Title:  Procurement Category Lead - Packaging Material

Position Summary

Experienced procurement professional responsible for packaging material sourcing, supplier relationship management, category strategy, productivity delivery, risk mitigation, procurement analytics, and continuous process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Have extensive experience in sourcing and managing suppliers for various types of packaging materials used within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Maintain strong relationships and effective communication with both local and international suppliers to ensure supply continuity, competitiveness, and innovation.
• Drive sourcing processes and deliver productivity, bottom-line, and cash flow improvements for assigned spend categories. Reduce complexity through supplier rationalization and standardization, minimize supply and reputational risks, and protect profit margins through effective risk management programs.
• Own and continuously improve key procurement processes in procurement analytics and transactional fields. Ensure team members are trained and consistently follow standard processes.
• Provide guidance to internal customers regarding procurement procedures and company procurement policies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and support implementation of efficiency initiatives.
• Monitor order status and proactively resolve delivery, quality, or invoicing issues.
• Track procurement KPIs and prepare procurement reports and spend analysis when required.
• Collaborate with finance, planning, warehouse, quality, and operations teams to ensure smooth procurement execution.
• Participate in contract management activities and ensure compliance with agreed commercial terms.
• Support cost-saving initiatives through market research, supplier benchmarking, and negotiation activities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procurement procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Job Location: 6th of October City

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, or any relevant discipline.
• Experience: 6:8 years in Procurement / Strategic Sourcing.
• Strong knowledge of different packaging material categories and supplier market dynamics.
• Experience with SAP System (Preferred).