Procurement Specialist II, Business Partner

Position Overview

The Procurement Specialist 2, Business Partner, serves as an advisor and execution lead for sourcing, supplier management, and procurement optimization across assigned business units. This role partners closely with stakeholders to maintain P2P discipline and translate business needs into sourcing strategies that deliver value, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance. This role blends commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and procurement expertise with strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we'll open North America's largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We're looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we're proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive-what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let's transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh's thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit:

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Acts as the primary procurement contact for assigned functions, aligning sourcing strategies to business goals.
• Participates in periodic planning, demand forecasting, and budget cycles; challenge specifications to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Provides market insights, supplier innovation, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Works closely with Strategic Sourcing Manager on end-to-end sourcing events and competitive negotiations for medium-to-high complexity categories.
• Develops and executes sourcing plans, including market analysis and supplier segmentation.
• Drives multi-year value pipelines (cost savings, cost avoidance, process efficiency, operational risk reduction).
• Negotiates and finalize terms and conditions, SLAs, and KPIs in collaboration with Legal and stakeholders.
• Ensures contracts reflect business requirements, data privacy, information security, and regulatory needs.
• Manages contract lifecycle, renewals, extensions, and amendments.
• Onboards, evaluates, and manages suppliers; conduct ABR's/QBR's and performance reviews.
• Addresses performance issues, implement corrective actions, and foster innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensures adherence to procurement policy, competitive bidding standards, and approval workflows.
• Maintains audit-ready documentation.
• Supports SOX controls as applicable.
• Uses S2P systems (e.g., Ariba, Jaggaer, Coupa, Oracle, Ivalua) to manage PO flow, associated contracts, and data reporting
• Analyzes spend, savings, and KPI dashboards; develop insights and recommendations for stakeholders
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiator with ability to effectively utilize appropriate techniques
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Ability to work cross-functionally with a diverse team
• Champions a collaborative attitude for the team
• Highly motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently in a fast-paced changing environment, prioritizing tasks effectively
• Detailed professional with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exhibits critical thinking skills, high energy, disciplined organizational skills and sound judgment

Basic Requirement

• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of applicable industry
  experience; OR
• Master's degree with 2 years of applicable industry experience
• Prior experience in procurement

Preferred Requirements / Certifications

• Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain; experience as a business partner to functional teams (e.g., IT, Engineering, HR, Operations) strongly preferred.
• Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, life sciences, public sector)
• Experience with S2P/P2P systems (Ariba, Jaggaer, Coupa, Oracle, Ivalua), ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Netsuite) and eRFx tools.
• Knowledge of procurement policies, competitive bidding, and contract lifecycle management.
• CPSM, CIPS, CSCP, or equivalent

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Benefits

Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k) savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time, sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth!

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (View email address on hirelifescience.com).