Senior Manager API Procurements

Impact Consultants; Ankleshwar, Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Consultants is seeking an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to independently manage strategic procurement of finished APIs for a leading pharmaceutical organisation in India.

This high-ownership IC role requires hands-on experience with Indian API manufacturers supplying regulated markets and accountability for API spend, supplier negotiations, contracts, cost savings and alternate-source development.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic procurement of finished APIs for regulated markets.
• Strong negotiation skills with suppliers and contract leadership.
• Experience working with Indian API manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic procurement of finished APIs and manage significant API spend.
• Lead price negotiations, contracts, annual negotiations and supplier allocations with API manufacturers.
• Develop sourcing strategies to deliver realised cost savings.
• Manage procurement metrics including budget, PPV and realised savings.
• Develop alternate API sources to improve cost competitiveness and supply continuity.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing and Supply Chain for supplier qualification.
• Evaluate API suppliers across commercial, technical, quality, regulatory and risk dimensions.
• Lead negotiations around pricing, MOQs, payment terms and lead time.
• Build long-term relationships with key API suppliers and drive cost optimisation.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Price negotiations

Supplier management

Cost savings

API procurement

Regulatory awareness

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to independently manage strategic procurement of finished Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for a leading pharmaceutical organisation.

This is a high-ownership Individual Contributor role requiring strong commercial procurement capability, strategic sourcing expertise and hands-on experience with Indian API manufacturers supplying regulated markets.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is personally responsible for API spend, supplier negotiations, contracts, cost savings, alternate-source development and commercial allocation decisions rather than primarily managing purchase orders, procurement operations or indirect procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own strategic procurement of finished APIs and manage a significant annual API spend.
• Personally lead price negotiations, commercial contracts, annual negotiations and supplier allocations with API manufacturers.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to deliver sustainable, realised cost savings.
• Own procurement financial metrics including Budget, Standard Cost, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), realised savings and cost avoidance.
• Develop and commercialise alternate API sources to improve cost competitiveness, supply continuity and risk mitigation.
• Work closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing and Supply Chain for supplier qualification and commercialisation.
• Evaluate API suppliers from commercial, technical, quality, regulatory and supply-risk perspectives.
• Manage API sourcing from Indian manufacturers supplying regulated markets.
• Participate in supplier audits, qualification and development activities.
• Work with regulatory teams on relevant API documentation including CEP, ASMF, US Type II DMF, as applicable.
• Lead negotiations around pricing, MOQ, payment terms, lead time, capacity allocation and contractual commitments.
• Build long-term strategic relationships with key API suppliers while maintaining strong commercial discipline.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation, alternate sourcing and supply-chain resilience.Role & responsibilities