Pharma / Biomaterial Strategic Buyer (maternity replacement)

Overview

Our team reflects the dynamic, diverse, and multicultural organisation we support. As an enabling function the procurement team maintains a collaborative relationship with operations to ensure our exacting standards of service ensure “Research Never Stops.”

This role will be office based with some flexibility for home office working. May involve infrequent travel, subject to government restrictions / guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and the development of our purchasing processes on-site with the help of the manager and the international purchasing team.
• Support the Capex budgeting process by working with CC managers and EVP’s.
• Formulate the purchasing strategy in collaboration with Procurement teams based in France, Italy, Germany, and US.
• Leading commercially strong negotiations for biomaterials, seeking to reduce YOY costs.
• Perform and review spend analysis, with an ability to present at all levels.
• Manage supplier relationships and build strategic alliances with key providers.
• Provide backup to operative purchasing when needed.
• Monitor supplier’s reliability and assessment as well as explore the market for alternative suppliers.
• Participate in lean and efficiency projects.

Skills And Competencies

• Proven track record of negotiating Capital projects with demonstrable savings.
• Experienced in leading negotiations for Opex expenditures within IT and Engineering.
• A high-level understanding of contractual terms and supporting documents e.g. SLAs; SOWs PQQ and RFPs.
• High proficiency with MS Office, particularly Excel, good numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work autonomously and as an active team member demonstrating a strong ability to collaborate.
• Advanced degree of self-motivation, reliability, and flexibility.

Education And Experience

• We are looking for relevant work experience within a purchasing environment, we are open to sector background.
• BA / BS (or higher / equivalent) in either economics or equivalent with relevant focus OR equivalent relevant industrial or academic experience.
• Experience using ERP systems, with knowledge or e-procurement advantageous but not essential.

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.