Purchasing / Procurement Manager

Wuxi Biologics Biopharmaceuticals Singapore Private Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A biopharmaceutical company in Singapore seeks an experienced purchasing leader to oversee category management and supplier relations. The role requires a degree in STEM or Supply Chain, with a minimum of 8 years in procurement, preferably in pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities include guiding ethical purchasing practices, negotiating supplier agreements, and leading cost-saving initiatives. Strong negotiation skills, commercial acumen, and familiarity with SAP are essential. Occasional international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in purchasing or procurement.
• Experience in executing complex agreements with suppliers.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure ethical purchasing and conformance with company values.
• Develop local category management strategies.
• Define sourcing objectives and budgets with leadership.

Skills

Negotiation and influencing skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Cost management

Data analysis

Strong communication

Education

Degree in STEM or Supply Chain

Professional certifications (CIPS, CPSM, etc.)

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Job Summary

Oversight of the designate category and purchasing to payment for designate sites and management of an international supply base to meet business requirements in terms of purchasing, delivery, quality, and total cost of ownership. Collaboration across all categories within the GPC to ensure best practices are aligned and best value for all spend. Reporting to Purchasing Director, APAC, lead the local tactical spend requirements and identify and develop long-term supplier relationships to always meet current and future requirements of the business and operate ethically and in line with business values. Liaise with site OU/BU Leadership to ensure best value for site locally.

Responsibilities:

• Lead by example and always ensure that purchasing operate in an ethical and equitable manner and always conform with company values, policies, and procedures
• Oversight of strategic leadership and development of local category management strategies for all assigned categories/commodities
• Work with site BU/OU leadership and global category management team to define requirements for sourcing objectives, budgets and delivery of agreed KPI’s
• In line with strategic objectives, lead the negotiations to select, appoint and steer a supply base that progresses the site objectives on quality, cost, delivery, and innovation
• Oversee and where required lead or support successful procurement/financial audits.
• Oversee the category and supplier management activities
• In alignment with site BU/OU, oversee in depth cost and spend analysis to develop cost savings initiatives through various cost reduction options
• Establish the site purchasing KPI targets and support cost reduction savings, vendor performance and ESG targets
• Monitor, manage and report on achievements on key purchasing indicators in line site requirements
• Identify industry trends and local market development for respective categories of spend.
• People Management. Develop, communicate, and administer site team’s annual performance and development plans and appraisals.
• Will be flexible to take on additional tasks and responsibilities at the discretion of company

Requirement

• Degree in STEM or Supply Chain.
• Professional certifications eg. CIPS, CPSM, CPPM, APICS, PMP, or Six Sigma are desirable
• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in leading teams in purchasing, procurement or sourcing within manufacturing operations position, preferably in a pharmaceutical sector
• Experience in strategies relating to defined spend category. Candidate with experience in broad experience across all spend categories will be a plus
• Experience in negotiation and influencing skills with internal customers, suppliers, with demonstrative results in securing competitive pricing and overall terms and conditions
• Experience of contracts and experience in executing complex agreements with suppliers of critical importance to the business
• Deep understanding of procurement processes (P2P), tools (SAP, Ariba), reporting, and data analysis.
• Strong commercial acumen, including cost management and analysis.
• Familiarity with local and international legal requirements relevant to contracts.
• Knowledge of facility management, 3PL, and MRO procurement in Singapore and cGMP environments.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and the ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads
• Occasional international travel required to facilitate meetings with global colleagues and internal stakeholders, suppliers.