Procurement Delivery Manager – Research & Lab (f/m/d)

Procurement Delivery Manager – Research & Lab (f/m/d) – strategic sourcing /commodity/ project management/ operational efficiency / German

Project:
For our customer a big pharmaceutical company based in Kaiseraugst we are looking for a highly qualified Procurement Delivery Manager – Research & Lab

Background:

Our Client has defined an exciting 10-year ambition plan, requiring us to adapt and transform to evolving ecosystem and challenges ahead. They have redesigned their Global Procurement (GP) organization to ensure they can succeed in this new environment and deliver on our mission for patients by building new capabilities and creating a more agile organization. Their goal is to improve ability to deliver on our vision goal to bring innovative solutions to patients quickly and efficiently through business and supplier partnerships.“ As a Procurement Delivery Manager, the candidate will work in a dynamic global environment where they bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area. Thanks to their strong problem-solving and core procurement skills, they will effectively collaborate with internal procurement (customer relationship management, contracting, solutions, etc.) and business stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing, spend management activities, and content enhancement. Based on their general procurement and commodity expertise, they ensure the effective and efficient delivery of core procurement services and continuous improvement of automation and content availability

The ideal candidate has broad experience in strategic procurement and has several years work experience within procurement. The person ideally already worked in a pharmaceutical company and has knowledge in the Research & Lab Category (primarily Lab Chemicals & Consumables and/or Lab Equipment & Instruments and Human BioSpecimen). The soft skills are also very important and the candidate needs to be open-minded, willingness to experiment and test new ideas and is an active listener.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Category and sourcing subject matter specialist conducting market and internal analysis to develop and implement strategies and tactical plans for our client to source and negotiate for third-party goods and services that satisfy stakeholder requirements
• Procurement practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management, and project management skills to achieve objectives and key results
• Content and automation advocate translating sourcing outcomes and opportunities into content and automated buying channels that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency

Must Haves:

• Min. commercial education, preferably BA in procurement discipline or similar
• Min. 3-5+years‘ experience strategic sourcing and strategy building
• Experience with operational efficiency projects, and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant commodity experience
• Experience in procurement systems and operational processes such as contracting, (e)Sourcing, and spot buying
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Ability to explain complex or higher complexity capability information to others or collect/translate moderate complexity stakeholder requirements in situations requiring alignment and consensus
• Business level fluency in English and German
• Action-oriented and able to make decisions and influence others to do the same

Nice to have:

-Knowledge and experience in the Research & Lab Category (primarily Lab Chemicals & Consumables and/or Lab Equipment & Instruments and Human BioSpecimen) and awareness of adjacent commodities

-Proven capability in negotiating project budget, managing catalogs for Research & Lab incl price negotiations, and/or sourcing of Lab Chemicals & Consumables

Reference Nr.: 921897SGR
Role: Procurement Delivery Manager – Research & Lab
Industrie: Pharma
Workplace: Kaiseraugst
Pensum: 100%
Start: 01.10.2022
Duration: 12++
Deadline: 02.09.2022

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About us:
ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in the placement of highly qualified candidates for recruitment in the fields of IT, Life Science & Engineering.

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