Senior Associate Global Procurement, Strategic Capability Enablement

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 a motivated and detail-oriented individual to support the development and embedding of strategic procurement capabilities across Amgen's Global Procurement organization. In this key enabling role, you will assist in maintaining the procurement capability framework and supporting initiatives that enhance procurement effectiveness and consistency at scale.

Working within the Procurement Strategic Capability Team, the Senior Associate will collaborate with procurement team members globally to help operationalize capability improvements. This includes coordinating activities to embed tools, training, processes, and best practices that enable strategic sourcing, supplier management, and other core procurement competencies.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance of the procurement capability framework, including associated definitions, templates, and documentation.
• Assist in tracking and updating the strategic capabilities roadmap, ensuring that activities align with organizational and functional priorities.
• Contribute to data collection and analysis efforts that inform annual benchmarking and future state capability planning.
• Collaborate with Global Procurement team members across categories, regions, and functions to support the embedding of strategic capabilities in daily operations.
• Coordinate rollout and adoption of new tools, frameworks, and processes by supporting training sessions, collecting feedback, and helping adapt materials for different user groups.
• Help drive change management and adoption efforts, including the creation of job aids, reference materials, and communications to reinforce new capabilities.
• Participate in capability working groups and forums to monitor progress, identify pain points, and share best practices across the procurement organization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on people, process, and digital enablement to increase procurement effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assist in preparing presentations, dashboards, and reports to communicate capability development progress to leadership and stakeholders.

Functional Skills

Must-Have Skills

• Exposure to procurement, supply chain, business operations, or capability development.
• Strong organization and documentation skills, with an ability to follow through on roadmap tasks.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and support cross-functional initiatives.
• Basic analytical capabilities with attention to detail and a mindset for improvement.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Familiarity with benchmarking and strategic planning tools or approaches.
• Experience using analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI).
• Knowledge of procurement platforms such as Ariba, Coupa, or CLM tools like Workday Strategic Sourcing.

Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and eager to learn
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize in a dynamic environment
• Team-oriented, with a collaborative and proactive mindset
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and new challenges

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic program management, transformation, or management consulting

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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.