Purchasing Technician - APIs

Insud Pharma; Madrid; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits and Savings Club

Training and language platform

Wellness platform with psychologist

Development plans

Job summary

INSUD PHARMA in Madrid is seeking a Purchasing Technician to join the API purchasing team. You will search and evaluate API suppliers for new R&D projects, ensuring quality standards and regulatory compliance while collaborating with QA and Business Development to optimize costs.

The role requires a chemistry or pharmacy degree and 3–5 years in the pharmaceutical industry, with strong negotiation and communication skills and a teamwork mindset.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or Pharmacy.
• 3–5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with Chinese and Indian markets is a strong plus.
• In‑depth knowledge of active pharmaceutical ingredients and sector regulations.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Teamwork‑oriented.
• Flexible start time, Monday to Friday.
• Benefits and Savings Club offered.
• Training and language learning platform available.
• Wellness platform with unlimited psychologist sessions.
• Development plans and internal mobility policy.

Responsibilities

• Search, analyze, evaluate, and select API suppliers for new R&D projects.
• Ensure suppliers meet quality standards and current regulations.
• Collaborate with Quality and Business Development departments.
• Stay up to date on market trends and regulatory changes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and other partners.
• Participate in planning and execution of purchasing strategies to optimize costs.
• Operate with international scope.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Teamwork

Supplier Evaluation

Education

Degree in Chemistry or Pharmacy

Job description

• Position: Purchasing Technician of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
• Location: Madrid.

Want to know more?

INSUD PHARMA operates across the entire pharmaceutical value chain, providing specialized knowledge and experience in scientific research, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing of a wide range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), finished dosage forms (FDF), and branded pharmaceutical products, adding value to human and animal health.

The activities of INSUD PHARMA are organized into three synergistic business areas: Industrial (Chemo), Branded (Exeltis), and Biotech (mAbxience), with over 9,000 professionals in more than 50 countries, 20 state-of-the-art facilities, 15 specialized R&D centers, 12 commercial offices, and more than 35 pharmaceutical subsidiaries, serving 1,150 customers in 96 countries worldwide. INSUD PHARMA believes in innovation and sustainable development.

Ready to be a #Challenger?

What are we looking for?

We are incorporating a new INSUDER as a Purchasing Technician to join the Purchasing Team

The challenge!

• Search, analyze, evaluate, and select API suppliers for new R&D projects.
• Ensure selected suppliers comply with required quality standards and current regulations.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality and Business Development departments.
• Stay up to date on market trends and new regulations in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and other business partners.
• Participate in the planning and execution of purchasing strategies to optimize costs.
• International scope.

What do you need?

• Degree in Chemistry or Pharmacy.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally within a Purchasing department or laboratory experience.
• Experience with the Chinese and Indian markets will be a strong plus.
• In-depth knowledge of active pharmaceutical ingredients and sector regulations.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Teamwork-oriented.
• Flexible start time from Monday to Friday (full-time).
• Benefits and Savings Club.
• Training and language learning platform
• Wellness platform with unlimited free psychologist sessions
• Development plans, internal mobility policy.

What will the Selection process be like?

Stay tuned to your phone and email! The first thing we will likely do is contact you through one of the two channels.

Prepare well! We will continue with an in-person/virtual interview depending on availability and what we agree upon; there may be one or two interviews in the process, and depending on the type of process, there may also be some kind of test.

Wait for the result! We care that you feel guided throughout each selection process and know what to expect from us, so we will always try to inform you of the status of the process.

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COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The InsudPharma group is aware that business management must align with the needs and demands of society, and therefore assumes the commitment to equal opportunities and treatment between men and women, as stated in the current regulations on the matter - Organic Law 3/2007, and we do not discriminate against any person on the grounds of ethnicity, religion, age, sex, nationality, marital status, affective or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other personal or social circumstance.