Procurement & Analytics Manager - Pharma Industry
- Location: Atlanta, GA
Our client, a national and growing pharmacy services management organization, is looking to fill a newly created role as a Procurement & Analytics Manager to manage non-drug operational vendors to achieve best pricing and service while tackling analytics projects such those around reimbursement programs.
The Procurement & Analytics Manager will be working with executive management and functional stakeholders to identify best in class category practices, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and stakeholder relationship management. This role reports into the VP of Procurement, and will play a critical role designing and conducting reports to analyze pharmacy pricing.
The Procurement & Analytics Manager will:
- Drive organizational value (quality, cost, delivery) through cross-functional collaboration for assigned categories
- Oversee the contracting strategy and vendor relations for commercial and pharmaceutical spend
- Oversee and delegate drug purchasing and reimbursement analytics projects
- Partner as a trusted advisor on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand evolving business objectives, expectations and specific requirements
- Develop and maintain knowledge of best practices, market conditions, trends, sources of supply and supplier capabilities for assigned categories/commodities
- Lead sourcing negotiations with all levels of supplier contacts to mitigate risk (quality, cost, delivery) through contract management best practices
The Procurement & Analytics Manager has the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Finance or related field
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in procurement
- Strong Microsoft excel skills (expert level needed)
- Life Sciences/Pharma industry experience (required)
- APICS, CPIM, or CSCP certification (preferred)
