to identify capable and competitive service providers.
Monitor supply-market trends, emerging innovations, and risk signals across the clinical services landscape.
Contribute to the development and execution of the Clinical Outsourcing Services category strategy, including supplier positioning, market intelligence, preferred-supplier approaches, and value opportunities.
Develop and implement competitive sourcing and RFP strategies for critical business requirements.
Translate market, supplier, financial, and business insights into clear recommendations for stakeholders and l