Procurement Leader

This is a chance to work for a company that truly makes a difference to patient care worldwide.

We are recruiting for a Procurement Leader to join a growing life sciences company with ambitious expansion plans across Europe and the USA. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone with a pharmaceutical or medical device background who thrives in a regulated, fast-paced environment.

You will lead and develop a small procurement team, improving processes across strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract management, while driving cost savings and delivering operational excellence. A key part of this role is identifying opportunities to streamline and improve procurement processes, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and scalability across the function. You'll also be responsible for mitigating supply chain risks, ensuring uninterrupted supply, and building scalable procurement strategies that evolve with the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
Lead supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management to ensure quality, compliance, and value.
Manage procurement budgets, deliver measurable cost savings, and drive process improvements across the function.
Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, ensuring continuity and business resilience.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Finance. Knowledge and experience required for the role:

Strong experience in procurement within pharmaceuticals or medical devices (highly regulated environments).
Proven leadership of successful teams and a track record as a driver of change.
Experience dealing with global suppliers is advantageous.
Exceptional negotiation, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
CIPS qualification or equivalent preferred. What our client offers:

Flexible working with core hours, 37.5-hour week.
Competitive bonus.
Private Health Insurance, Life Assurance, Income Protection.
Pension match up to 6%.
Initially on-site for 6-8 months, with flexible working thereafter