Procurement Manager - Corsham, United Kingdom - Pharmaxo

Pharmaxo

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Corsham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Procurement Manager

About us

Pharmaxo Pharmacy Services Ltd produces over 3,000 injectable pharmaceutical products every day for hospitals and patients across the UK who are fighting cancer, living with chronic disease or in need of pain relief.

Through our scientific and technologycapabilities, the team continuously develops new and innovative methods to improve our products and services.

Our growing service business builds on our leading edge products through a network of nurses who administer the medicines to patients in their homes benefiting the patient experience, and the cost to the NHS.

QPHL currently employ over 400 people and generates £260M sales.

Operating out of attractive, new offices and manufacturing facility in the Corsham Science Park, the Group is now poised to embark on the next step in its ambitious journey.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and pro-active Procurement Manager with previous short-cycle experience, taking the commercial lead for procurement and having the business acumen to partner with the Managing Directors in the Group subsidiaries.

Reporting directly into the CFO, you will work with multiple stakeholders, including senior management to support our vision, ambition and our commitment to patients.

In addition, you will and lead, coach, and mentor the purchasing team of three, being handson in managing and maintaining stock levels to maximise business efficiencies.

What you will be doing

Develop the organisation's procurement strategy & policy
Lead and mentor a team of 3 procurement specialists
Conduct research to ascertain market trends and needs
Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
Develop market knowledge and contacts for new products and services
Evaluate bids, making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors
Negotiate supplier agreements and monitoring their progress and SLA's
Process forecast gap analysis responses and mitigate risks to continual supply
Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers
Attend supplier meetings, distribution centres and trade conferences
Build & maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers

The skills and attributes you will need

Highly developed and complex levels of knowledge enabling you to develop original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations
Indepth technical knowledge and proactive in guiding the Procurement Team
This role will be predominantly office based in Corsham, Wiltshire

Qualities you will need

Perseverance to overcome challenges, in line with our Value that Patients Come First
Ability to work under pressure in a fast and everchanging environment
The ability to empathise with both patients and your fellow staff

In return we can offer