Buyer - Pharmaceutical Raw Materials

Our Client is a very successful Pharmaceutical manufacturing company. They are now seeking a Procurement Manager (Buyer) - Pharmaceutical Raw Materials. This position will be based near Bedford and is a full-time permanent role

Job Purpose

• To manage the procurement of Raw Materials for the Pharmaceutical manufacturing site, and also for third party finished goods manufacturers in the Purchasing and Supply team
• To ensure continuity of supply and understanding of the raw material marketplace

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a supplier base for raw materials to ensure minimum supply chain risk and best overall cost of supply, with due consideration for quality and favourable terms and conditions
• Develop and implement a strategy to ensure long term continuity of supply
• Drive cost savings and efficiencies in the procurement of raw materials.
• Introduce potential new suppliers
• Maintain the Company ERP system with respect to raw materials
• To maintain optimum stock levels of raw materials, to meet finished product production planning requirements
• To liaise with raw material suppliers regarding quality issues, leading to the satisfactory resolution of such issues & to ensure the building and maintaining of long-term supplier relationships
• Plan and co-ordinate activities within the Raw Materials team
• Delegating tasks and supervising the Raw Materials Inventory Planner Buyer
• Ensure that the Raw Materials team works in an ethical manner and avoids potential conflict of interest

Qualifications / Experience

• Relevant experience purchasing chemicals / raw materials in a regulated manufacturing environment
• A good, clear communicator with good negotiation, problem solving, research, and analytical skills
• Supplier management experience
• Use of ERP based purchasing systems
• Experience of change management
• Self-motivated
• Commercially astute
• Attention to detail

In return our client is offering a competitive basic salary (salary is negotiable and dependent on experience) plus comprehensive benefits for the successful Candidate

Please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.