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Bayside Solutions is seeking a
Procurement Lead to be a part of our partner s team in the New Jersey Area. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing bio-pharmaceutical company. Our Company Bio: Bayside Solutions was founded in 2001, Bayside was recognized as one of the fastest growing professional staffing companies in Northern California. The numbers tell the story: We have close to a 100% client retention rate, 700% growth in four plus years and over 95% repeat business. Our dedication to building partnership relationships with both our clients and our recruits is the key to our phenomenal success. You can find additional information on our company website at www.baysidesolutions.com. Procurement Lead US We are looking for a Procurement Lead US to strengthen our Global Procurement team. In this function, you report directly to the Head of Regional Procurement and work closely with the management team of our US affiliate. Your mission is to develop and implement a procurement strategy to support our US team in their business activities and take advantage of savings opportunities as well as lowering business risk. Your main tasks are:- Develop overall Procurement in the US in close collaboration with key stakeholders and the other Procurement Leads within Global Procurement
- Create pragmatic sourcing strategy for the US
- Manage a subset of categories including leading others both inside and outside of Global Procurement
- Coordinate multi-unit, cross-functional regional projects and supporting of local, regional and global implementations
- Lead and manage competitive bids, contract negotiations and contracting
- Manage suppliers within a number of indirect categories, through a standardized Supplier Relationship Management process
- Identify and implement savings opportunities by applying best practices
- Bring procurement innovation into processes and supplier management
- University degree in business, economics, marketing or commercial fields
- At least 5 years experience within procurement, consulting, key account management or relevant marketing & sales roles, ideally within pharmaceutical industry or similar
- Strong experience in negotiation & contracting
- Previous working experience with stakeholders at all levels of business organizations and suppliers in a procurement environment
- Strong project management skills: ability to deal with complex initiatives and to lead through persuasion with all levels of the company as well as across different cultures
- Excellent verbal written communication skills in English. Good proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
- Solid financial acumen and strong analytical skills
- SAP knowledge and experience is a plus
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