Senior Strategic Procurement Manager

Are you experienced in strategic procurement and motivated to lead and build strong relationships with key portfolio suppliers? Then, this position might be ideal for you.

About the job

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional dedicated to strengthening our partnerships with suppliers and other parties supplying Orifarm with all semi-finished and finished products.

As a Senior Strategic Procurement Manager, you will lead strategic negotiations with current and potential suppliers to ensure cost-effective solutions and deals. You will be responsible for maintaining close and collaborative relationships with assigned suppliers while building a culture of long-term optimal procurement cost management.

Key tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and execute fruitful sourcing strategies.
• Category Management for selected portfolio.
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships, while supporting strategic direction for suppliers in assigned area.
• Understand, analyse, and leverage the supplier market regarding technical capabilities, cost competitiveness, financial stability, and Pharmaceutical quality standards.
• Regularly perform standard procurement requests and procedures (RFP) and (RFQ) in a structured and state-of-the-art manner by securing Orifarm’s reputation and credibility.
• Build and maintain great professional relations with assigned groups of suppliers through regular performance & collaboration assessment.
• Participate in Business Review Meetings (BRMs) with suppliers and lead the Strategic Procurement part during those meetings.
• Regularly visit suppliers and attend relevant exhibitions/fairs.
• Understand the CMO landscape and their developments.
• Build in-house competencies and share best practices with functional colleagues.

In this position, you will report to Director of Supplier Relationship Management Team and you will be part of a cross functional team.  In this position, you can expect approximately 25% travel.

Who are you?

We are looking for a candidate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or another relevant education. As a professional, you possess a solid knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques and have experience with negotiation internationally. You are experienced in Category Management and you must understand market dynamics and have a basic understanding of Pharmaceutical regulations and GMP.

We are looking for a candidate who has experience in a heavily regulated industry, such as Pharmaceuticals, Food, Cosmetics, FMCG, Chemicals, or similar, as it will be crucial to establish success in this role.

As you will primarily be focused on the Asian market, profound cultural insight is important. However, it need not be limited to Asian countries; that would be advantageous.

As Orifarm is an international company, you must be professionally proficient in English and have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Who are we?

You will be part of CMO Operations, where we are ambitious, nurture an open and trustful atmosphere, and where we are eager to achieve our objectives and celebrate success together. Our working environment could be characterized by an employee saying: "It feels exciting to work in an environment of entrepreneurial spirit surrounded by experienced leaders and colleagues, while the company's founders are taking good care of their business and employees".

We offer

At Orifarm, we know our growth comes from the growth of our employees. We are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts, and hearts. Our secret to success? Valuing how different skill sets join forces to make our journey happen. Whether you play a direct or an indirect part in fulfilling our purpose, you get to contribute and use your personal and professional skills. Indeed, at Orifarm, your personal growth journey is shaped only by your contribution to making healthy days for as many people as possible.

We regard our feedback culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee's opportunities for learning and development. When we have good results, every employee, including student workers, is part of our bonus scheme.

Job location

HQ Orifarm, Odense

Need further information?

If you need further information about the job, please contact Director SRT, Brynjar Steinbach,  bstein@orifarm.com

Applications received through mail will not be considered.

We often look for new employees to help us grow so we may have other exciting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orifarm

Application deadline 

We are looking for a candidate as quickly as possible, so interviews will be conducted continuously.