Procurement Leader - Indirect Sourcing, Contracts & GMP

MOHR Talent; Los Alamitos (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

MOHR Talent is seeking a Procurement Manager in Los Alamitos, CA to lead a team of procurement professionals supporting indirect goods and services within a highly regulated life-sciences environment.

You will oversee sourcing, contracting, purchasing operations, and supplier performance, shaping strategy to improve cost, quality, and delivery while guiding ethics and process improvements across the organization. This role offers meaningful impact and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of purchasing/procurement experience.
• At least 2 years leading or supervising buyers or procurement professionals.
• Experience with strategic sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, contracts, negotiations, indirect procurement, and capital projects.
• Working knowledge of GMP/cGMP requirements within a regulated environment.
• Experience writing SOPs, policies, or controlled procurement guidelines.
• Hands-on ERP experience and ability to work onsite at least four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and evaluate a team of procurement professionals supporting indirect goods and services.
• Oversee purchase requests, purchase orders, RFQs/RFPs, supplier onboarding, contracts, and procurement metrics.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contract commitments, and capital-project purchasing.
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve cost, quality, delivery, and supplier-performance issues.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives, process improvements, budget discipline, and ethical procurement practices.
• Coordinate with vendor-managed inventory partners to maintain appropriate inventory levels.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

RFQ/RFP experience

Negotiation

GMP/cGMP knowledge

SOP writing

ERP experience

Onsite work requirement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

MOHR Talent is seeking a Procurement Manager in Los Alamitos, CA to lead a team of procurement professionals supporting indirect goods and services within a highly regulated life-sciences environment.

You will oversee sourcing, contracting, purchasing operations, and supplier performance, shaping strategy to improve cost, quality, and delivery while guiding ethics and process improvements across the organization. This role offers meaningful impact and growth.