Procurement Category Manager

NEPHRON SC, LLC•West Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Category Manager analyzes costs, negotiates contract details, and offers strategies and solutions to help better manage costs on supplies and vendor services within their assigned category. Additional duties include managing inventory, placing purchase orders, tracking orders, resolving issues concerning price disputes, and making bids for a vendor's services.

Requirements

High school diploma and some advanced training required.
Computers skills necessary; experience with inventory management and demand planning preferred
Solid communication and interpersonal relationship skills required
Specific expertise, skills, and knowledge within procurement gained through education, course work, and experience preferred.
An analytical mind with a strategic ability.
Ability to manage a multitude of resources while maintaining accurate and current with data and information
Ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands
Ability to create and contribute to environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
Ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
3-4 years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in the area of Life Sciences, is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
Performs other duties as assigned or apparent
Copying, filing, and scanning of documents.
Performs other similar duties as required.