Allerton Bishop is supporting a leading European pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation to appoint a Category Manager – Direct Procurement. This is a group-level role with responsibility for strategic sourcing and category management across a multi-site European manufacturing network.
THE ROLE:
- Develop and execute category strategies across direct materials
- Lead procurement of raw materials, APIs, excipients and packaging
- Manage category spend across multiple European manufacturing sites
- Lead strategic sourcing, tenders and supplier negotiations
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation and value improvement
- Develop strategic relationships with key suppliers
- Improve supply-chain resilience and mitigate supplier risk
- Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and Technical teams
- Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, service and delivery
- Support new product introductions, technical transfers and changes to the supply network
CANDIDATE PROFILE:
- Experienced Category Manager, Procurement Manager or Strategic Sourcing professional
- Strong experience purchasing pharmaceutical raw materials and/or packaging
- Background within pharmaceuticals, CDMO, life sciences or regulated manufacturing
- Experience managing suppliers across multiple sites or countries
- Strong commercial negotiation and supplier-management skills
- Track record of delivering measurable procurement savings
- Fluent English; additional European languages advantageous
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