Procurement Project Manager

Background:

The Procurement Project Manager is leading a broad range of projects within the area of Diagnostics Direct Procurement but also in close collaboration with stakeholders and adjoining functions. These projects include the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of state-of-the-art procurement processes but also digital Procurement Solutions, leveraging both traditional but also agile ways of working. In addition, the Procurement Project Manager is leading benchmarking and sourcing projects, leveraging modern digital technologies and procurement tools (e.g. eAuctions). On the top the candidate should be able to run Data Analytics and Data Intelligence in order to provide weekly and monthly reports to the Procurement organization providing stakeholders with fact-based insights and reporting to support end-to-end governance and pipeline health.

The perfect candidate possesses a relevant university degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement or supply chain, with a proven track record of delivering measurable value. This experience should encompass strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, operational efficiency projects, and/or the digitalization of Procurement processes, preferably within global Pharmaceutical or Medical Device manufacturing companies.
Furthermore, the role requires at least 3 years of project management experience, including proficiency in risk management, project reporting, and achieving quantitative and qualitative results in complex environments. Strong analytical skills, excellent data analysis, and data intelligence capabilities are essential.
Finally, the candidate must have substantial expertise in strategic sourcing and supplier management, along with high proficiency in English.

Your Tasks:

• Develop and execute comprehensive procurement project plans, considering timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables
• Monitor and control project execution
• Monitor and mitigate risk – Monitor the progress of projects and proactively identify and report any projected risks to overall targets or timelines as well as potential mitigation strategies. Resolve issues and project risks on a timely basis and escalate issues and risks where appropriate
• Planning, design, and leadership of global Sourcing & Benchmarking projects
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with the internal and external partners; Leading and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Lead global, cross-functional projects to expand and continuously improve the modern procurement process landscape
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements/improvement potential
• Manage backlog
• Leveraging modern digital procurement technology to drive an efficient, compliant Sourcing & Benchmarking process
• Continuously assess and improve procurement processes, identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining, and cost savings
• Implement best practices and standard operating procedures to enhance overall procurement efficiency
• Run Data Analytics and Data Intelligence in order to provide weekly and monthly reports to the Procurement organization providing stakeholders with fact-based insights and reporting to support end-to-end governance and pipeline health.

Your Profile:

• University degree, with Engineering, Business, Finance or Life Sciences degree preferable
• 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience delivering measurable value in strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, and/or operational efficiency projects and/or from digitalising Procurement processes, preferably within global Pharma or Medical Device manufacturing company 
• Familiarity with different project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
• Demonstrated understanding of some / all of the major direct spend categories and potential cost levers or market fundamentals 
• Strong background in strategic sourcing and supplier management in new product development and introduction in the medical device/pharmaceutical industry, or other highly regulated industry
• 3+ years of project management experience including risk management, project reporting, and delivering quantitative and qualitative results in complex environments 
• Strong experience in upward communication and senior stakeholder management, supported by good interpersonal competencies (communication, influencing)
• Strong capability in negotiation and conflict resolution
• Documented international strategic sourcing experience and/or cross-functional, international projects in Procurement Area
• Experience in new product and/or technology transfer processes and requirements
• Experience in working in complex global matrix environments; Experience from working in a cross-functional setting (e.g. Supply chain, Finance, Quality, Regulatory)
• Strong analytical experience including the ability to drive insights from large and varied data sources, data visualization applications (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview) and database applications (e.g. Access) 
• Experience with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle) and procurement / procure-to-pay tools such as (e.g. GEP, Ariba, Emptoris, SAP)
• Strong Data Analysis and Data Intelligence skills using AI tools and other available tools
• High proficiency in English

Nice to Haves:

•  Postgraduate business-related qualification. Additional qualification in the areas of Procurement or Project Management
• Knowledge of Python Python Programming Language or any other programming languages
• Life Sciences or Management Consulting industry experience.
• Any professional purchasing (e.g. CIPS), project management (e.g. PMP, Prince 2), or Finance related licenses or certifications would be considered advantageous
• Proficiency in German