Strategic Procurement Category Manager

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation seeks a Procurement Category Manager to analyze costs, negotiate contracts, and develop strategies to reduce expenses while ensuring supplier performance. The role includes inventory oversight, purchase orders, and vendor dispute resolution, with a focus on pharmaceutical categories.

The candidate should have 3–4 years in pharma, a life sciences degree preferred, and strong analytical and relationship-building skills to drive cost savings and value for the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences is preferred but not required.
• 3–4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry is desirable.
• Experience with inventory management and demand planning is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to identify industry and consumer trends.
• Develop long-term strategies for product categories.
• Foster vendor relationships to obtain better pricing and service quality.
• Place orders to ensure product availability meeting demand.
• Collaborate with marketing to set pricing and promotions.

Skills

Vendor management

Inventory management

Demand planning

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Integrity under pressure

Education

Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences

Job description

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.

Requirements

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.