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A global biotech company based in Limerick is seeking a Senior Procurement Associate to join its team. This on-site role is located at a brand-new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues from around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. This role will involve leading sourcing events, negotiating supply and service agreements, managing commercial discussions, and building strong vendor relationships. Initially, the Senior Procurement Associate will focus on supporting site readiness by coordinating key procurement activities and establishing supplier relationships. Once the facility becomes operational, the role will transition to managing day-to-day strategic and operational procurement functions.
The Role
* Manage the Procurement of Supplies and Services
* Prepare and negotiate agreements and contracts with maintenance, lab and production operations supplies and service suppliers so that risk and costs are minimised.
* Responsible for RFI/RFP/RFQ’s in Indirect and Local Capital Procurement areas.
* Drive alignment with Global Procurement on Procurement activities by utilizing Category Management strategy.
* Drive negotiation and implementation of outsourced agreements and participate in post implementation governance activities.
* Establish and manage relationships with local site suppliers (including negotiations) while integrating global suppliers into the site’s supply chain, with a view to continuous improvement.
The Person
* Bachelor’s level 8 degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or similar field.
* Proven experience in a pharmaceutical or similar industry manufacturing procurement role.
* Demonstrated experience in negotiating and drafting supplies and services contracts.
* Previous SAP and/or Ariba experience is preferred
* Strong teamwork, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated learning agility and ability/willingness to adapt to continual change within a startup environment.
For further details please contact; Paula O’Reilly on 087 7094141 or send CV in confidence to paula.oreilly@lifescience.ie
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Supply Chain
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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