Global Procurement Manager-AI
Global Procurement Manager-AI
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27-04-2025
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Job Description
The role involves leading the global procurement of an Active Ingredient (AI) portfolio and its intermediates managing thirdparty sourced custommade as well as offtheshelf AIs and their suppliers. This position requires working in a multicultural environment with global suppliers including those from China India Europe and the USA. The role demands indepth knowledge of the chemistry of active ingredients related supply contracts and the AI global supplier landscape. The individual must be resultsoriented and capable of implementing procurement best practices while balancing longterm business strategies with shortterm agility to achieve costeffectiveness and efficiency in the portfolio.
This position reports to: Global Head of Procurement
Role Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement procurement strategies for active ingredient portfolio.
- Ensure strategies align with business objectives through close cooperation with product marketing.
- Provide expert market knowledge / intelligence for the components within the allocated AI portfolio and their key competitor AIs
- Maintain and develop strong relationships with suppliers with a focus on risk mitigation and longterm partnership.
- Develop risk mitigation plans for your AI portfolio.
- Coordinate and negotiate contracts with suppliers focusing on longterm supply stability and cost
- efficiency. Responsible for contract management and managing contract disputes.
- Conduct negotiations to ensure competitive pricing quality and supply reliability.
- Stay up to date with market dynamics including raw material availability pricing trends and supply chain disruptions related to your portfolio.
- Lead a crossfunctional team to improve supply resiliency for your portfolio made up of internal stakeholders Product Management R&D Regulatory Quality Legal and Supply Chain.
- Work closely with the Procurement Planner Technical Lead & Procurement Market Intelligence Analyst to achieve team AI objectives.
- Responsible for supplier performance management and quality reviews for your supply base.
Education:
- Degree in Chemistry Chemical Engineering or related fields.
- Ideal level of experience 5 years) in similar roles in Agrochemical or pharmaceutical companies.
Experience / Skills / Abilities:
- Leads in procurement best practice takes initiative and is results orientated
- Experience in working across functions and with external partners
- Willing to challenge the status quo and make improvements
- Strong teamwork / collaboration
- Strong legal background on contracts and dispute resolution practices
- Verbal and written skills in English required Bilingual is a plus
Job Expectations / Working Conditions:
- Travel extensively especially to China and India to engage directly with suppliers and manufacturers.
- One primary requirement is working in the office five days a week
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
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