Senior Buyer

Bausch Health Companies Inc.; Laval; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead sourcing and procurement initiatives. This role is pivotal in driving competition, business continuity, and supplier performance across various categories. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, with a focus on strategic sourcing and stakeholder engagement. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes globally, where your expertise will directly influence the company's success and sustainability initiatives. If you're proactive and committed to excellence, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of indirect services procurement experience.
• Experience in Pharma or CPG environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing and procurement strategies for indirect categories.
• Manage supplier relationships and contract negotiations.

Skills

Procurement Management

Negotiation Skills

Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Finance, Legal, or Business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Join a team! We are a global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products, primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, dermatology, medical aesthetic devices, international pharmaceuticals. Our 7,000 employees share a common goal and values, propelling us to provide essential care to millions of people globally. We seek dedicated individuals who share our sense of urgency, unity, and excellence.

We are looking for a trustworthy and respectful individual who consistently does the right thing. Someone who is imaginative and proactive, with a keen eye for what is possible. A perceptive and adaptive person who is action oriented. We need a disciplined, focused, and accountable team member. If you embody these values, come join our company and help us shape the future.

We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn't just wait for change but actively creates itwhere your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact.

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Senior Buyer is an individual contributor role and will report to the Director of Indirect Procurement. They will take the leadership to execute sourcing, negotiation, and contracting activities for Canada based contracts with the potential to support other regions on an ad hoc basis based on capacity.

The primary responsibility will be to drive competition, business continuity, supplier performance, and continuous improvement in alignment with corporate and business unit strategy and financial goals.

The person will be responsible for stakeholder engagement up to the local General Manager for commercial indirect categories including but not limited to: Professional Services, Marketing & Sales, Promotions, Fleet, Meetings & Events.

The person will collaborate with the Sourcing Support Services Manager and Global Category Leads to execute sourcing initiatives and contract execution in alignment with strategies and deliver best practices.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Executing contracts and procurement sourcing events in support of local business requirements or driven by the global category leads; including sourcing suppliers, running tenders, negotiating terms and conditions, and executing contracts with legal support.

• Develop local strategies and ensure the strategy and execution plan is aligned within Procurement and stakeholders.
• Execute sourcing strategy implementation and selection of suppliers
• Analyze and produce reports on supplier spend data, sourcing initiatives and targeted/achieved savings.
• Manage contract expirations, renewals, and updates.
• Identify potential opportunities and conduct Request for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Information, quotation analysis, and scope optimization.
• Stakeholder engagement with country general managers or their respective commercial teams.
• Conduct comprehensive supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and proactively manage supplier relationships
• Manage and maintain relationship with suppliers to maximize value and continuous improvement.
• Support supplier risk and sustainability assessments and develop mitigation plan as needed.
• Support diversity and sustainability initiatives.
• Align category best practices at local levels with support of global category leads
• Support contract negotiations and management including successful execution of contracts, ensuring proper coordination with the internal legal team and managing on-going stakeholder contracting needs.
• Ensure all procurement activities align with company policies, industry standards, and legal regulations.
• Liaise with Legal, Regulatory, Finance, and other functions as needed.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of indirect services procurement experience.
• Experience in Pharma, CPG environments preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Procurement, Finance, Legal, or Business disciplines.
• Applied experience in the understanding of legal issues, contractual principles, and negotiation techniques used in the development of complex contractual agreements.
• Proven capability in proactive workload management, data analysis, exceptional interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal skills, problem solving skills, and significant experience with Excel and Powerpoint applications.
  
  

LANGUAGES

• Written and oral fluency in English and French is required
  
  

The masculine is used in this publication without prejudice for the sake of conciseness.

Bausch Health is committed to equal employment opportunity and complies with equal employment opportunity laws in effect wherever it operates.

Bausch Health is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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