IT SOX Compliance Lead
Stryker
ERPOracle
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERPOracle
About the role
- Working with international suppliers to source hard to find medicines at competitive rates
- Handling inbound unlicensed sourcing enquiries
- Pursue multiple options to achieve cost reductions e.g. negotiate rebates, exploit price breaks, mitigate cost price increases, improve payment terms etc.
- Tendering of large value product requirements where appropriate
- Establish and develop supplier and manufacturer relationships
- Leverages a detailed understanding of marketplace, competitors and business requirements
- Constructs detailed cost models/purchase price analysis of goods and services to drive the control, containment and reduction of costs for Clinigen and to provide deep and meaningful insights to the Commercial team’s
- Understanding of unlicensed product acquisition needs across the Clinigen group and taking advantage of synergies
- Performs detailed analysis of supplier proposals and payment schedules and conducts rigorous price negotiations with suppliers
- Maintain and expand global supplier base to ensure development and contribute to the global sourcing strategy
- Strategy development/implementation: Utilizes Sourcing process, other tools and techniques to create and execute RFIs, RFQs together with subsequent structured information analysis wherever possible using internal and external datasets
- Find opportunities to increase spend and portfolio of products that are sourced direct from manufacturer and ensure Clinigen Group has a commercial edge over competitors
- Review of product needs, targeting key manufacturers for direct purchasing and exclusivity
- Work with business development and commercial teams to pursue partnerships for key products
- Ongoing review of new and emerging suppliers, competitors and market dynamics at global level
Requirements
- Experience within unlicensed/comparator sourcing is desirable.
- Proven experience of sourcing and/or procurement of pharmaceutical products or related industry
- Proven experience in working within a purchasing environment and negotiation of supplier contracts including successful supplier performance management
- Relevant Degree or Professional Qualification Preferred i.e. BA, MSc, APICS, CIPS etc.
- European experience desired, international would be preferred also.
- Background in dealing with enquiries essential, preferably within a complex service environment
- Ambitious desire to learn the business and improve ways of working through understanding core mechanics of the sourcing environment
- Demonstrable experience of working autonomously and making decisions
- Experience of partnering with diverse teams across multiple sites
- Highly computer literate; experience operating with all Microsoft Office software and ERP systems (preferably Oracle)
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a busy workload with good time management skills
- Experience and/or knowledge of working in a highly regulated environment required
- Excellent relationship management, networking and interpersonal skills (with both internal and external stakeholders).
- Working knowledge of global, US and EU procurement rules and legislation
