Procurement Manager

Pharma - R&D

Cambridge - 12-month Contract

Outside IR35 - hybrid 1 day in office

we need a Procurement Manager to join an award-winning procurement team supporting R&D in one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

The Procurement Manager will become an integral member of our Research & Development (R&D) Procurement team. This role has a global remit, and you will be accountable for a category in the R&D space.

The Procurement Manager role focuses on development and deployment of global category strategies and initiatives, leading our major supplier relationships, developing deeper relationships with the various stakeholder groups through effective business partnering, and ensuring that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value.

Accountabilities:

The Procurement Manager role, will be responsible for developing long-term strategic plans for an entire spend category within Data management in the R&D clinical space. There are some tenders out so managing RFPs, spend, suppliers etc. will be core in the initial 3 months or so.

The Procurement Manager will manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that category strategies are highly aligned with current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.

The Procurement Manager will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability initiatives with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.

The Procurement Manager will work alongside key stakeholders and align with GPS (Global Procurement Services). You will ensure a data-driven approach to category management and high-quality analytics to deliver insights, capabilities, and results.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Significant experience in a procurement environment
• Experience in buying Data Management Services would be advantageous.
• Significant experience in Category Management (preferably in R&D/Pharma)
• Project management, change management and people leadership skills
• Good solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence others

Osirian Consulting is committed to working with our clients to promote equality and diversity in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and all sections of the community, and will never discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually. If you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.

Osirian Consulting is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role