Sourcing Manager

Job Title: Sourcing Manager (Biosciences)

Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: Belgium or Switzerland (hybrid)

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and evaluate business cases.
• Lead the vendor selection process including project priorities and timelines.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and supply agreements that meet business objectives for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Prepare RFP packages including detailed specifications for contract activities, reflecting country-specific issues, where applicable.
• Review and provide cost comparisons for all received proposals, organize and chair vendor presentations, and drive the project team decision-making process.
• Lead competitive bidding and budget negotiations, perform benchmarking as appropriate.
• Manage all changes to service scope ensuring timely change order finalization and implementation.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to understand project needs and align sourcing initiatives accordingly.
• Monitor contract performance and provide issue escalation support.
• Manage vendor relationships, organize and chair project review meetings.
• Support development and up-dating of sourcing processes and tools, including contract templates.

Qualifications:

• Degree in scientific, economic or supply chain discipline, or equivalent.
• 5+ years pharma-related experience or equivalent, including at least 3 years multi-national pharma outsourcing experience.
• Experience working in/with bioanalytical/biomarker/clinical/non-clinical laboratories, preferably with biomolecules.
• Experience working with CRO's and other external laboratory vendors.