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The Senior Manager, Procurement will continuously improve operational and strategic procurement activities in line with company objectives, with a focus on driving year-on-year cost optimisation and margin improvement initiatives, leading strategic sourcing programmes, and embedding robust contractual frameworks while ensuring effective maintenance of live agreements. The role also involves managing third-party negotiations and coordinating strong CMO governance across a portfolio of suppliers, operating within a global scope covering up to €100M in COGS.
Job Responsibility
Own category procurement, developing and delivering strategic sourcing initiatives to ensure business continuity, optimise spend, and achieve year-on-year cost savings
Lead the assessment of supply agreements with third-party suppliers, including contract negotiations, extensions, and amendments in collaboration with Legal
Provide strategic input into the identification and evaluation of new suppliers in partnership with the wider Operations team, and coordinate RFx processes in close alignment with senior stakeholders
Build and maintain strong relationships with third-party suppliers to enhance commercial performance across the portfolio
Maintain and continuously improve procurement processes to ensure consistent, cost-effective decision-making
Represent Procurement internally across the organisation and externally, engaging effectively from operational teams through to senior leadership
Ensure all procurement activities comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards, including relevant regulations, policies, and procedures
Travel to third-party suppliers for business reviews, contract discussions, and due diligence activities (up to 20%)
Requirements
Bachelor's and Master's degree (or PhD) in Life Sciences, Engineering, and/or Business
Strong knowledge of outsourced GMP manufacturing operations
Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships across complex environments with multiple internal and external stakeholders
Experience working cross-functionally, ideally within an outsourced business model
Commercially aware with a strong analytical mindset and problem-solving capability
Solid understanding of contracting processes, with the ability to develop and implement supply agreements
Hands-on approach with the flexibility to operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels
Extensive experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other highly regulated industries, across areas such as Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Collaboration Management
Experience in external/third-party direct procurement, ideally including procurement of finished products and APIs
What we offer
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Private Health Insurance for employee and family members
Pension contribution: 10% company + 5% employee (auto-enrolled from day one)