Sr. Director, Supplier Relationship Management (Global Clinical Development Operations-FSP)

Objective / Purpose:

Reporting to the Head of SPO, the Sr Director, Supplier Relationship Management (FSP) is responsible for driving operational and commercial excellence with key strategic FSP suppliers supporting Takeda’s R&D portfolio. This role ensures strong FSP executive and operational governance, FSP operational strategies, cost optimization, and continuous improvement while managing the global enterprise relationship across all clinical studies and activities.

Accountabilities:

• Build lead and oversee the supplier governance framework, including chairing governance meetings and maintaining critical oversight tools (e.g performance metrics, scorecards, risk registers)
• Drive operational performance improvements by conducting thorough root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, incorporating "shift-left" strategies, and driving process standardization.
• Collaborate with business functions to ensure operational delivery is in line with commercial constructs and operational performance targets, driving continuous improvement
• Partner with Procurement and key stakeholders to drive robust category strategies, update and oversee Master Service Agreements (MSA) and to define and implement commercial constructs supporting strategic initiatives
• Ensure that operational and commercial changes are standardized and incorporated into ways of working and supporting commercial constructs e.g., MSA, SOW, cost workbook, gain-share commercial constructs
• Work with suppliers to incorporate additional content, pricing, definitions, and strategic initiatives into cost workbooks
• Lead and prioritize supplier-focused Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) activities, innovation councils, and cost optimization efforts
• Ensure supplier innovation and continuous improvement initiatives align with business objectives and sourcing strategies
• Work closely with Procurement, Therapeutic Areas, Business Partners, CPO and Study teams to review and drive sourcing strategies
• Develop and monitor operational performance metrics and insights, collaborating with the Enablement Team to drive data-driven decision making
• Partner with Therapeutic Area (TA) Business Partners to drive process and policy optimization within TAs.
• Work closely with the Enablement Team to ensure consistent adoption of best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process improvements and innovative solutions.
• Foster strong industry collaborations to ensure continuous exchange of innovative ideas and best practices 
• Ensure compliance with all applicable internal policies and procedures, regulations; support inspection readiness of all regulated activities.

Education & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral):

• BS/BA required; advanced technical degree preferred
• 15+ years of experience in process improvement, business operations, procurement enablement, or project management in a clinical development environment
• Exceptional supplier relationship and governance skills
• Strong financial and commercial management
• Experience leading value-driven initiatives, including Value Analysis/Value Engineering and cost optimization, implementation of supplier development programs
• Ability to translate complex problems into clear, actionable solutions
• Highly skilled in leveraging data insights for decision-making and process optimization
• Strong financial management, negotiation and conflict resolution and team building skills. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, and clinical trial regulations

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-termincentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.