Category Lead (3 Months Fixed Term Contract) Readvertised

Aspen Pharma Group; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking a procurement specialist to manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with quality standards. The role involves continuous improvement initiatives and effective budget management.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers
• Monitor quality standards and identify performance failures
• Conduct supplier audits and report on supplier performance

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers
• 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
• 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
• 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

Quality and qualifying products

• Assist quality teams to obtain products needed to conduct finished product testing
• Schedule product trials and coordinate samples.

Reporting and 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 optimise 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 and coordination

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

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