Category Lead

Aspen Pharma Group; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical company in Gqeberha is seeking a professional to manage supplier development, monitor quality standards, and conduct supplier audits. The ideal candidate will optimize budget use and provide technical advice. Experience in supplier negotiations and compliance is essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier development, supplier negotiations, and RFQs.
• Monitor quality standards and identify performance failures.
• Conduct supplier audits and manage communications.

Job description

Job purpose

• Lead supplier development, supplier negotiations, RFQs, and CMO category strategy for major suppliers.
• Identification of continuous improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

Supplier management

• Monitor quality standards and identify performance failures.
• Conduct supplier audits and report on supplier performance.
• Manage supplier communications and documents and process flow, including RFIs, RFP, RFQ, and RFB’s
• Resolve supplier issues; maintain working relationships with key suppliers.
• Set up new vendors and coordinate with legal to support new contracts; maintain/ update existing contracts.
• Identify new suppliers and products in the marketplace.
• Vet potential suppliers’ capabilities (delivery, quality, services)
• Review insourcing and outsourcing opportunities.
• Negotiate with suppliers to carry stock for fast moving items.
• Assist in the drafting of specifications as required and provide advice and guidance to customers on procurement processes.
• Review and approve price variances (Order vs Invoice Prices)
• BBBEE and procurement administration

Risk Management

• Maintain and report on adherence to internal and external compliance requirements.
• Actively reduce third-party risk exposure
• Carry out risk management processes within CMO category.

Report & record keeping

• Maintain repository of procurement-related knowledge
• Maintain complete, compliant documentation of purchasing activities.
• Maintain standards and update SOPs for documentation and filing requirements.

Budgeting

• Manage and optimize use of Category budget.
• Provide input into required changes in resources to enable achievement of objectives
• Monitor, track and report on expenditure against budget.

Planning & coordination

• Optimize processes, identify gaps in policies, procedures and legislation, and propose changes or improvements to management
• Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders.