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Procurement Manager (all genders)

  • Alfred E. Tiefenbacher
  • Hamburg (AET)
  • Presence / Mobile
  • Fulltime
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As part of our API Procurement/Sourcing Team, you will have an exciting position within a highly motivated international team. You will play a key role in the development of pharmaceutical products in the Tiefenbacher Group. You will be responsible for identifying the right active pharmaceutical Ingredients supplier and procuring them at a competitive price for development and thereafter. This job is an ideal position for experienced API Procurement- / Sourcing Managers who want to work independently and entrepreneurial in a successful, fast paced, international company.

A challenging task

  • Conducting price and contract negotiations with active ingredient manufacturers worldwide with the aim of achieving the optimal strategic and economic positioning of our pharmaceutical products
  • Carrying out regular price benchmarking as well as identification and selection of alternative active ingredient manufacturers
  • Coordination of API deliveries in close cooperation with internal departments such as Customer Service and Quality Assurance
  • Active participation and responsibility for API-relevant topics in interdisciplinary project teams of the Tiefenbacher Group
  • Regularly maintaining contact with API manufacturers to build up a long-term and trusting business relationship
  • Direct reporting line to the Director of Supply Chain Management

A convincing background

  • Completed degree in economics, natural sciences, or a comparable qualification
  • Several years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry with extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements
  • Willingness to conduct regular supplier visits worldwide (with a focus on Europe, India, and China)
  • Ideally, an existing network of contacts with API manufacturers globally
  • Knowledge of API synthesis routes for commercial evaluation is an advantage
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and motivation to explore new approaches
  • Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness to achieve annual price improvements
  • Excellent analytical skills and a solution-oriented approach
  • Strong communication skills, enabling effective business relationships with partners from diverse cultural backgrounds
  • High standards of work quality and the ability to stay calm and maintain a sense of humor during busy periods
  • Fluent English skills are essential, while strong German skills are an advantage
  • Proficiency in standard IT software (MS Office, Power BI)

An exciting environment

You will be working in an internationally successful company in the buzzing heart of Hamburg, directly at the Elbe river. We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work on a mobile basis. In addition, you can look forward to a variety of design and training opportunities, language courses, regular team events and a lot of fun besides work. You can expect a varied job in a motivated and friendly team, an uncomplicated interaction with each other and many opportunities to contribute your own ideas. And we have our own canteen with really delicious food. Come and convince yourself!

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  • Chantal Gärtner
  • HR Business Partner