Interim Global Procurement Manager - Pharma

Looking for an experienced Pharmaceutical Procurement Manager with API, Packaging, CMO category experience, for a short-term assignment with Top 5 global Pharma client…

Reporting to the Associate Director of External Manufacturing Procurement Business Operations, the Interim Global Procurement Manager role will lead sourcing & procurement activities for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), and Formulation & Packaging (F&P) categories of external manufacturing, for both small molecule and biologics businesses. Will lead commercial procurement activities with assigned Suppliers, and for assigned Brands within a therapy area in support of Therapy Area Directors within the team.

Additional:

• Minimum 7 years in Procurement ideally in Pharma – in one or more of the following areas Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) / Bio drug substances / Formulation & Packaging (F&P), clinical manufacturing.
• Experience of sourcing contract manufacturing services advantageous.
• Strong experience in Supplier selection & strong negotiation strategy.
• Stakeholder Management – Stakeholder Negotiation / advisory / Influencing.
• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations. Ability to work in fast paced moving environment managing multiple scenarios.
• Commercial, Procurement experience, negotiating large, complex deals.
• Experience of working on global basis.
• Analytical and Systems acumen, working with Procure-to-pay systems, SAP, Microsoft Suite.
• Sound understanding of Safety, Health and Environment.

Desirable Skills

• Excellent working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Sustainability platform requirements of CDMOs.
• Knowledge of the CDMO supply base across our technology areas.
• Demonstrated capability of leading and developing commercial partnerships of significant scale.

This is an initial 6 month interim role based in the North West, with a 3 days a week in the office requirement.

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If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Craig Gallagher or Karen Laker on +44 (0)1403 248448

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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