Category Manager Jobs

My client a pharmaceutical company is looking for a Category Manager to support them with a 12 month contract.

The Category Manager tasks include:

• Escalate issues in a timely manner and support issue resolution to ensure study timelines and deliverables
• Leverage agile contract management best practice, along with an understanding of clinical sourcing, and in close collaboration with business partners and in compliance with sourcing strategies for R&D categories of service, to address business needs with suppliers
• Guide project teams through the sourcing process and give appropriate suggestions and advice on the best approach / best practices
• Negotiate new and amended work specifications, budgets, payment schedules, and other documents that control the activities and performance of contract service providers
• Understand business needs
• Facilitate the contracting process through full execution in collaboration with business partners
• Establish relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure the highest service level
• Monitor performance and follow-up on remediation plans
• Provide regular updates and reports
• Develop and leverage RFX methodology in compliance with the sourcing strategy
• Facilitate evaluation of potential vendors through effective bidding process & capabilities presentations
• Work collaboratively across the Sourcing Strategy and Execution team to ensure business needs are being met and all levels of engagement from this team are connected
• Negotiate and implement competitive commercial conditions with suppliers/CROs
• Support assigned categories as well as provide overflow / backup support across the execution team to ensure consistent work output for business stakeholders
• Collaborate with Clients teams and leverage supplier market landscape to develop an optimal outsourcing strategy and execute competitive agreements

Qualifications/Experience:

• Previous experience working with CROs and other key clinical service providers
• BA degree
• 10+ years in Sourcing/Procurement or vendor management in the pharma industry