Sourcing Manager

Competitive Salary & Company Benefits| Leicester

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm (potential for flexibility on start/end times based on 7.5hrs/day)

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing UK Pharmaceutical company, who are passionate about improving patients’ lives across the world?

Aspire Pharma is an asset-light pharmaceutical manufacturer. It licenses and develops niche pharmaceutical products that offer innovative formulations, value for money for payors, and reliable supply arrangements in markets which are often underserved. The business has a highly diversified portfolio of more than 250 products across a number of categories, including branded specialty products and unbranded niche generics in therapeutic areas such as urology, ophthalmology, CNS and dermatology.

Do you want to be part of the journey?

If so, here is your chance!

The Role

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Sourcing Manager to join our growing Supply Chain Team, supporting the Sourcing Function and the wider Supply Chain Team across a variety of key functions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to enhance their career in supply chain and gain valuable experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

What will you be doing?

As a Sourcing Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day sourcing activities. Your main responsibilities will include being the primary contact with all existing EMEA suppliers for all contractual & commercial discussions, acting as a point of escalation for Supply continuity and compliance failures, delivering strategic Sourcing & Projects, Leading agreed benchmarking activities, Championing ESG initiatives with Aspire’s suppliers. Sourcing can be construed as ensuring the right suppliers are in place delivering cost-effective supply continuity across the Aspire portfolio under an appropriate contract.

Key Responsibilities will include:

1. Supplier Performance
   
   
2. Monitoring the performance & sustainability of suppliers & improving them incl. the set-up of appropriate structures, meetings, tools & processes.
   
   
3. Create meaningful and strong strategic relationship with key suppliers.
   
   
4. Responsible for maintaining relationships with the suppliers and ensuring appropriate contractual coverage with suppliers.
   
   
5. Acting as an escalation point for other departments & Supply Chain within the business & a conduit into the suppliers for any business or stock out risk.
   
   
6. Deliver agreed & budgeted Purchase Price Variances and appropriate reporting through negotiation & value engineering with suppliers.
   
   
7. Setting plans & governing the business process to deliver Projects on time & in-line with budget.
   
   
8. Administration
   
   
   1. Supporting the Operations management team, wider business and direct or in-direct subordinates to ensure all operational administrative requirements are fulfilled and accurate document traceability is maintained.
      
      
   2. Set-up development & succession plans for direct reports and wider team.
      
      
   3. Oversight of key departmental activities incl. Commodity tracking, Know Your Supplier Programmes & Contract Negotiations.
      
      
9. GXP Compliance
   
   
   1. Maintaining awareness of existing and new legislation/guidance relating to and ensuring compliance to EU GMP, GDP, GVP and GCP; Medical Information
      
      
   2. Post marketing Surveillance and Vigilance (MEDDEV 2.12-1); Medical Devices including all ISO activities relevant to medical devices including Medical Device Directive, Medical Device Regulations, ISO13485 and ISO14971; Controlled Drugs; Nutritional Products; In Vitro Diagnostic Devices; Biocidal Products.
      
      
   3. General Data Protection Regulations and the UK Data Protection Act.
      
      
10. Authorisation Acting as designate/signatory for the Operations Director in these areas in the job summary. Approval & acceptance of any CoGs increases the supplier tries to implement.
    
    The Person
    
    

• Direct Sourcing experience required.
  
  
• Experience in Sourcing Platforms would be preferred
  
  
• Experience of running RFI/Q's essential
  
  
• Strong negotiating experience required
  
  
• Excellent negotiation collaboration, attention to detail, communication, and people skills.
  
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Ability to be part the decision making and process.
  
  
• Excellent knowledge of Excel, preferable Power BI experience.
  
  Why join us?
  
  This role is perfect for someone who is organised, a strong communicator, and passionate about building a career in finance. You will gain hands-on experience with multi-entity operations, working across different areas of the business to support our finance function. If you have a keen eye for detail and a desire to work in a supportive and engaging environment, we’d love to hear from you!
  
  
• As well as a fantastic, inclusive company culture, where employees are truly valued and a competitive salary, we also offer an ever-improving benefits scheme to support your physical and mental well-being which include: Generous Pension Scheme.
  
  
• Discretionary Company Bonus scheme.
  
  
• Life Assurance cover and Employee Assistant Program.
  
  
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
  
  
• Excellent opportunities for progression