Strategic R&D & CM Procurement Lead

Lupin; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Lupin is seeking a Procurement Leader for R&D Innovation and global supplier excellence in New Jersey. You will manage category strategies, drive supplier qualification, and oversee procurement for R&D, scale-up, validation, and tech transfer batches across Lupin US sites.

The role requires strong negotiation, governance, and data integrity, with collaboration across business units and supplier networks to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5–10 years of buying for R&D/CMO/pharma procurement experience.
• Experience with electronic procurement methods via vendors.
• Experience with SAP/Ariba systems; SAP S/4HANA a plus.
• Strong negotiation, decision-making, and deadline-driven abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost-effective strategies for purchasing materials and services.
• Oversee procurement for R&D, scale-up, validation and tech transfer batches.
• Coordinate supplier qualifications, change controls, and risk assessments.
• Support sourcing team with RFQ development, supplier selection and bid evaluation.
• Ensure procurement data integrity and SAP PO processing across sites.
• Collaborate with business units to meet quality, cost and timeline targets.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Org & planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ariba

SAP ECC/S4HANA

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Lupin is seeking a Procurement Leader for R&D Innovation and global supplier excellence in New Jersey. You will manage category strategies, drive supplier qualification, and oversee procurement for R&D, scale-up, validation, and tech transfer batches across Lupin US sites.

The role requires strong negotiation, governance, and data integrity, with collaboration across business units and supplier networks to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery in a highly regulated environment.