Overview
This is a chance to work for a company that truly makes a difference to patient care worldwide.
We are recruiting for a Procurement Leader to join a growing life sciences company with ambitious expansion plans across Europe and the USA. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone with a pharmaceutical or medical device background who thrives in a regulated, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a small procurement team, improving processes across strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract management, while driving cost savings and delivering operational excellence.
* A key part of this role is identifying opportunities to streamline and improve procurement processes, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and scalability across the function.
* Mitigate supply chain risks, ensuring uninterrupted supply, and building scalable procurement strategies that evolve with the business.
* Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
* Lead supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management to ensure quality, compliance, and value.
* Manage procurement budgets, deliver measurable cost savings, and drive process improvements across the function.
* Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, ensuring continuity and business resilience.
* Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team.
* Collaborate with key stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Finance.
Qualifications
* Strong experience in procurement within pharmaceuticals or medical devices (highly regulated environments).
* Proven leadership of successful teams and a track record as a driver of change.
* Experience dealing with global suppliers is advantageous.
* Exceptional negotiation, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
* CIPS qualification or equivalent preferred.
What our client offers
* Flexible working with core hours, 37.5-hour week.
* Competitive bonus.
* Private Health Insurance, Life Assurance, Income Protection.
* Pension match up to 6%.
* Initially on-site for 6-8 months, with flexible working thereafter
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