Procurement Specialist – Pharmaceutical Materials

About the role

The position is responsible for managing direct procurement and purchase orders for pharmaceutical materials, including raw materials, primary packaging, finished products, commercial requirements, and R&D requirements for local and overseas suppliers.

Key responsibilities

• Create and validate purchase orders for direct materials using the approved vendor list.
• Raise purchase orders for commercial, R&D, and finished‑product requirements.
• Check released purchase requisitions and previous procurement prices for repeat orders.
• Issue enquiries, obtain supplier quotations, and prepare comparative statements.
• Negotiate prices, payment terms, delivery terms, and other purchasing conditions.
• Obtain management approvals and attach supporting documents in SAP before purchase order creation.
• Release purchase orders and share them with suppliers.
• Manage supplier contracts, agreements, performance, and delivery commitments.
• Follow up on deliveries and resolve supply issues, discrepancies, and payment‑related matters.
• Complete the procure‑to‑pay process in line with company procedures.
• Support GMP/QMS activities such as change control, CAPA, and deviations where applicable.
• Follow the Environmental Management System, ISO 14001:2015, and HSE requirements.
• Report hazards, non‑conformities, and environmental issues and support continual improvement.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and SAP.
• Experience with procurement systems; SAP Ariba is an advantage.
• Good negotiation skills.

Required skills

• MS Office
• SAP
• SAP Ariba