Senior Pharma Sourcing & Supply Chain Manager

IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co KG; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market related salary

Flat hierarchies

Benefits and working conditions

Job summary

IMCD South Africa, based at Randburg head office, is seeking an experienced Principal Manager to lead international purchasing for the pharma sector. The role reports to the BU Manager: Pharma and involves maintaining supplier bases, developing priority product segments, price negotiation, and handling customer inquiries with technical guidance on formulations.

Ideal candidates hold a chemistry-related degree with 6–10 years in pharma purchasing, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or a related science; business degree is an advantage.
• 5–10 years of international purchasing experience.
• Strong purchasing experience of commodity and specialty pharmaceutical raw materials.
• Working knowledge of INCO Terms.
• Experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements in the pharma industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be resilient, able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Be a team player and self-motivated.
• Highly numerate; comfortable with quotes, orders and reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the existing supplier base and identifying new opportunities.
• Development and expansion of product segments with strategic importance.
• Creation and submission of offers, including price responsibility.
• Negotiation of supply contracts with international suppliers.
• Independent processing of customer inquiries including complaints.
• Technical advice to customers on formulation development and sampling.
• Market analysis of customers, products, competitors and applications.
• Report maintenance and documentation in the CRM system.
• Budget and requirements planning responsibility.
• Collaboration and participation in trade fairs and customer seminars as sales promotion measures.
• Sales responsibility for a small amount of key accounts.
• Stock management: coordinate with suppliers and supply chain; monitor expiry dates.

Skills

International purchasing

Pharmaceutical raw materials

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Numerical/quoting

Self-motivated

Team player

Education

Chemistry or related science degree

Business degree (advantage)

Tools

CRM system

INCO Terms

Job description

IMCD South Africa, based at Randburg head office, is seeking an experienced Principal Manager to lead international purchasing for the pharma sector. The role reports to the BU Manager: Pharma and involves maintaining supplier bases, developing priority product segments, price negotiation, and handling customer inquiries with technical guidance on formulations.

Ideal candidates hold a chemistry-related degree with 6–10 years in pharma purchasing, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent