Job ID: 12546

Consultant Category Buyer (a)

Entourage is a life sciences consulting firm headquartered in Munich, with additional offices in Basel, Milan, and Boston. The company features a multidisciplinary team of over 180 industry-experienced consultants who collaborate closely with leaders in the pharmaceutical and medical products industries to develop tailored solutions. Leveraging its unique hybrid approach, which combines project and management consulting, Entourage is able to offer its clients individualized solutions in the life sciences sector.

Job Type.

Project Consulting

Your Tasks.

We are looking for:

An Experienced and strategic Category Buyer to manage the procurement of engineering services (design, construction, commissioning and qualification services) to support large investment pipeline globally, within our CapEx procurement team. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills, a comprehensive understanding of the engineering services in life sciences landscape, and the ability to cultivate partnerships with suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and service.

Your tasks:

• Contribute to development and execute the category strategies for the procurement of engineering services, including design, construction, commissioning and qualification services
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including regional project lead buyers, contract and claim management, responsible sourcing, global engineering, centers of excellence
• Conduct market research and supplier analysis
• Manage entire life cycle of request for information / quotation process for large packages in his category, including negotiation of framework and project specific agreements
• Monitor market trends, pricing, and suppliers capacity dynamics to inform decision-making and minimize risk
• Implement savings initiatives to achieve category-specific performance metrics.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management
• Onboard suppliers

Your Requirement Profile.

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• MBA is preferred
• Experience with CAPEX projects in life science industry (small molecules/ biologics bulk productions, FnF, labs and infrastructures)
• 10+ years work experience with procurement of engineering services in the Life Science industry, on project basis
• Strong knowledge of the engineering services market, including understanding regulatory requirements and standards in the life sciences sector
• Contract drafting and negotiation, preferred knowledge of most common industry contract forms (IchemE, FIDIC, NEC4 ECC, JCT, etc.)
• Strategic suppliers relationship management
• Fluent in German and English

Pros.

• A permanent and unlimited contract with the Entourage
• internal career and development model
• Annual budget for further training and further education
• Internal contact person for topics relating to project assignments and further development opportunities

Salary.

From: Not specified.
Until: Not specified.

Region. Category.

Schweiz