Oxoid Remel Microbiology (Acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Procurement Manager – Transportation Category

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Job Number R-01362788
Highlights
- Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Start Date: Immediately
- Work Location: Allows Hybrid Remote Work
Skills
- Global Agreements
- Business Insight
- Procurement
- Contract Negotiation
- Category Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
Description
R-01362788
Joining our team, you’ll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.
The Procurement Manager – Transportation Category, drives the execution of complex category strategies encompassing multiple sites to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates contracts, supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and manages preferred supplier relationships.
Scale Of Responsibilities
- Leads global category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk
- Participates in the development and leads the execution of a 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals.
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Technical Responsibilities
- Monitors market intelligence and key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements.
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers.
- Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals.
- Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards.
- Handles strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category.
- Facilitates free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders in order to enhance their decision making.
- 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.
- Establishes category plans and priorities globally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities.
Education, Experience, Knowledge And Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is preferred.
- Strong procurement/sourcing experience within mid to large multinational companies, with a proven ability to engage effectively with category and business stakeholders.
- 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 a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
- CPSM or equivalent is preferred.
- Hands-on manufacturing and/or supply chain experience is preferred.
- Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.


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This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to build on more than 100 years of microbiology excellence. With a broad portfolio of instruments, services, and global resources, we’re steadfast in our commitment to helping you succeed. Together, we can cultivate a thriving microbiology culture that supports you today, tomorrow, and for life. Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, is now under the ownership of Astorg, a leading private equity firm with deep healthcare sector expertise and proven track record in diagnostics. With the continuity of trusted brands, established expertise and a long-standing reputation in microbiology, we’re looking for talented people to join us as we enter our next chapter of growth. Come and be part of what’s next for our company.
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