Manufacturing Buyer

TN France; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An established industry player in biotechnology is seeking a Manufacturing Buyer to enhance their operations in Toulouse. This role involves managing procurement for critical suppliers and single-use technologies, ensuring no material outages while supporting strategic sourcing initiatives. The successful candidate will collaborate with various departments to drive process improvements and deliver cost-saving opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge therapeutic protein production facility and make a significant impact in the biotech field.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years of experience in a purchasing role.
• Knowledge of sourcing and vendor management processes.

Responsabilités

• Manage procurement for critical suppliers and technologies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve procurement processes.

Connaissances

Purchasing

Vendor Management

Procurement Process

Category Management

ERP System Knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Outils

ERP Systems

Description du poste

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Manufacturing Buyer – Contract – Toulouse – Life Sciences

Our client, a global biotechnology organisation, is recruiting for a Manufacturing Buyer to join their capital project in the South of France. This new build facility will house a therapeutic protein production plant, and we are looking for a Manufacturing Buyer to help expand our client's biotech operations throughout Europe.

Responsibilities

1. Buyer for critical Suppliers for single use technologies, Drug Substance, Drug product and packaging
2. Grow relationships to support meeting the site business plans and having no material outages
3. Assist in the design and enhancement of company-wide policies and standard procedures to facilitate efficient and effective procurement activities and systems. Collaborate in the creation of coherent delivery plans and drive change adoption to facilitate process and system improvements.
4. Support Procurement Specialists in executing strategic sourcing initiatives as they relate to indirect procurement, including category analysis and identification and implementation of approved supplier contract structures. Assist in development and roll out of policies and procedures for identifying, evaluating, selecting and managing potential suppliers and assist in negotiating favourable business terms and service level agreements in collaboration with Business Stakeholders and Legal.
5. Assist in the development and communication of procurement-related spend analytics and data reporting for business units. Support vendor management and negotiation activities together with business units.
6. Collaborate with Finance and functional management to identify and deliver cost savings opportunities.
7. Collaborate closely with key procurement stakeholders beyond user community, such as the financial planning, accounts payable, corporate accounting, IT and Legal departments.
8. Report on established Procurement performance metrics and monitor baseline performance and improvements. Assist in developing new metrics based on business needs and changes.

Qualifications & Experience

1. Minimum 2-7 years in a purchasing role with ERP System knowledge, sourcing, category management, vendor management and procurement process experience.
2. Able to work independently and assess process issue root causes
3. Familiarity with development and communication of procurement-related policies and procedures
4. Well-developed communication skills.

If this role is of interest, please apply now.