Category Buyer M/F

Evotec; Toulouse; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Category Buyer in Toulouse. This role is crucial for strategic sourcing and supplier management within the pharmaceutical sector. Candidates should have a Master’s degree and over 5 years of relevant experience. Strong expertise in supplier management, contract negotiation, and compliance are essential. The position offers the opportunity to enhance supplier performance and ensure effective procurement strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in procurement and category management, preferably in pharma/Biotechnology.
• Strong expertise in supplier management, contract negotiation, and compliance in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with ESG and sustainability.

Responsabilités

• Lead category supplier selection processes.
• Conduct spend and market analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Monitor and enhance supplier performance across dimensions.

Connaissances

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Formation

Master’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Life Sciences, or related field

Outils

Procurement platforms (e.g., Coupa)

ERP systems (e.g., SAP, IFS)

Description du poste

Location: Toulouse preferred, but candidates based in the UK, Italy, or Germany will also be considered

Department: Procurement

Reports To: Category Lead / Head of Procurement

Job Summary

The Category Buyer plays a key role in the strategic sourcing and supplier management process within the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical sector. This position is responsible for category supplier selection, performance monitoring, market intelligence, and spend analysis to ensure optimal value delivery, compliance, ESG & sustainability, and risk mitigation across the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead category supplier selection processes, ensuring alignment with category strategies, ESG objectives, and business needs, while maintaining strong stakeholder satisfaction.
• Conduct spend and market analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities, anticipate risks, and support strategic decision-making together with your business partners.
• Monitor and enhance supplier performance across quality, service, and cost dimensions, integrating ESG & sustainability and regulatory compliance criteria (GMP, GXP).
• Collaborate closely with local and category procurement teams, acting as a business partner to ensure consistent and effective strategy execution.
• Support contract negotiations and risk management by building a Supplier Relationship Management program, providing supplier intelligence and data-driven insights that contribute to overall business satisfaction (SLAs, KPI...)
• Category focus amongst others will be indirect spend such as facility management services and utilities (Energies, waters) but not limited to.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement and category management, preferably in pharma/Biotechnology.
• Strong expertise in supplier management, contract negotiation, and compliance in regulated environments, familiarity with ESG and sustainability.
• Proficient in procurement platforms (e.g., Coupa) and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, IFS).
• Strong skills in analytics, keen on AI-driven procurement solutions and excellent communicator towards stakeholder satisfaction

Preferred Skills

• Experience with category procurement frameworks and cross-functional collaboration, can do and problem-solving approach.
• Knowledge of GMP/GxP compliance requirements.
• Certification in procurement (e.g., CIPS, ISM) is a plus.
• Multilingual capabilities are advantageous. Fluent in English is a must.
• Extensive knowledge of Indirect procurement is a plus

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.