Procurement Manager - Varite : Job Details

VARITE is looking for a qualified Procurement Manager in Pittsburgh, PA

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?

An American-headquartered life science and clinical research company. It is a global supplier of analytical instruments, clinical development solutions, specialty diagnostics, laboratory, pharmaceutical and biotechnology services.

WHAT WE DO?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title: Procurement Manager - Category

Contract Duration: 12 months

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Procurement Specialist – IT Tail Spend, manages the assigned categories of IT spend. Collaborates with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other key colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates/terminates contracts, and supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers.

Scale of Responsibilities

• Contribute to global IT category tail spend initiative to deliver key category performance indicators, including: savings, supplier rationalization, spend consolidation, low-cost region sourcing, risk management, and spend under agreement

• Supports the execution of global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals

Technical Responsibilities

• Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from non-preferred suppliers

• Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals

• Leads the impact of cost and risk when developing contracts

• Drives negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy

Leadership Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to a common set of goals and priorities

Education, Experience, Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Business or technical field. Master's Degree is preferred

• Minimum of 5 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience or

• Business insight – knows how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value

• Experience working in highly regulated industries

• Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results

• Demonstrated consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities

• Influences without authority to motivate and manage a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.

• Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred

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