Procurement Manager - Maidenhead, United Kingdom - Cpl Life Sciences

Cpl Life Sciences

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Maidenhead, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Procurement Manager

Maidenhead

6 months contract

£400 per day
A global pharmaceutical company are actively seeking a Procurement Manager to join their team.

This role leads a global Category and is responsible for the development and execution of category management strategies across the company to ensure best possible value for the business while managing risk and maintaining compliance in sourcing practices.

This role will be directly involved in major global sourcing or bid activities, driving key transformational projects, and building and maintaining relationships with key senior stakeholders internally and within large, global vendors.

The role:

Responsible for managing relationships with specific vendors and serving as the organization's point of contact
Researches, analyzes and evaluates vendors and recommends new vendor purchases
Provides support to the organization for problems with vendor products and services
Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
Drive value from the global category(s) by defining and implementing effective category management strategies; establishing and managing Councils for businesscritical commodities aligned with the evolving business requirements and are effectively leadingkey sourcing activities, including negotiations, that to deliver lower cost of ownership, lower risk, higher quality, and better supply performance
Lead complex and business negotiations with major key suppliers
Responsible for monitoring Supply Performance KPIs and conducting regular Operational Reviews as per Procurement's Governance processes with supporting analysis and reporting from the Centre of Excellence and ensuring any Category Management roles withinthe team also review and manage Supplier performance to meet agreed standards.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Procurement / Supply Chain Management preferred or related field
Post graduate business degree, MBA highly regarded
Experience in Information Technology or equivalent experience preferred
Minimum 12 years' experience in strategic sourcing or relevant industry experience
Demonstrated experience in Hardware and Software licensing metrics and models
Working knowledge of telecom and mobile licensing and pricing structures
Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry or related industry preferred but not essential