Senior Category Manager, R&D
Penta Search Group
An established global life sciences organisation is looking to appoint an experienced procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing activities supporting research and scientific operations.
This is an opportunity to become a trusted commercial partner to research teams, helping shape supplier strategies, optimise external partnerships and support innovation within a fast-paced, science-led environment.
About the Role
Reporting into a global procurement function, you will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies across a portfolio of specialist research and scientific services. You'll work closely with technical stakeholders to understand future business requirements, identify opportunities to improve value, and build long-term supplier partnerships that support research programmes from discovery through early-stage development.
This role requires someone who is comfortable operating independently, influencing senior stakeholders and leading complex sourcing initiatives across a global business.
Responsibilities
- Develop category and sourcing strategies for research-related spend
- Partner with scientific and business stakeholders to understand current and future requirements
- Lead competitive sourcing activities, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations
- Build strategic relationships with key suppliers while driving performance and continuous improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve cost, quality, service and supply resilience
- Collaborate with procurement colleagues across multiple business functions to ensure alignment of supplier strategies
- Monitor market trends and supplier capabilities to bring new ideas and best practices into the organisation
- Support procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
The Ideal Candidate
We're interested in speaking with procurement professionals who have experience supporting technical or research-based organisations within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device or broader life sciences sectors.
You'll ideally bring:
- Significant experience in strategic sourcing, category management or procurement
- Experience supporting research, laboratory, scientific or technical functions
- Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to lead complex sourcing projects
- Experience negotiating high-value supplier agreements
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- A collaborative approach with experience working across global, cross-functional teams
- A degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences or a related discipline
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