Strategic Procurement Manager – Pharma Industry

Strategic Procurement Manager – Pharma Industry

Global Sourcing/Procurement, Export/Import of material, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Development.

API and Bulk Drugs 

Should have mandatory exposure from US and Europe Countries 

• Purchase Management Professional with record of innovative success in sourcing material supplying to multiple countries and offering top performing solutions for purchase/projects issues; leveraging standalone expertise in making timely decisions that positively impact success

• Exhibited excellence in utilizing qualitative and quantitative skills in negotiating price with vendors without compromising on the quality; ensuring strict adherence to the defined Quality Standards as per the Customer requirement

• Evolved and executed strategies that reached out to national & global markets; restructured the appropriate overall Procurement / Sourcing related strategies for maximizing profitability

• Impeccable record of building high performance teams, implementing continuous improvement programs

• Insightful experience in executing the MRP, S&OP process

• Proven expertise in supervising purchase operations like receiving goods, documentation inside/outside movement of goods including export and import

• Customer Centric Professional with skills in addressing and resolving the client queries, complaints on priority in order to achieve customer satisfaction matrices

• Drove the development & cultivation of strong business relationships with the critical Producers/Suppliers; generated business from existing Producers/Suppliers hence achieving profitability and business growth

Merit of heading quality functions including development & upgradation of Suppliers and other quality related activities such as resource planning, in-process inspection, supplier qualification and re-validation, close coordination with internal departments

Key Result Areas:

• Spearheading sourcing of APIs, Dossiers, Excipients, Intermediates, Chemicals for Export Market
• Showcasing excellence in driving global sourcing initiatives of key commodities
• Managing Major Global contracts of above categories including Supplier Development in Overseas Market
• Formulating the long-term and short-term budgets, global procurement strategies & category structure to optimize key global indirect categories while gaining alignment with corporate and regional stakeholders
• Showcasing excellence in achieving critical sourcing and procurement outcomes in line with Stakeholder goals
• Developing & negotiating with the vendors to achieve cost-effectiveness in supplying the best qualitative products; conducting periodic evaluation of vendor performance in terms of quality, delivery, payment terms and service and taking corrective measures in improving the quality of raw materials
• Heading the backward integration and sustainable sourcing
• Participating in existing and new product planning processes to assure timely acquisition of materials to support product launches
• Working with Freight Forwarders and transportation companies to set best route and rate(reviews and approves all freight terms and agreements)
• Building and maintaining strong business relations with key internal stakeholders and CXO level professionals
• Conducting & leading Strategic Sr. Leadership review with account plan for future Projects
• Implementing sourcing strategies, contingency plans for commodities which include sourcing plans, current cost analysis, developing action plans, timelines; ensuring the plans are aligned with project requirements
• Emerging SOP quality & supplier audit plans as per integrated management standards; simplifying process & product audit to ensure the product consistently meets the requirement
• Steering Order Fulfillment, Payment Management, Manpower Management, Reporting & Controlling Variance, Daily / Weekly & Monthly MIS
• Providing in-depth analysis, spend analysis, supplier assessments, financial perspective and market analysis to be used to improve the supply chain and help leverage the supplier base & reduce costs
• Scheduling and leading procurement/purchase of local and global supplies as per planning schedules along with utilization of available space