Procurement Specialist

Talentmark; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join a Biopharmaceutical company in Cambridge on a 9-month contract. The role is fully site-based, five days a week, and involves managing procurement processes, supplier setups, and POs while ensuring policy and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Business Administration, Procurement, or related field, with strong analytical and negotiation skills, experience with ERP/Source2Pay and PowerBI.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate supplier proposals, contracts and spend data.
• Experience in data management, analysis and use of analytical tools such as PowerBI.
• Strong negotiation skills to secure favourable terms with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Management of procurement process (ERP/Source2Pay) including new supplier setup and Purchase Order management adhering to legal regulations and company policies.
• Management of other key procurement processes / systems such as savings logs, preferred suppliers and risk logs.
• Analyse spending to identify opportunities for negotiation and drive best value, including development of a preferred suppliers list and trend forecasting to predict price changes.
• Support the procurement of materials and services using S2P platform, managing e-sourcing systems and provide training to other members of staff.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Negotiation skills

Vendor management

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Tools

ERP/Source2Pay

PowerBI

S2P platform

Job description

Job description

Talentmark are recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to join a Biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, on a contract basis for 9 months.

Location:

You will be fully site-based in Cambridge, five days a week.

The Company:

Our client is a major Research and Development Biopharmaceutical company.

Responsibilities:

• Management of procurement process (ERP/Source2Pay) including new supplier setup and Purchase Order management adhering to legal regulations and company policies.
• Management of other key procurement processes / systems such as savings logs, preferred suppliers and risk logs.
• Analyse spending to identify opportunities for negotiation and drive best value, including development of a preferred suppliers list and trend forecasting to predict price changes.
• Support the procurement of materials and services using S2P platform, managing e-sourcing systems and provide training to other members of staff.

Essential Skills:

• Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate supplier proposals, contracts and spend data.
• Experience in data management, analysis and use of analytical tools such as PowerBI.
• Strong negotiation skills to secure favourable terms with suppliers.
• Proven experience working as part of a procurement and/or vendor management team.