Procurement & Supply Manager

A well-versed Procurement and Supply Management Professional

Expert for industry specific categories such as lab equipment, upstream / downstream equipment (autoclaves, fermenters etc.), lab automation systems and more

Strong focus on time and cost efficient order fulfilment at highest stakeholder satisfaction levels

Gathered spend information to identify areas of improvement opportunities, savings and innovation

Segmented and rationalized the existing supplier base in respective category spend; considered changes in the supplier base to accommodate new needs or address performance issues

Dealt with Sourcing Process (RFx, negotiation, contracting)

Liaised with all internal stakeholders (Finance, Regulatory, QA, QC legal…) to ensure proper supplier selection that is auditable

Monitored the life cycle of key contracts and quality agreements (QA) to ensure sufficient preparation for negotiation before expiry or renewal date

Total budget of >300 Mio €

Conducted project related purchasing activities for Laboratory and Bio Pharma Equipment related to the Biologicals Development Center

Responsibility for all Lab Equipment (32 Mio €) and required to furnish the facility: the procurement of Upstream and Downstream Lab Technical Equipment (e.g. Autoclaves, Microwaves, Lyophilizators, Fermenters, Sample Dividers, Dryers, Cryo, Dosing- and Sterilizationsystems, Cleaning Machines, Water Purification, Ice Machines, Laminar Flow, and Decontamination Systems), Analytical Instruments (e.g. HPLC, Spectrometer), Lab Automation systems (e.g. Pipetting Robots), Molecular Biology Equipment (e.g. PCR), Measuring Equipment, other Small Scale Lab Equipment

Prepared and placed RFX’s requesting information and/or quotations from national and international vendors of Lab Equipment

Selected suppliers, managed contract negotiations with suppliers, prepared contracts

Aligned with Business Partners (requestor) to help formulate and sharpen technical specifications

Reported to Global Sourcing/Category Manager regarding tasks related to commercial strategy (savings reports etc.)

Managed sourcing activities related to the Contingent Labor & Professional Services category i.e. freelance contractors, contingent labor (body lease/AÜ), advisory consultants, and HR Recruiting Services and helped ensure legal compliance and cost efficiency

Worked to identify capable suppliers, lead the competitive sourcing process, and negotiated and contracted with selected suppliers

Leveraging firm-wide buying power, controlling risk and legal compliance were consistent overarching goals

Liaised with internal partners at various levels of management across firm divisions and functions to continuously improve corporate, work group and team processes, procedures and interfaces, and add value to their business processes in optimizing supplier costs

Analyzed data, rationalized supply base and managed vendor spend

Helped prepare strategic sourcing initiatives i.e. the implementation of Managed Service Provider concept for freelance services which consequently rendered my position obsolete

Developed, implemented and executed global and local raw material procurement sourcing strategies which supported corporate strategies

Identified suppliers capable of meeting the companies requirements, developed sustainable, competitive pricing; partook in negotiating commercial agreements or spot purchases required to support business partners’ and proponents’ needs

Maintained communication with proponent organization and business partners to ensure that the proponents’ procurement needs were being met, the negotiated agreements were properly implemented, and terms & conditions were observed