Senior Strategic Procurement Manager (Sr Specialist)

Join Orifarm and take charge of building strong business relationships with a key portfolio of our suppliers!

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional, preferably from Pharma industry,  who will be part of newly created function (SRM – Supplier Relationship Management), dedicated for strengthen partnerships with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and other parties (e.g. brokers, agents, labs, etc.) supplying Orifarm business with all semi-finished and finished products.

About the job

As a member of Supplier Relationship Team (SRT), you will be leading strategic negotiations with current and potential suppliers to ensure cost effective solutions and deals for the company. You will be responsible for maintaining close and collaborative relationships within assigned group of suppliers, while building a culture of long-term optimal procurement costs management.

Your key responsibilities in the role will be:

• Devising and executing fruitful sourcing strategies especially in countries outside Europe with focus on Asia
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
• Understand, analyse and leverage the supplier market with regards to technical capabilities, cost competitiveness, financial stability and Pharmaceutical quality standards
• Regularly performing standard procurement requests and procedures (RFP) and (RFQ) in a structured and state-of-the art manner by securing the reputation and credibility of Orifarm
• Building and maintaining good professional relations with assigned group of suppliers through conducting  regular performance & collaboration assessment.
• Participating  to Business Review Meetings (BRMs) with suppliers and lead the Strategic Procurement part during those meetings
• Regularly visit suppliers and attend relevant exhibitions/fairs. Amount of travel is estimated 30-40% of working time. Key focus is on travels to Asia combining several suppliers, hence each travel will require to spend at minimum one work-free weekend within the country of travel.
• Manage contract with suppliers (update terms &conditions in ERP system, close, amend and terminate contracts as required)

Who are you?

The role requires a deep knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in understanding market dynamics and, at least, basic understanding of  Pharmaceutical regulations and GMP.  We also expect strong negotiation skills and proven experience in collaboration with Asian countries with profound cultural insights.

In terms of education, the ideal candidate supposed to hold  MSc/BSc degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration.

Among the key characteristics of a successful candidate we expect: 

• Understanding of cross organizational supply chain process flow
• Strong negotiation skills supplemented with proven cross-culture communication and collaboration skills
• Strong leadership capabilities with aptitude in decision-making and problem solving
• Analytical skills: working with numbers, collecting and analysing data
• Business English written and spoken at negotiation level

Who are we?

You will be part of Product Supply organization, where we are ambitious, nurture an open and trustful atmosphere, and where we are eager to achieve our objectives and to 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 founders of the company are taking good care of their business and their employees”.

You will be closely involved with functional and cross-functional teams:

• You will be building, developing, and maintaining professional relations with approx.. 30 suppliers;
• You will closely cooperate and share best practices with other SRM teams, in order to ensure continuous improvement of Orifarm´ s SRM function and practice;
• You will work and coordinate closely with your colleagues in all central and corporate functions i.e., Supply Chain, Quality Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Business Development, etc., in order to secure high quality and profitable supply of products to Orifarm customers

About Orifarm

Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact our possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. In Orifarm, we aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies we serve. Working towards our vision, we create access to affordable high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With our core values paving the way, we always act responsibly and constantly with our customers in the center of our attention. And everything we do is driven by our sole purpose:

For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Our history goes back to 1994 where Orifarm was founded in Denmark by Hans and Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen. Since then, Orifarm has grown from a small nine-person company into an international company operating globally in 13 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals with more than 2,200 employees.

We operate within seven different business areas: Over the Counter (OTC), Consumer Healthcare, Generics, Promotional Rx, Unlicensed Medicines, Parallel Import and Clinical Trials Supplies (CTS). Further, we focus heavily on new business opportunities and synergistic M&A to expand our offerings

We offer

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

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

Job Location

The position will be located in Orifarm headquarters in Odense, DK, where most of the SRT will be located.

Need further information?

If you need further information about the job, please contact Frank M. Hoffmann, VP Product Supply, at  frhof@orifarm.com or Katarzyna Piechowicz-Paulinek, Director,HRBP at kapie@orifarm.com.

We are often looking for new employees to help us grow and therefore, we may have other interesting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/

Application deadline 

We will talk to relevant candidates on an ongoing basis and are open to receive your application before the deadline.