Skills Alliance is seeking an experienced pharmaceutical manufacturing procurement expert, ahead of a busy project schedule across global business needs. They require a contractor to join on an initial 9 month engagement (likely to extend).

Role Objectives:

The global procurement manager will lead sourcing & procurement activities for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's), Formulation & Packaging (F&P), categories of external manufacturing, for both small molecule and biologics therapy areas across a highly complex, global business. You will be responsible for leading commercial procurement activities with assigned suppliers, and for assigned brands within a therapy area in support of therapy area leadership within the team.

In conjunction with other team members, you will develop long term strategies on two dimensions:

• For brands, working with Therapy Leads to drive end-to-end supply chain value, as well as full product lifecycle value;
• For technologies, developing API and F&P category strategies. Ultimately ensuring that the external supply base can support these strategies well into the future.

Assignment Details:

• Duration: Initial 9 months
• Start: ASAP
• Rate: Up to £500 per day, OUTSIDE IR35
• Location: Flexible remote working available. Initially during onboarding/training will be required onsite X3 a week in Cheshire

Required Experience:

• Minimum 7 years in Pharmaceutical Procurement – 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
• Project management, change management and strong collaboration skills.
• Excellent collaborator 
• Degree level or equivalent qualifications 

Interested? Apply today or get in touch with me directly to discuss next steps!