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Our Client is a very successful Pharmaceutical manufacturing company. They are now seeking a Procurement Manager - 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.
