Procurement Business Partner

FAMAR is a European contract manufacturing and development partner for the pharmaceutical and health & beauty industry. Building on our 70 years’ expertise, we deliver flexible solutions, from development to production and distribution. Driven by our customer-care mindset, we offer services covering the majority of pharmaceutical forms, while providing a particularly strong expertise in Liquids, Ointments and Creams. Through the outstanding knowledge and commitment of our 1850 employees and with a network of 6 production sites, we supply a wide range of 1800 products in 125 international markets.

We are currently looking for a dynamic and passionate professional to fill the position of Procurement Business Partner, for its Head Office in Alimos.

Procurement Business Partner

(PBP_4.2023)

 The purpose of the role is to provide a professional procurement contribution to the Site of his/her responsibility, with regards to purchasing expenses, effective negotiations on assigned OpEx & CapEx categories aiming to deliver the best value proposal in terms of prices, quality and service, to coordinate and implement business recommendations proposed by Category Managers, as well as to roll out FAMAR Group tools and procedures at Site level.

Main accountabilities / Responsibilities:

The position holder will report to the Procurement Director and will:

• Drive negotiations on assigned categories
• Define and implement purchasing plans, developing opportunities for cost reduction within the quality and service level requested.
• Interface with internal customers and suppliers to ensure optimum purchasing operations for the site.
• Set and agree with lead buyers on-going purchasing strategies, targeting to deliver cost savings actions, assurance of supply and transparency.
• Active participation to suppliers performance programs
• Take ownership of site’s annual purchasing spend for raw and packaging materials, operating expenses and capital expenditures
• Provide transparent reporting of Business Unit purchasing activities

Candidate’s Profile:

• University Degree in Engineering or in a Business field
• 3-5 years of experience in relevant position within an industrial background
• Good purchasing expertise, experience in purchasing process such as 7 steps, SPR, TCO approach, e-tools, category management, supplier Business Review Meetings, cost modeling, negotiation, project management, risk assessment,
• Broad experience in Raw Materials, Packing Materials, OPEX, CAPEX
• PC literacy, excellent knowledge of ERP and Excel. Knowledge of internet applications like Ariba is a plus
• Fluency in English
• Adequate soft skills such as time management, communication, autonomy, self-confidence, results orientation, customer orientation