Direct Sourcing Lead / Planner to Life Science company in Uppsala

• Academic Resource is searching for a Direct Sourcing Lead to Life Science company in Uppsala.
• The job is a fulltime consultancy assignment, until 31 december initially with opportunities for extension.
• Location in Uppsala, on-site.
• Start as soon as possible.

Description of the role / job tasks

The Direct Sourcing Lead is accountable for strategic and operational sourcing execution with full ownership for assigned commodities and suppliers.

• Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for assigned commodities and suppliers, delivering competitive advantage through supplier selection, development, consolidation, and performance optimization.
• Manage the full procurement lifecycle, including RFQs, negotiations, contracting, and purchase execution for assigned category.
• Maintain full accountability for buy execution, meeting deflation, cost reduction, and KPI targets.
• Drive supplier performance, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Perform detailed cost and manufacturing process analysis to ensure highest quality at the lowest total cost of ownership.
• Analyze and apply structured sourcing tools for risk and spend optimization to deliver and improve sourcing targets
• Collaborate closely with key business stakeholders to identify, qualify, and onboard suppliers and to ensure sourced material and services meet the needs of the business.
• Building deep relationships with Strategic Suppliers driving early supplier engagement into Cytivas NPI/NPD process, and long-term partnership for wing-to-wing product lifecycle.
• Driving improvements in sourcing processes including escalations due to delivery/quality issues, invoicing/payables issues, and database management
• Monitor global markets and regulatory trends and developments, become a commodity expert for the assigned commodities and proactively adapting sourcing strategies to mitigate risk and ensure long term supply security.
• Working with businesses and suppliers to manage and track implementation of supply agreements, communicating to Business General Managers and other senior staff, obtain sign-off for projects.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 5–7+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• Experience in managing suppliers and executing commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries (bioprocessing, chemicals, life sciences).
• Exposure to manufacturing/site-based sourcing environments.
• Knowledge of direct materials sourcing and supplier qualification processes.
• Experience in global or matrixed organizations.

Soft skills

• Self-motivated and able to work independently and within the team
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

About Academic Resource

• Academic Resource is the recruitment and staffing company for academics with experience.
• We have extensive experience in Leasing, Recruitment and Interim Management in the service sector.
• Our business areas are Life Science, Economics & Finance, and HR. We operate in the service sector and mainly in Stockholm & Uppsala.

As a consultant at Academic Resource you are offered

• Benefits such as occupational pension, health care allowance and parental pay.
• An authorized staffing company, which means much greater security, as you are covered by the terms of the collective agreement for, for example, salary, insurance, pension and vacation.
• A dedicated consultant manager who is available and keeps in constant contact with you and the client companies throughout your employment, who ensures that you enjoy and develop in your workplace!
• Opportunity to develop through learning on the job as well as in varied roles at interesting client companies.

Application

• Selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application therefore we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
• Submit your CV written in English. Mark your application with reference number: CSL0826
• Do you have any questions? Do not hesitate to contact us by email at: <[email hidden]>
• Please note that we do not accept applications via email.
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