Planet Pharma
Global Procurement Analyst
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🌍 Global Procurement Analyst | Cambridge | Hybrid
Are you an experienced procurement professional with a passion for supplier management, strategic sourcing, and driving global supply chain excellence?
We're seeking a Global Procurement Analyst to play a key role in managing strategic supplier relationships, leading sourcing initiatives, and supporting complex manufacturing and supply chain optimisation projects on a global scale.
What You'll Be Doing
- ✅ Managing contractual relationships with global suppliers and vendors
- ✅ Leading supplier sourcing, selection and qualification activities, including formal RFP and bidding processes
- ✅ Negotiating commercial terms, pricing, service agreements and contracts to deliver value and mitigate risk
- ✅ Monitoring supplier performance against KPIs, SLAs and contractual obligations
- ✅ Conducting supplier and market analysis to identify opportunities, risks and cost-saving initiatives
- ✅ Building strong supplier partnerships and driving continuous improvement programmes
- ✅ Supporting procurement and manufacturing optimisation projects across international stakeholder groups
- ✅ Developing supplier performance reporting and executive-level dashboards
- ✅ Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks through proactive supplier management and contingency planning
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What We're Looking For
- ✔ Proven experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management or Supply Chain
- ✔ Strong negotiation and contract management expertise
- ✔ Experience managing vendor relationships and performance metrics
- ✔ Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills
- ✔ Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders globally
- ✔ Strong communication and relationship-building capabilities
- ✔ Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment such as Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics or High-Tech industries is highly desirable
- ✔ Proficiency with ERP systems, SAP, Ariba, Power BI and advanced Excel would be advantageous
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Key Skills
- Purchasing & Procurement
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Vendor Management
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication & Collaboration
- Project Management
Location
- 📍 Cambridge, UK
- 🏡 Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite per week)
- ⏳ 2-year contract opportunity
If you're looking for an opportunity to influence global supplier strategy, drive procurement excellence, and work on high-impact supply chain projects, we'd love to hear from you. #ProcurementJobs #StrategicSourcing #SupplyChain #VendorManagement #ProcurementCareers #CambridgeJobs #GlobalProcurement #HiringNow
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