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Senior Manager, Procurement

United Kingdom, London Employment contract · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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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)
  • Hybrid Working
  • Cycle to Work Scheme

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