Strategic Procurement Manager

We are looking for a commercially strong and analytical procurement professional who can drive cost optimization, build strategic CMO partnerships, and contribute to a robust and competitive supplier base within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

About the job

In this role, you will be a core team member of  the Supplier Relationship Team (SRT) reporting to Director Supplier Relationship Management, Your main area is to optimize procurement costs, oversee and maintain contracts and strengthen commercial collaboration with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). You will play a key role in sourcing strategies and category management, negotiations, and ensuring that procurement recommendations support both commercial objectives and quality requirements.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing sourcing and category strategies for pharmaceutical CMOs to drive cost efficiency and long-term value
• Leading negotiations with CMOs to secure favorable pricing, payment terms, and contractual conditions while continuously driving COGS reductions
• Managing contract lifecycles, including reviewing, updating, amending, and terminating agreements as needed
• Supporting source selection processes, including RFPs/RFQs, supplier evaluations, and recommendations
• Collaborating closely within the SRT and internal stakeholders to ensure aligned supplier management, performance tracking, and risk mitigation

You will be part of the Supplier Relationship Team in CMO Operations and work closely with stakeholders in Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Business Development and other key functions across Orifarm.

Who are you?

You are an experienced procurement professional with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to navigate complex, regulated supply chain environments. You combine analytical skills with relationship-building and negotiation expertise.

You bring:

• An MSc or BSc degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Proven experience in strategic procurement, preferably within pharmaceuticals or another regulated industry
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of delivering cost savings and cost avoidance
• Good understanding of supplier relationship management, KPIs, and category management
• Basic knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and GMP
• Experience working with ERP systems, data analysis, and financial evaluations
• Fluency in business English and the ability to work effectively across cultures and organizations
• A structured, data-driven approach, strong decision-making skills, and confidence working with numbers

Who are we?

You will join a Supplier Relationship Team. In a cross functional set up, you closely work with colleagues in other SRTs, and other functions throughout Orifarm. The team culture is collaborative, commercially driven, and focused on continuous improvement, where knowledge sharing and cross-functional cooperation are key to success.

We offer:

• Fulltime employment contract
• Annual bonus
• Life insurance
• Private medical care
• Sports card
• PPK
• Hybrid work model
• Flexible working hours 

Job Location

Warsaw office located at Inflancka 4A. Hybrid work model – 3x/week.

Application deadline 

Ongoing recruitment. Applications will be reviewed in March 2026 and interviews are planned to be conducted in March and April.

Why should you work for Orifarm?

At Orifarm, we know that our growth comes from the development 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.

You will experience a work environment characterized by flexibility and a strong commitment to work-life balance, understanding that the best results come from satisfied and well-supported employees. Our international setting offers great opportunities for growth and career advancement. We also prioritize social events and gatherings to ensure that our employees feel connected and engaged with each other.

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. 

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. At 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 at 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 when 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 15 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 encourage everyone to apply

At Orifarm, we welcome people from all backgrounds, recognizing that the best outcomes come from a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to create an environment where different perspectives and skills drive innovation and contribute to a sustainable future. By creating such an environment, we are confident that we can achieve better results together.

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/. Alternatively, if we do not have any vacant positions that match your interests at this time, we encourage you to submit your resume to our talent pool, from which we continuously select candidates: https://careers.orifarm.com/lp/TalentPool/28c5a1691eef5fd4/.