SUMMARY:
a Big Giant within the Pharmaceutical Industry is looking to employ a skillful & Qualified Category Lead that has 6 years experience within the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Procurement & Category environment & to join their dynamic team of experts urgently!!!
POSITION INFO:
Overview
Position: Category Lead - with Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Procurement & Category environment experience.
Salary: Market Related
Location: Port Elizabeth
Applicatnts are invited to apply for this excellent opportunity that exists for the above mentioned position. The successful incumbent will report to Head of Commercial.
Overview
Lead supplier development, supplier negotiations, RFQs, category strategy for major suppliers and identification of continuous improvement opportunities.
Responsibilities
Supplier management
· Communicate and negotiate with suppliers
· Monitor quality standards and identifies performance failures
· Conduct supplier audits and reports 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 supplier’s 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 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 updates 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 and track and reports on expenditure against budget
Planning and coordination
· Optimize processes, identify gaps in policies, procedures and legislation, and propose changes or improvements to management
· Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders
Skills Required
Background/experience
· 6 years'' experience in a manufacturing procurement environment, and preferably with significant experience in a Category environment.
· National Diploma in (Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Finance), or a related discipline
Specific job skills
· Computer literacy
Competencies
· Customer Awareness
· Meeting Deadlines
· Making Decisions
· Planning and Organizing
· Interrogating Information
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