Team Leader - Direct Procurement

TALENTMATE; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Julphar in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a mid-level procurement professional to manage purchase orders for pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products, ensuring supplier performance and timely deliveries in a regulated environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Pharmaceutical Science, 5 years of pharma supply chain experience, and proficiency with SAP, MS Office, and SAP Ariba. Join a team focused on quality, compliance and continuous improvement supporting patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science.
• Minimum 5 years Supply Chain experience, preferably in Pharmaceutical industry.
• Procurement or Supply Chain Certification is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques.
• Good Negotiation skills and Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Create and validate purchase orders for pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products.
• Negotiate terms and evaluate supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries.
• Monitor day-to-day PR’s and deliveries; resolve issues and ensure payments to vendors.
• Provide procurement KPI reporting and contribute to continuous improvement of procurement operations.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

MS Office

SAP

SAP Ariba

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Science

Procurement or Supply Chain Certification

Tools

MS Office

SAP

SAP Ariba

Job description

Job Description

At Julphar, we are on a journey of culture transformation & our mission is to provide a better quality of life for the entire family by delivering best in class solutions and real value with compassion and professionalism.

Job Description

At Julphar, we are on a journey of culture transformation & our mission is to provide a better quality of life for the entire family by delivering best in class solutions and real value with compassion and professionalism.

Our core values: Respect, Collaboration, innovation, Integrity and Compassion - Combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to make a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve, enable Talents , create a healthy work environment, and accomplish our goals through world‑class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees.

• Responsible for the Purchase orders creation and Validation for all Pharmaceutical raw materials requirements as per Julphar approved Vendor list.
• P.O creation for Commercials along with Finished products.
• The role holder responsibilities ensuring that the purchased products and materials meet specific specifications, negotiating purchase terms, and evaluating supplier performance. Responsible for ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issues or discrepancies or till payments to vendor. Complete P-P responsibilities.
• Monitoring the Day‑to‑day PR’s and deliveries across the Department.
• Responsible for all procurement Key performance indicator reporting along with continuous improvement framework for procurement operation.

Core Competency

• Accountability & ownership.
• Excellent understanding of Pharmaceutical Business with strong negotiation skills. Must have a solution‑centric mind to understand issues and solve them within a stipulated time frame, ability to understand new issues quickly and make decisions along with Cost Consciousness, has the understanding on how to align resources and manage others to achieve desired results.
• Ability to prioritize. Should have multi‑task orientation and work effectively and efficiently.
• Organized professional, self‑motivated to learn new systems and implement them at the workplace.
• Open mindset for changes in the process/System and adaptability.
• Good Command over written and oral communications

Qualification/Functional Knowledge

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Science.
• Minimum 5 years Supply Chain Experience, preferably in Pharmaceutical industry.
• Procurement or Supply Chain Certification is a plus.
• Good User of MS Office, SAP, and other related Applications.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques.
• Good Negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across functions and levels.
• Proficiency in procurement software and tools / SAP Ariba is a plus.

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Job Details

Role Level: Mid-Level

Work Type: Full-Time

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Ras Al Khaimah

Company Website: http://www.julphar.net

Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics

Company Industry/

Sector: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing