Procurement Cmo Category Manager

Recordati has been at the forefront of life-enhancing and life-changing medicines for almost 100 years. With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical force, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,200 employees.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our partners, customers, investors, and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

**The role**

As our organisation evolves, our aim is to reinforce our purchasing strategy.

The Procurement CMO Category Manager (solids) will report to the Head of Group Procurement CMO, and will be responsible for developing and executing supplier strategy for in-scope vendors; coordinating and leading source-to-contract activities for their own managed categories, contributing to category purchasing budget definition.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Perform key activities along the source to-contract value chain
- Support Group Procurement Head to develop category strategy
- Coordinate sourcing activities and engage in tenders/ negotiations with key suppliers
- Identify global industry and supplier trends to develop potential global opportunities
- Support the management of vendor performance
- Contribute to the definition and collection of procurement KPIs to monitor supplier performance
- Collaborate with suppliers to identify improvement initiatives
- Identify and assess potential contract manufacturing partners based on technical capabilities, quality standards, and capacity
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define technical specifications, quality standards, and procurement requirements
- Own end-to-end process and management of all contracts under scope
- Build strong commercial relationships

**Qualifications, skills and experience required**:

- Bachelor's degree in engineering / technical, or a related field
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement, with a focus on contract manufacturing within the pharmaceutical industry or a relevant commercial role in a contract manufacturing organization
- Fluent English, both written and spoken. Additional European languages would be beneficial
- Proven track record of successful contract negotiations and supplier relationship management
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations, quality standards, and compliance requirements
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive procurement decisions
- Proficiency in procurement software and tools
- Leadership and team management experience
- Ability to adapt in a fast and dynamic environment

At Recordati, we believe in equal opportunities, and we guarantee that everyone can achieve their potential. We see diversity as a value and will not tolerate any discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, political or religious belief, or any other personal characteristics. At Recordati, we work hard to create a safe and inclusive work environment, where we all have our rights to physical and psychological integrity respected on a daily basis, as well as our right to freedom of opinion and association. We recognise that we each have a role to play in the success of our business and we implement staff development policies through which everyone's contribution and achievements can be appropriately rewarded.