Strategic Sourcing

Werfenlife SA.; Lliçà d'Amunt; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Werfenlife SA. is seeking a procurement professional to optimize the organization’s supply base and total cost of ownership.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, KPI analysis, and strategic supplier negotiations to drive cost reductions and value creation across R&D, manufacturing, and quality groups. The successful candidate will collaborate with Supplier Quality, R&D, and Manufacturing to ensure supplier performance, material availability, and favorable long-term contracts, while aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the biological or related sciences; degree may be substituted by relevant skills and work experience.
• Valuable: Any additional degree higher than the required.
• Fluency in Spanish or Catalan; advanced knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking)

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability of raw material, short and long term, through monitoring of critical materials and risk analysis.
• Regular reporting and analysis of main purchasing KPIs (OTIF, expired material, obsolescence, stock)
• Negotiate supply agreements and manage materials savings initiatives in line with profit plan
• Develop strategic sourcing strategy and monitor market conditions, technology roadmaps and supplier performance
• Support cross-functional teams (R&D, Manufacturing, QA) on supplier-related matters

Skills

Fluent Spanish/Catalan

Advanced English

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological or related sciences

Additional degree higher than required

Tools

Excel

Word

SAP

Job description

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Overview

Position part of the procurement team focused in improving and re-evaluating the procurement activities, optimizing the organization's supply base and increasing its overall value proposition. Focused on the total cost of ownership, this position also considers product quality, customer needs, organizational goals and market conditions as an essential part of the procurement process. Actions are driven by a rigorous and collaborative approach, based on fact analysis and market intelligence, following the Strategic Sourcing Framework.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

Ensure the availability of raw material, both; short and long term, through regular monitorization of critical raw materials and a continuous analysis of risks to define risk mitigation actions.

Regular reporting and analysis of the main purchasing KPIs, such as

• OTIF
• Expired material
• Obsolescence
• Monthly stock report

Main responsible for the price negotiation and the management of materials savings initiatives in line with profit plan and overall business objectives.

Negotiation of supply agreements as needed to support the critical business needs:

• Monitorization and renewal of existing Supply and Quality Agreements
• Ensures Supply and Quality Agreements are positioned appropriately before business is initiated with new vendors

Improve the value-to-price relationship with suppliers following Strategic Sourcing Framework

• Quarterly communication of raw material forecast
• Follow up calls with all the vendors
• Annual visit plan with key vendors
• Attendance to main exhibitions

Supports Supplier Quality department to accomplish the goals defined in supplier quality system

• Annual risk analysis of raw materials and definition of key vendors list
• Analysis of vendors performance

Ensure the maximum quality of the purchased products

Follow up of technical problems with Supplier Quality, Technical Support, R&Dor Manufacturing departments

Contribute to keep updated the material and supplier database

Strategic activities:

• Development and implementation of the Strategic Sourcing strategy
• Develop key performance measures for chosen suppliers and negotiate on multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that result in significant cost reduction and improved service levels
• Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities.
• Identification of new suppliers in collaboration with R&D during the development of new products
• Identification of potential risk and definition of mitigation action plans
• Involvement in the total cost analysis for new product developments

Internal Networking

To be determined based on department needs, to include interactions such as:

• Supplier Quality: Control change notification management and vendor's complaints support
• Manufacturing: Support in solving technical issues related to raw material or packaging performance
• R&D: Support in the development of new products and identifying suppliers for new assays
• Supply Chain Department; Including warehouse and planning
• Sales and Marketing: Benchmarking of vendors
• Quality Control

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position

Education:

• Required:Bachelor'sdegree(Diplomatura)inthebiologicalorrelatedsciences.Degreemaybesubstitutedbyrelevantskillsandworkexperience
• Valuable:Anyadditionaldegreehigherthantherequired

Experience:

Minknowledge

• Software:FluencyinOfficeTools(Excel&Word),ValuableadvancedknowledgeinSAP
• Language:FluencyinSpanishorCatalan.AdvancedknowledgeofEnglish(reading,writingandspeaking)

AdditionalSkills/Knowledge:

• Software:FluencyinOfficeTools(Excel&Word),ValuableAdvancedknowledgeinSAP
• Language:FluencyinSpanishorCatalan.MediumknowledgeofEnglishreading,writingandspeaking)

Skills & Capabilities

The ideal candidate for this position will exhibit the following skills and competencies:

• Management of decisions under pressure.
• Methodical and well-organized person.
• Teamwork.
• Ability to express information clearly and concisely to the staff, ensuring their understanding.
• Ability to apply a systematic approach and constant control, follow-up and verification of the results.
• Ability to collaborate, participate and coordinate actively with working groups.
• Good reporting and analysis capabilities.
• Reflects values of Werfen in the quality of work and working relationship.

Travel Requirements

5% of the time

Werfen appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.