Procurement Manager - Research & Development (Biological Material)

Procurement Manager - Biological Material
A healthier future. Its what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. Thats what makes us Client.

Healthcare is evolving, and Global Procurement is responding by continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships.

Global Procurement proactively manages the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes, reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems, and ensuring that Client continues doing now what patients need next.

The Opportunity:
This role sits within the Indirect Procurement Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The Indirect Procurement Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality, including Research & Development, Commercial and Corporate Services, Digital & Technology, and Facilities. The communities are key enablers of strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers.

As a Procurement Manager in Biological Material, you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area. Applying both general procurement and specialized knowledge or expertise in a specific commodity or spend area, you will ensure effective and efficient delivery of core procurement services and continuous improvement of automation and content availability.

You will collaborate closely with internal procurement (i.e. Chapters and capability areas such as customer relationship management, contracting, solutions, analytics, etc.) and business stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing and spend management activities and content enhancement.

You will work closely with other team members to support customer demand, improve the customer buying experience, deliver on day-to day operational activities, and provide capacity and expertise to deliver productivity and other customer oriented projects/solutions.

As a Procurement Manager in Biological Material , you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and general business requirements, including but not limited to:

You are a Category and sourcing subject matter specialist in Biological Material conducting market and internal analysis to develop strategies and tactical plans for how Client should source and negotiate for third party goods and services in order to satisfy stakeholder requirements.
You are a Procurement delivery practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management methodologies and frameworks and project management skills.
You develop content and automation, translating sourcing outcomes and opportunities into content and automated buying channels that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency.

Who you are:
You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a scientific related discipline like Biological/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field. An MBA or Supply Chain certification is a major plus.
You have 5+ years procurement experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant commodity experience, preferably in the Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics or Life Sciences industry.
You have experience with End to End procurement systems and processes and AI aided tools.
You possess knowledge and experience in the Biological Materials, Clinical Trial supplies, Biobanking services or Laboratory Services and awareness of adjacent commodities.
You have deep knowledge and experience in supplier management, contract negotiations, cost optimization, market research & analysis in R&D categories, and understand the related R&D global regulations (e.g. GCP, GLP, data privacy) and ethical compliance (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, Nagoya Protocol, Bioethics and local IRB requirements).
You demonstrate curiosity, active listening and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, with the focus very much on continuous learning and improvement.
You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge, while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.
You have skills in project management.
You are fluent in English to a Business level.