Associate Director - Procurement - Pharma/Medical Devices

Please note:

Only candidates with Strong CMO negotiation experience in Pharma/Medical devices/ labs OR Strong European supplier experience in regulated manufactruing environments will be considered.

Job Purpose

Source, manage and develop professional relationships with external suppliers of finished goods, materials, and services through modern strategic procurement practices. Represent the organisation to the supplier community to ensure a secure and improving supply base. Develop focused category strategies for key spend areas, supported by supply agreements and contracts that deliver value and cost savings. Provide guidance to colleagues on strategic procurement and dispute resolution as required.

Key responsibilities:

- Understanding of the external supply landscape and trends within the industry

- Global Category Strategy development and implementation

- Building of effective, professional relationships with potential/selected suppliers.

- Lead resolution of situations that may arise with supplying partners who have issues with the Company which cannot be resolved elsewhere, and to work to a mutually- acceptable outcome.

- To lead contract negotiations or renegotiations with each supplier based on the best outcome for the Company without damaging either the partner or the relationship.

- To work with Supply Chain Management to ensure that supplier performance is managed and monitored in an open and effective manner using appropriate KPIs.

- To aim to achieve or surpass any targets on cost of goods that might be agreed.

- To develop and propose a medium and long-term supplier strategies

- To visit key suppliers, or to host visits by them to the Company, providing support to the Supply Chain Management function on an agreed timetable in order to fully review ongoing business, performance, improvement plans and future initiatives.

- Keep current with market trends and disseminate business intelligence within the Company that may be collected from the supply community.

- Any other tasks or responsibilities that may be designated at the discretion of the Company

Key Accountabilities:

- Global Category Strategy Management

- Management of CoGs

- Contract compliance

- Represent the Company, enhancing its reputation and importance with current/potential suppliers.