R&D Procurement Manager

PE Global is currently recruiting Procurement Category Manager for a 12-month contract role with a leading animal health client based in Hook. The role will be remote within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Procurement R&D activities for categories globally
• Actively and continuously search for cost reduction/avoidance opportunities
• Building and presenting sourcing options for improvement/de-risking and articulate alignment with cross-functional teams for approval and execution
• Scouting the market identifying potential sourcing solutions
• Leading and/or supporting RFIs, RFPs and overall tender projects
• Leading negotiations for products and services
• Building contractual agreements
• Support integration of recent acquired company
• Managing commercial relationships with key suppliers mapping risks and opportunities
• Support and enhance sourcing processes to facilitate, automatize and bring more compliance into the R&D spending pool
• Building strong partnership and collaboration with the R&D and Finance group aligning on agenda and priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Scientific Discipline
• 2+ years’ experience in sourcing or managing commercial service suppliers/providers relationships (R&D or Indirect Procurement preferred) ideally with a large multi-national company
• Commercial acumen, understanding value chains and associated cost drivers
• Proven interpersonal skills 
• Proven skills in commercial negotiations
• Good understanding of commercial law
• Understanding of Animal Health Industry, Pharmaceutical R&D and sourcing complex services is preferred

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV

Please click the link below to apply, call Alba on +44 203 966 9800 or alternatively send an up to date CV alba@peglobal.net

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK***