Head of Strategic Procurement, Pharmaceuticals

Sinceritas Executive Search

Leads strategic purchasing of pharmaceuticals, managing a specialized team in a health care setting. Involves negotiation and development of procurement strategies and processes.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

In this responsible role, you lead the strategic procurement of pharmaceuticals and actively shape the further development of the procurement strategy
Operational and disciplinary leadership of a small, specialized team (PKA — pharmacy assistants & PTA — pharmaceutical technical assistants)
Management and development of strategic pharmaceutical procurement
Independent conclusion and negotiation of supplier contracts
Ensuring medicine availability, including active stockout management
Close coordination with hospital pharmacies through regular exchange formats
Analysis and monitoring of national and international procurement markets
Identification and evaluation of new suppliers and, if necessary, conducting acquisition discussions
Further development of procurement processes and structures in a growing business area
Direct reporting line to Executive Management

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in Pharmacy or a comparable business degree with knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector
Several years of professional and leadership experience in strategic procurement, ideally in the healthcare sector
Strong strategic and entrepreneurial mindset
High degree of personal responsibility and a structured, solution-oriented working style
Confident negotiation skills, assertiveness and confident presence
Excellent communication skills and team orientation
Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel
AMOR and SAP BW knowledge is an advantage
Good English skills; additional foreign languages are beneficial

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote possible; team meetings approximately once monthly in Bad Oldesloe or Frankfurt
Flat hierarchies: broad scope for influence and short decision-making paths
Stability: security and development prospects of an established healthcare group
Attractive additional benefits: 30 days of vacation, flexible mobile working, company health promotion and bicycle leasing via JobRad

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic procurementsupplier contract negotiationstockout managementprocurement process developmentpharmaceutical procurementmarket analysissupplier evaluationleadership experienceMS OfficeExcel

Soft Skills

strategic mindsetentrepreneurial mindsetpersonal responsibilitysolution-oriented working stylenegotiation skillsassertivenesscommunication skillsteam orientation

Certifications

University degree in Pharmacycomparable business degree