BridgeBio Pharma
Director of Procurement SG&A Strategic Sourcing
San Francisco - 1800 Owens · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$220k-$252kDetected 2 days ago
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About the role
- BridgeBio is building a dedicated Strategic Procurement function and we are looking for a Director to lead it.
- This is a build role: the Director will stand up the team, establish sourcing strategy and governance, and take ownership of procurement across BridgeBio's non-clinical spend categories - IT, Travel & Expense (T&E), Sales & Marketing (S&M), and G&A.
- The Director will own the full, end-to-end procurement lifecycle: defining category strategy; running competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and leading contract negotiations; implementing contract lifecycle management; and building a supplier performance management program with KPI tracking and business reviews.
Responsibilities
- Organizational Build-Out & Team Leadership
- Stand up and lead the Strategic Procurement team, including direct management of a Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing and two Buyer (contractor) resources.
- Recruit, onboard, and develop procurement talent as the function scales
- Own strategic sourcing and vendor management across four in-scope categories:
- Develop and execute category sourcing strategies against ~$500M in addressable non-clinical spend.
- Build the pipeline, tracking, and reporting needed to validate savings and hold the function accountable to target.
- Recruit, onboard, and develop procurement talent as the function scales; define roles, workflows, and performance expectations for the team.
- Lead RFP processes, vendor negotiations, and contract structuring across in-scope categories.
- Partner closely with Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing, G&A, and Legal stakeholders to align sourcing strategy with business needs.
- Build dashboards and reporting to track savings, spend under management, and team performance; present results to Finance leadership.
Requirements
- Category expertise across some combination of IT, corporate travel, marketing/agency spend, and G&A services.
- Track record of delivering measurable, validated cost savings.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
- MBA preferred.
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling a procurement function, ideally in a growth-stage or resource-conscious environment.
- Strong contract negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, given regular visibility with senior Finance leadership.
- Analytical and comfortable operating with limited infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.
- Success Metrics
- Procurement team built out and operating to plan.
- 2-4%+ annual savings delivered against addressable spend ($5M-$10M).
- 5x-10x return on total team investment.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, including experience leading a team
- biotech, pharma, or life sciences industry experience strongly preferred.
Compensation
- $220,000 - $252,000 USD
- Market-leading compensation
- Deliver a savings target of 2-4% of addressable spend annually (approximately $5M-$10M), representing a 5x-10x return on the team's total cost.
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