GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

GRAIL has an exciting opportunity for a Direct Procurement Manager. This position will report directly to our Associate Director, Direct Purchasing and will lead med/high complexity sourcing strategies and negotiation, as well as embed with key Direct stakeholders. Depending on the applicant pool, the scope of the position might be tweaked to account for candidate’s prior experience or interests. In this role you will work closely with internal end-users early in the process to influence purchases to maximize value to GRAIL, process purchase requisitions/purchase orders (with the support of Buyers/Sr. Buyers) and create strategies for high-visibility and high-impact categories of spend ($5-50M+ spend /year estimate). 

You will:

• Run RFx’s (RFI, RFP, RFQ). Facilitate the use of project management tools to achieve a balanced, data driven and risk-based decision making process. You will also help assess new vendors to include in a RFx.
• Lead strategic category management (e.g., Short-term and long-term vision around management of a category or categories of spend + implementation of vision).
• Negotiate with vendors to obtain the best value for GRAIL
• Have oversight for a specific list of strategic vendors
• Lead or champion key departmental projects by developing and utilizing in-depth knowledge of business processes and systems.
• Develop collaborative relationships with vital departments: Lab Operations, Assay and R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Quality, and Finance to ensure fiduciary responsibility and to provide additional support to the researcher community with emphasis on streamlining processes and projects
• Collaborate with Quality to perform external audits
• Align your activities, goals and objectives with the strategic goals and key priorities identified by the Procurement Department
• Help the team develop Key Performance Indicators (e.g., cost savings, supplier diversity, customer service, risk mitigation, productivity improvements, inventory reductions, etc.)
• Assist in the development of Procurement departmental SOPs and Policies that involve and impact key internal and external partners.
• Work cross functionally across different business owner/stakeholder teams, as well as different geographic sites (RTP, Menlo Park, UK primarily).
• Provide support to short term interests that may arise from time to time due to unexpected circumstances (e.g. problem with a supplier, logistical issue, or other system or process failure
• Execute as a significant individual contributor in the team (there is a potential to build management experience if it aligns with the development plan of the candidate).




The ideal candidate will:

• Thrive in a dynamic environment
• Have a talent for developing strategy within a growing organization
• Become a valuable partner to all of our internal customers
• Have the ability to take information and run with it
• Be a team player and a collaborative peer
• Have a high attention to detail
• Be organized and have the ability to keep track of many different purchases/projects/stakeholders at one time
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and some ability to ‘manage you’' within the organization
• Have demonstrated skills in problem identification, analysis, and resolution

Your background should include:

• minimum of eight (8)+ years experience in a comparable procurement role
• Experience in Direct (materials, commodities, equipment)
• Experience with strategic sourcing and negotiations
• Familiarity with Source-to-Pay process management
• Strong Project Management skills
• Ability to work cross functionally within various departments to address needs and requirements
• Experience with an ERP and Finance related systems, i.e. NetSuite, Coupa
• Experience working with Accounts Payable and Finance departments especially around savings classification and sign-off
• Bachelors degree in a life-science related field, business-related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can 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.

Following extensive monitoring, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL US has made the decision to require that all U.S. employees be “Fully Vaccinated” with the COVID-19 vaccine and “Up to Date” with any recommended booster. “Fully Vaccinated” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine (e.g. Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine (e.g. Johnson & Johnson) has been administered; "Up to Date" means having timely received any COVID-19 vaccine booster(s) in accordance with CDC guidelines. Absent a qualifying exemption, all GRAIL US employees are to comply with this requirement, including providing documentation of such vaccination status, as a condition of employment. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation for consideration by GRAIL.