Global Leadership in Life Sciences
We are a global company operating across three continents, driven by talented individuals working together to devise innovative solutions that help businesses improve people's lives.
The Senior Strategic Buyer will be based in one of our offices in Portsmouth NH, Visp, Manchester, Porrino, or San Jose, and will periodically report to the office.
Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with Central procurement team to deliver value and continuous improvements:
o Support Category manager with category strategy development (e.g. provide site current and future business needs)
o Implement and execute category strategies at site level
o Execute sourcing initiatives for delegated spend across assigned sites
o Provide purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
o Support global & regional sourcing efforts
o Roll-out new procurement policies/procedures and tools
o Optimize transactional costs & efficiency of procurement activities (e.g. automation rates)
o Share best-practice sharing and synergies across sites
o Standardize specifications across sites and regions
o Track country savings performance and identify potential savings, risks & opportunities
o Drive utilization of on-line catalogues, E-Auctions and other leading edge sourcing tools
* Ensure business continuity and meet site business needs:
o Ensure supply/availability of indirect materials for production
o Partner with site stakeholders to understand and support delivery of current and future business needs
o Work with site controllers to provide spend and savings forecasts to management
o Manage supplier changes and transitions
* Manage supplier relationship and performance at site level:
o Maintain and drive professional partnership/collaboration with suppliers
o Manage portfolio of suppliers and ensure compliance with requirements/policies
o Conduct comprehensive supply risk assessment across existing supplier portfolio (incl. single source, capacity constraints, financial risks, quality risks, etc.)
o Develop and implement mitigation solutions for key business risks
Key Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree or relevant years of experience required
* 4+ years in a strategic procurement role
* Customer service mindset and ability to manage several priorities simultaneously
* Positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skill sets
* Working knowledge of general business practices
* Experience and knowledge of Operational Procurement and Strategic Buying/Category management
* Purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
* Third party spend management
* Able to persuade and influence suppliers to achieve best outcome for Lonza