Category Buyer - Pharmaceutical Equipment

Job Title: Category Buyer – Pharmaceutical Equipment

Location: Houston, TX/ Walkersville, MD/ Portsmouth, NH / Vacaville, CA

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Hybrid (At least 2 days a week on site will be required)

Pay Rate: $30 to $45 per hour (Depends on skillset and location)

Overview:

TekWissen group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers to deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy.

Job Description:

• Supports category strategy for Process & Clean Utilities Equipment that matches supply market capabilities with Lonza business needs in the America’s.
• Supports supplier relationship management (SRM) and supplier development activities to ensure reliable supply and maximize the full value of supplier relationships.
• Drive supplier performance, compliance and accountability through supplier scorecards and performance metrics.
• Support the development of supply risk management strategies and drive development and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation plans.
• Manage relationships with suppliers acting as the primary point of contact for assigned suppliers.
• Work closely with Project Procurement Execution teams to ensure category strategies are translated into project execution plans.
• Plan, lead and execute negotiations of assigned packages on specific Capex projects.
• Ensure project sourcing objectives, actions and priorities are aligned both within Global Capex Procurement, Global Engineering and project stakeholders.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop cost reduction strategies and implementation plans that meet projects / business needs.
• Report savings monthly as well as maintain the project savings pipeline.
• Project procurement tasks, including: Procurement of machinery for the assigned investment projects; Development of project purchasing strategy, execution and coordination of procurement activities for assigned investment projects; Drive awareness of supply issues within the project, clarifying business impact and lead resolution plans.

Required Skills

• 5 years of prior experience is required
• Ariba is highly preferred along with SAP
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to craft commercial contracts and agreements
• Project and procurement management skills
• Team player with ability to work efficiently in a matrix organization & interdisciplinary teams
• MS Office, Oracle Unifier
• Excellent business mindset, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity