Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Danbury, CT

Type: Full Time Direct Hire

Industry: Pharmaceutical / Biotech

Job Category: Manufacturing – Automation

Essential duties and key job responsibilities and essential functions:

• Ensure contracts with suppliers and vendors are consistent with corporate objectives such as quality, on time delivery, cost reduction, and inventory turns.
• Responsible for leading Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quotation/Proposal (RFQ/P), supplier evaluations and due diligence, negotiation, developing contracts, and ultimately owning Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
• Identify, qualify, and select suppliers of materials, equipment, products, and/or services, and conduct overall supplier management.
• Comply with the organization’s purchasing policies, procedures, standards, and strategies in order to ensure process transparency, fairness, impartiality, and confidentiality.
• Support the identification and mitigation of supply chain risks, including multiple sources and contingency plans.
• Support daily procurement operations by interfacing with requestors, buyers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate purchase order placement, compliance, on-time delivery and complete Procurement-to-Pay (P-2-P) process.
• Evaluate vendors with Quality and measure key quantitative performance indicators to drive continuous improvement programs in supply chain quality, delivery and cost.
• Achieve annual cost improvement objectives including PPV, Direct Material COGS%.
• Work closely with Engineering & Manufacturing teams to understand product needs and identify new supply partners to support new product development and ongoing production, both within the U.S. and from best-cost locations around the world. Participate in making or buying decisions.
• Negotiate major purchases, develop blanket or master agreements with suppliers, and engage in all aspects of contract management.
• Duties and responsibilities are not limited to the work listed above and may include other assignments as necessary.

Minimum qualifications to perform the job; specific skills, education, knowledge, and job experience necessary to perform essential duties; physical requirements for job if any.

• 8 years of stable, progressive experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain or Logistics in a regulated industry, such as Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, or Aerospace.
• Desired Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, logistics, science supply chain, accounting or equivalent training in related business or technical area.
• CPIM, CPM, CPSM or similar professional associations are desirable.
• Proven experience in evaluating suppliers and partnerships to provide the most cost-effective ways of doing business.
• Excellent communication skills, presentation and public speaking skills.
• Strong and proven negotiation skills.
• Knowledge and experience of global strategic sourcing processes and methodologies.
• Familiar with ERP system/software (i.e., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,787.21 - $150,270.62 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Procurement management: 7 years (Preferred)
• Pharmaceutical: 6 years (Preferred)
• Medical: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person