Senior Manager, Non-Employee Workforce

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, haematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

 

BMS People Services is seeking a Sr. Manager to oversee the daily service delivery of the Contingent Labour Program in the UK and Ireland.  The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of mid-large market contingent workforce management in partnership with MSP and VMS teams.  The position will be based out of our Warsaw office.  In this pivotal role, you will partner across HR COE’s, Vendor Suppliers, Functional Support teams, and Business leaders to operationalize the processes, technologies and resources associated with our multi-channelled Talent Acquisition strategies. Your focus is wide as you will lead initiatives in every category of contingent workforce management.

 

The Non-Employee Services team is an evolving organization and your input will directly influence Bristol-Myers Squibb's future. If you absolutely love finding creative ways to enable solutions, drive efficiencies and further explore how the contingent workforce can augment the total talent strategy at BMS - then this is an opportunity for you to join our team.

 

Under the direction of the Contingent Workforce Lead, the Sr. Manager will have responsibility for the delivery of services for the Contingent Workforce program across BMS’ Ireland and UK programs as well as ensuring quality customer service and high user satisfaction on behalf of all partners aligned to the program.

 

The ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships is critical in order to facilitate quick and accurate issue resolution and continue to build program with the end users.

 

Core Activities

• Oversee day-to-day functions of the MSP and VMS teams and demonstrate a comprehensive mastery of all day-to-day and strategic functions that are required to service the program.  These may include staffing desk, payrolling, 1099, SOW worker classification, invoicing, systems integrations, reporting, third party contracts, worker on and offboarding, co-employment, reporting, analysis, risk mitigation, etc.
• Implement total talent and innovation strategies and tools to achieve internal KPI’s and contracted service level metrics across all TA partners
• Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of the pharma industry, company products, markets, competition, and financial positions.
• Providing subject matter expertise in the contingent landscape, presenting market intelligence and strategy recommendations for compliance and risk mitigation.
• Aid in creating critical partnership with global procurement in the performance of our MSP and VMS partners as well as development and enforcement of program governance
• Conduct regular meetings with super users, key stakeholders, HR, procurement, contracts, and any other cross functional teams
• Enforce program policy, contract compliance, and resolve day to day issues with all MSP, suppliers and end users
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are maintained and updated on a regular basis
• Monitor staffing levels, anticipate hiring trends, and partner with CW Lead to drive strategic initiatives that maintain and improve service delivery and program enhancements.
• Manage the day to day oversight of the Contingent Labour Program, in partnership with the Master Service Provider, to deliver best in class services to meet evolving contingent staffing needs.
• Monitor labour and talent trends to optimize the sourcing strategies to meet diverse business objectives
• Partner with procurement and supplier diversity teams to monitor our preferred staffing partners and programs
• Provide MSP and VMS partners with ongoing evaluation of performance and provide feedback on areas needing improvement
• Drive any special projects that are assigned with project plan and documentation.
• Provide innovative, and scalable solutions that change how we acquire and process talent to drive dramatic improvements.
• Incorporate opportunities for program enhancement and improvements into daily operations
• Regularly review MSP team operations, act as internal partner to drive resolution and aid in decision making.
• Become an expert in VMS tool and gain working knowledge of all HRIS systems which are used in daily operations, including any integrations and feeds between VMS

 

Requirements:

• 5-7 years in contingent workforce management experience (MSP or enterprise)
• Working knowledge of labour and employment laws
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Demonstrated problem solving capabilities and significant experience with managing various Performance Metrics and Service Level Agreements and a variety of contingent labour related staffing needs
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Possesses high level initiative, ability to multi-task, and has excellent communication and presentation skills

 

Preferred Competencies:

• Experience with business intelligence reporting tools and ability to present a strong narrative through analytics.
• ability to communicate with all levels of leadership, driving action and persuading audiences
• Strong communication and presentation skills

 

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

 

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.

 

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is an essential job function of this role which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and enhances the Company culture.

 

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Warsaw - PL: zł211,667 - zł256,491

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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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