Procurement Manager

CK Group is recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis for 12 months.

Salary:

£250 - £300 per day PAYE

or £331 - £397 per day Umbrella (inside IR35)

Procurement Manager role:

As a Procurement Manager, you will be a vital link between business needs and effective procurement execution in a dynamic, global environment.

You will carry out multiple roles such as:

• Sourcing Specialist: Conduct market analysis, develop tactical sourcing plans, and lead negotiations for third-party goods and services essential for clinical trials.
• Procurement Practitioner: Execute sourcing strategies, leverage spend, negotiate contracts, and manage suppliers across the clinical development value chain.

• Content & Automation Advocate: Translate sourcing strategies into effective, automated buying channels (content and systems).

• Business Partner: Collaborate with internal business and procurement teams to translate clinical development demands into actionable spend management and sourcing projects.

• Education: University degree (Business degree preferred).
• Experience: proficient level of professional experience in sourcing, simple contracting, or operational efficiency projects.
• Clinical Knowledge: Knowledgeable in the Clinical Development and/or Clinical Technologies area (e.g., Clinical Research Organizations (CROs), Imaging, eCOA, etc.).
• Negotiation: Proven capability in negotiating project budgets and contracts.
• Systems Proficiency: Knowledgeable in procurement systems and operational processes (Contracting, eSourcing, Spot Buying).
• Project Management: Demonstrated project management skills.

Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing, and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

Location:

This role is based at our client's site in Welwyn Garden City, and you will be required on-site 2 days per week.

Apply:

For more information, or to apply for this Procurement Manager role, please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@ckagroup.co.uk. Please quote reference 175 132.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Please note:

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.