(Hyc-989) | Procurement Cmo Category Manager, Biotechnology

.Recordati has been at the forefront of life-enhancing and life-changing medicines for almost 100 years. With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical force, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,200 employees. We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our partners, customers, investors, and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.The roleAs our organisation evolves, our aim is to reinforce our purchasing strategy. The Procurement CMO Category Manager (biotechnology products) will report to the Head of Group Procurement CMO, and will be responsible for developing and executing supplier strategy for in-scope vendors; coordinating and leading source-to-contract activities for their own managed categories, contributing to category purchasing budget definition.Key responsibilitiesPerform key activities along the source to-contract value chainSupport Group Procurement Head to develop category strategyCoordinate sourcing activities and engage in tenders/ negotiations with key suppliersIdentify global industry and supplier trends to develop potential global opportunitiesSupport the management of vendor performanceContribute to the definition and collection of procurement KPIs to monitor supplier performanceCollaborate with suppliers to identify improvement initiativesIdentify and assess potential contract manufacturing partners based on technical capabilities, quality standards, and capacityCollaborate with internal stakeholders to define technical specifications, quality standards, and procurement requirementsOwn end-to-end process and management of all contracts under scopeBuild strong commercial relationshipsQualifications, skills and experience requiredBachelor's degree in engineering / technical, or a related field supporting biotechnology productsMinimum of 10 years' experience in procurement, with a focus on contract manufacturing within the pharmaceutical industry or a relevant commercial role in a contract manufacturing organizationFluent English, both written and spoken