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Director/ Senior Director of Global Strategic Sourcing

Employer
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Location
Homebased UK or Nottingham base
Salary
Super base salary plus benefits.
Start date
20 Mar 2019
Closing date
19 Apr 2019

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Director/ Senior Director of Global Strategic Sourcing

Nottingham or Fully Home based remote working available.

Would you like to join our family here at Worldwide and be part of our strategic decisions?  We have a super exciting opportunity as a Senior Director of Global Strategic Sourcing we would love to share with you!


 The Director of Global Strategic Sourcing will be responsible for the negotiation of major contracts and setting the strategic direction for procurement within Worldwide.  Ultimately this role will improve on our targeted EBITDA both in the short and longer term.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead major contract negotiations with vendors & suppliers as identified by Department leaders.
  • Deliver EBITDA improvements through negotiated savings and rebates
  • Manage and forecast rebate tracking & reporting
  • Develop performance metrics to ensure responsible department deliver anticipated value for money from vendors & suppliers
  • Develop the strategic framework for departments to identify value for money vendors and suppliers
  • Develop policies and procedures for the selection of suppliers 
  • Develop and manage a Procurement calendar focused on driving short and longer-term savings
  • Develop and maintain external benchmark for both the organization and for specific vendors & spend categories
  • Create procurement framework, including sourcing strategy, sourcing execution and supplier relationship management based on overall global procurement objectives, supply market dynamics and rigorous analytics.


OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Experience in pharmaceutical, clinical trials, or other relevant medical fields are advantageous but not essential.
  • Demonstrable experience of leading significant contract negotiations that deliver increasing value for money and real  improvements
  • Experience of developing ROI modelling for procurement activity
  • Familiarity with spend analysis, requirements planning, risk management, market analysis, strategy development, competitive bidding (RFP), supplier negotiations, supplier selection, contracting, supplier management, cost savings methodology, performance reporting, and proficiency with sourcing tools.
  • Understanding of balance sheet and budgeting
  • Experience of implementing a Value for Money culture throughout the whole organization

REQUIREMENTS:

  • BS/BA degree in a related area
  • Extensive experience  of corporate procurement experience
  • Pharmaceutical or CRO or Biotech or Research experience is an advantage but not essential as we will consider candidates from various backgrounds.

 

Company

Find out more about working for our company

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Brief Company Description; 

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,000 experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Telephone
+44 115 956 7711
Location
1st Floor Waterfront House
Beeston Business Park
Beeston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG9 1LA
United Kingdom

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