Procurement Manager - Clinical

Global Direct Category Manager - Clinical and Scientific Procurement

Pharma Healthcare and Animal Health

Madrid or Multiple European Locations

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Highly reputable European healthcare group

€80,000 to €105,000 plus package

Munich, Amsterdam or Madrid (Salaries will vary dependent upon location) with hybrid working

A major healthcare and life sciences organisation is strengthening its direct procurement capability across Europe as part of a broader commercial and supply chain transformation. This role plays a key part in shaping how critical clinical and scientific categories are sourced, governed and optimised at scale.

Role Summary:

As Global Direct Category Manager you will take ownership of strategic sourcing across complex, regulated direct categories supporting clinical, medical and operational activity. You will be responsible for developing category strategies, driving measurable value and partnering closely with senior stakeholders to align procurement activity with wider business priorities.

This role suits someone who combines commercial rigour with strong stakeholder influence and enjoys operating in environments undergoing change.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver category strategies that balance cost, quality, compliance and continuity of supply
• Analyse markets and supplier landscapes to identify opportunities, risks and innovation
• Lead end to end sourcing activity including RFPs, negotiations, contracting and implementation
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, agreeing and tracking performance through KPIs, reviews and governance forums
• Partner closely with internal teams including Medical, Operations, Finance, Legal, IT and HR to ensure sourcing strategies support operational and clinical objectives
• Track category spend and savings, reporting progress and outcomes to senior stakeholders
• Identify supply chain and geopolitical risks and put mitigation plans in place
• Contribute to continuous improvement through better processes, templates, reporting and use of data

Category experience required:

• Clinical and outsourced services
• Laboratory, diagnostic and scientific services
• Equipment, consumables and specialist materials
• Selected external manufacturing and packaging partners

Experience sought

• Solid experience in direct procurement or category management within pharma, healthcare, animal health or another regulated environment
• Proven ability to lead strategic sourcing initiatives and manage complex supplier negotiations
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing across functions and seniority levels
• Comfortable working in transformation or change environments with an ability to manage ambiguity
• Experience tracking savings, value and performance using structured reporting and data
• Familiarity with procurement systems, analytics tools and contract workflows
• Degree and or CIPS qualification preferred

Personal profile:

• Commercially astute with a hands on, pragmatic approach
• Confident communicator able to simplify complex topics
• Resilient, proactive and comfortable taking ownership
• Experienced working across international suppliers and cross cultural teams

Why this role:

• This is a high impact category role with genuine scale, visibility and influence. You will help shape sourcing strategy across critical clinical and scientific spend, work with senior stakeholders across Europe and play a meaningful role in a wider procurement and supply chain transformation.

Apply by sending your CV to Adam at