Procurement Category Manager

Nephron Pharmaceuticals; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nephron Pharmaceuticals seeks a Procurement Category Manager to optimize costs and contracting for assigned categories in the US. You will analyze data, negotiate terms, and guide strategies to improve pricing, service quality, and inventory availability.

You will collaborate with buyers, manage vendor relationships, forecast demand, and support category budgeting while ensuring alignment with company goals and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences preferred but not required.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to determine industry and consumer trends.
• Develop long-term strategies for product categories.
• Foster relationships with vendors to improve pricing and quality.
• Place purchase orders to ensure product availability meeting demand.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to optimize value.
• Manage inventory and track orders for timely delivery.
• Forecast demand and support category budgeting and revenue.
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to grow categories.
• Support price disputes resolution and vendor performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Inventory management

Demand planning

Negotiation

Contract management

Data analysis

Vendor relations

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences (preferred)

Tools

Inventory management software

ERP systems

Job description

Job Purpose: The Procurement Category Manager analyzes costs, negotiates contract details, and offers strategies and solutions to help better manage costs on supplies and vendor services within their assigned category. Additional duties include managing inventory, placing purchase orders, tracking orders, resolving issues concerning price disputes, and making bids for a vendor's services.

• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent

Description

Job Purpose

The Procurement Category Manager analyzes costs, negotiates contract details, and offers strategies and solutions to help better manage costs on supplies and vendor services within their assigned category. Additional duties include managing inventory, placing purchase orders, tracking orders, resolving issues concerning price disputes, and making bids for a vendor's services.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent

Supplemental Functions

• Copying, filing, and scanning of documents.
• Performs other similar duties as required.

Knowledge & Skills

• High school diploma and some advanced training required.
• Computers skills necessary; experience with inventory management and demand planning preferred
• Solid communication and interpersonal relationship skills required
• Specific expertise, skills, and knowledge within procurement gained through education, course work, and experience preferred. An analytical mind with a strategic ability.
• Ability to manage a multitude of resources while maintaining accurate and current with data and information
• Ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands
• Ability to create and contribute to environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
• Ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.

Education/Experience

• 3-4 years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Bachelor of Science in the area of Life Sciences, is preferred but not required.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Position requires bending, typing, climbing, lifting, reaching, standing, sitting (60%), walking, and hearing.