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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands, visit us at bms.com/nl or careers.bms.com/nl

Position Summary

The Direct Materials Procurement Specialist reports to a site, regional, or global Procurement Lead and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement leader, maintaining strong alignment with the manufacturing network strategy and initiatives. This role works directly with manager-level cross-functional stakeholders—including manufacturing, material sciences, supply chain, category leads, and quality—to execute direct material procurement activities.

As part of a collaborative team, you are expected to bring innovative ideas and strong problem-solving skills while balancing day-to-day operations and long-term objectives. This business-critical position supports on-site manufacturing operational continuity and requires the ability to manage shifting priorities daily with minimal guidance. The role demands attention to detail, excellent communication, and the ability to address complex issues by presenting data, conclusions, and best practices across site and network forums.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all Security guidelines, Environmental, Health and Safety regulations, Training, and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) as required by the job function.

• Ensure continuity of supply for cGMP direct materials for Cell Therapy manufacturing at the Leiden site. Participate in open order report reviews and conference calls with critical suppliers.

• Triage and resolve escalations and continuity of supply risks for direct materials. Collaborate with Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering & Support, Material Science & Technology, and Quality to understand requirements, identify alternatives, and facilitate risk mitigation.

• Lead the new supplier and part qualification process for assigned material categories—collecting documentation, requesting quotations, initiating vendor setups, negotiating, and participating in supplier selection and standardization efforts.

• Create initial standard costs for new materials and submit to finance. Maintain and apply conversion factors for units of measure in SAP. Manage Procurement SAP Master Data, including ASL, Purchasing Info Records, Outline Agreements, Source Lists, Lead Times, and process purchase requisitions and orders as needed.

• Identify and manage local suppliers, implement best practices, and ensure inclusion of local perspectives in global procurement initiatives. Lead regional/local sub-category strategy development and execution.

• Participate in Supplier Relationship Management programs. Foster effective relationships with key suppliers, emphasizing mutual respect, trust, and high performance consistent with BMS values.

• Engage with Supplier Quality and Supplier Performance and Development teams for quality issues, RMA’s, material returns, complaints, and CAPAs.

• Meet and exceed metrics, including value beyond savings, purchase price variance (PPV), receipt to promise (RTP), and other KPIs. Continuously evolve KPIs to measure and improve performance areas.

• Contribute to the annual budget process for site operations, working with peers, category leaders, site finance, supply chain, and procurement finance. Participate in cost analysis and provide monthly projections and reason codes for PPV tools.

• Support cGMP or Finance audit activities as required, ensuring accurate document and data retention for audit compliance and governance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, and/or Planning, with direct procurement experience preferred.

• Lean and Six Sigma experience preferred (e.g., yellow, green, black belt).

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage multiple levels within the company and externally with suppliers.

• High proficiency in SAP Procurement module; experience with Supply Chain, MRP Planning, and Inventory modules strongly preferred. Proficiency in other ERP systems may be acceptable.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive continuous improvement.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ARIBA experience desired.

• Expertise in supplier relationship management, facilitating cross-functional meetings, escalating supply issues, and analyzing supplier performance.

• Prior cGMP experience in Cell Therapy, Biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, and/or Medical Devices highly preferred; comparable controlled industries may be acceptable.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work as a key member of the site team.

• Customer service orientation with excellent analytical, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Why You Should Apply

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are passionate about making a global impact on patients with serious diseases. We empower our employees to leverage their individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture. Our shared values—passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity—enable each colleague to reach their highest potential.

We recognize the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. BMS offers a wide variety of competitive benefits, services, and programs to help employees pursue their professional and personal goals.

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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