Director of Purchasing

IQVIA; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in healthcare analytics and technology, seeking a Purchasing Lead to oversee regional and global purchasing initiatives. The role requires strategic leadership, strong procurement experience, and a collaborative approach with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in management and indirect procurement, with a focus on creating efficient and competitive purchasing strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience at a senior management level.
• 10+ years in the Indirect Procurement environment, including 7+ years in professional services.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Direct all aspects of purchasing initiatives regionally or globally.
• Lead strategic initiatives and develop implementation plans for purchasing projects.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and oversee creation of purchasing plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Relationship Building

Creativity & Innovation

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office applications

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Job Overview
Direct all aspects of Purchasing initiatives either regionally or globally and across different business functions to realize benefits. Ensures adherence to the IQVIA Transnational corporate purchasing policy which encourages vendor competition.

Essential Functions

• Effectively manage team resources and delegate tasks commensurate with skill level. Evaluate workload and quality through regular review.
• Lead corporate or departmental quality or process improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to discussions on implementation of Purchasing strategy on a regional basis and implement objectives as appropriate. Ensure staff have a consistent understanding and positive impression of business strategy for regional and global objectives.
• Lead strategic initiatives and develop implementation plans
• Provide leadership and management of Purchasing projects from conception through deployment. Establish project budgets, resource plans, milestones, tracking metrics, and success measures.
• Identify purchasing programs where change will impact the business, develop implementation plans, lead change teams and regularly liaise with senior management.
• Identify and agree with stakeholders the project team membership, process steps and timetable and ensure stakeholder interests are adequately represented on the team.
• Oversee preparation and presentation of purchasing recommendations to management and stakeholders.
• Manage benchmarking and validate opportunities by Requests for Information, and prepare and issue competitive Requests for Proposals.
• Manage and build relationships with internal stakeholders and function or business unit senior management to align priorities, ensure global procurement policies, processes and requirements are understood and complied with and to identify budget reduction opportunities and to ensure global procurement programs enable stakeholder to achieve their business plans.
• Work with stakeholders to manage vendor relationships using agreed scorecard methodology to drive continuous improvement (price, service levels, new ideas etc.).
• Oversee the creation of purchasing plans, priorities, change programs and agree and implement vendor management programs.

Global Professional Services Competency & Experience Requirements

Business Experience

5+ years experience of operating and influencing at a senior management level:

Developed strong working relationships with functional heads and direct reports across areas such as Finance, IT, Legal, HR, Operations & Marketing

Procurement / Functional Experience

10+ Years operating in the Indirect Procurement environment:

7+ years in the professional services space purchasing:

Consultancy services (Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing)

Experience and knowledge of the Market Research category

Would consider candidates from Pharma & Life sciences with customer facing functional experience & key competencies below

Managing change - Advanced

Creativity & Innovation - Good

Relationship Building- Advanced

Critical Thinking- Good

Business acumen- Good

Negotiation- Good

Analytical, Diagnostic Opportunity Assessment- Good

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Req
• Knowledge of purchasing methodologies, principles, theories, processes and practices.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence and motivate others.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at