Want a 3D Career? Join Norgine.
At Norgine, our colleagues Dare themselves to be different and try new things, Drive to achieve their goals and beyond, and Develop themselves and their community.
We call it the 3D career at Norgine and it offers you a fully-rounded experience with no limits.
Bring everything about yourself that you’re proud of, whether that’s your passion for making a difference, focus on others’ well-being, or intellectual curiosity to unleash in a fast-paced environment and supportive community.
In return, get a sense of belonging, a long-term career with ongoing development and upskilling, and a company that cares about people’s wellness as much as you do.
Because at Norgine, we transform lives with innovative healthcare solutions.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Indirect Buyer to join Norgine.
The person holding this position will report to our Procurement Director and be a member of the purchasing team.
If you want a multi-dimensional 3D career in a leading healthcare organisation, join us.
Category management related project, sourcing, tendering, (contract) negotiation and supplier management activities.
Act as point of contact for and work closely with stakeholders.
Other related tasks such as:
- Stakeholder identification
- Category purchasing strategy co-creation
- Successful cross-site strategy implementation
- Responsibilities as required by Head of Direct/Indirect Purchasing (e.g. Genie, E1, spend data)
- Management of dashboard
Objectives and Responsibilities
- Benchmark current cost levels and KPIs
- Management of global purchasing strategies and projects
- Deliver against and Improve uponkey objectives of cost, service, quality and other targets
- Communicate effectively and develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels
- Initiate and co-implement problem solving and continuous improvement
- Facilitate the creation and delivery of the ‘One Norgine’ culture and participate in purchasing process development and team leadership activity
Complexity and Accountability
The role involves the management of cross-functional activity in a multi-site, pan-European environment. Although global structures exist, stakeholder behaviours are often locally driven and must be managed accordingly.
The job holder is accountable for delivering agreed tasks and identifying any further steps required for successful implementation of projects or category related change. Project accountability remains with the Head of Direct/Indirect Purchasing unless otherwise agreed.
Relationships
Identification and maintenance of effective relationships with key stakeholders (including budget holders, ‘user’ functions) and the ability to engage and motivate cross-functional team members is critical as change must be managed across all markets and all functions in the business.
Knowledge, Skills and Location
Fluent English and a proven track record in delivery of projects in a tactically driven environment is essential.
Our benefits may vary per location. Please liaise with the Norgine TA representative to obtain more information.
Sound good? Find out more about the career you’ll have with Norgine, then apply here.
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What We Do
Norgine is a leading European specialist pharmaceutical company that has been bringing transformative medicines to patients for over a century. Our commitment to transforming people’s lives drives everything we do and our European experience, fully integrated infrastructure and exceptional partnership approach enables us to quickly apply creative solutions to bring life-changing medicines to patients that they may not otherwise be able to access. Norgine is proud to have helped 24 million patients around the world in 2021 and generated €505 million in net product sales, a growth of 10% over 2020.
Norgine has a direct presence in 16 European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. We also have a strong global network of partnerships in non-Norgine markets. We are a flexible and fully integrated pharmaceutical business, with manufacturing (Hengoed, Wales and Dreux, France), third party supply networks and significant product development capabilities, in addition to our sales and marketing infrastructure. This enables us to acquire, develop and commercialise specialist and innovative products that make a real difference to the lives of patients around the world.
In 2012, Norgine established Norgine Ventures, a complementary business which supports innovative healthcare companies through the provision of debt-like financing in Europe and the US. For more information, please visit www.norgineventures.com.