Lead Buyer CAPEX

Overview:
TekWissen group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers to deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy.
Job Title: Lead Buyer CAPEX
Location: Houston, TX/ Walkersville, MD/ Portsmouth, NH
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid (At least 2 days a week on site will be required)
Job Description:

• Development of project purchasing strategies and coordination of procurement activities for assigned investment projects.
• Ensure project sourcing objectives, actions and priorities are aligned both within Global Capex Procurement, Global Engineering and other key business partners.
• Procurement of all capex and supplies needed to bring manufacturing capacity online (systems, sub-systems, equipment and spare parts) and services (consulting, engineering and planning) for the assigned specialist areas or investment projects.
• Working closely with Global Category Management colleagues to execute agreed strategies locally in manufacturing sites.
• Plan, lead and execute negotiations of commercial terms and contracting for supply agreements.
• Manage relationships with suppliers acting as the primary point of contact within the project team
• Drive awareness of supply issues within the project, clarifying business impact and lead resolution plans.
• Develop project risk management strategies and drive development and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation plans.
• Work closely with Project Management to monitor supplier performance metrics and actively participate in the tracking and reporting of said metrics to drive supplier accountability.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop cost reduction strategies and implementation plans that meet project / business needs.
• Report project related savings monthly as well as maintain the project savings pipeline.
• Review and negotiate supplier change orders.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to craft commercial contracts and agreements
• Project and procurement management skills
• Team player with ability to work efficiently in a matrix organization & interdisciplinary teams
• MS Office, SAP, Oracle Unifier
• Excellent business mindset, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

TekWissen ® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity