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West Pharma Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist m/f/d 
Germany, North Rhine – Westphalia 
700427214

05.07.2024


Backfill
Full-time, Permanent
Immediately

Katharina Steffens
Your main tasks

  • Procurement of site specific requirements as allocated e.g. CapEx, MRO, services and materials
  • Analysis and good knowledge of the local procurement market for goods and services in terms of supplier base, technologies, competitive environment, market trends and cost drivers
  • Identify supply risk and execute risk mitigation strategies; drive supplier development and initiate supplier quality improvements
  • Supplier management, including developing and maintaining an effective supplier assessment program
  • achieve cost reductions and avoidances, create cash flow improvements and lead time reductions
  • Establish key supplier agreements, delivering innovative improvements and maintain supplier relationships
  • Participation in or lead of regional and global procurement projects
  • Collaboration with local and global teams and suppliers to support the development and implementation of strategies
  • Optimization of total costs of the German sites including the development and implementation of cost saving programs
  • Development, implementation and maintenance of procurement plans and best practices
  • Independently negotiating and drafting individual and framework contracts and awarding them
  • Identifying and assessing risks and benefits of procurement decisions and clearly presenting proposals to mitigate risks
  • Contributing to the annual budget process by providing reliable cost exclusions and realistic forecasts

Your profile

  • Successfully completed studies or alternatively commercial vocational training and many years of relevant experience in strategic purchasing
  • Many years of professional experience in purchasing, ideally in an internationally operating production company
  • Very good experience in supplier and contract management
  • Good knowledge of SAP (MM) and MS Office
  • Very good knowledge of German and English
  • Team player who enjoys working with direct and indirect colleagues
  • Experience in cross-functional projects
  • Strong analytical skills and a solution-oriented approach to work
  • Very good negotiation and communication skills at all levels