Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement Manager  

Job Location: Baltimore, USA 

About Syngene: Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific services from early discovery to commercial supply.  

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures, and SOPs, in letter and spirit. 

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines 

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and respective teams. 

• Contributing to the development of procedures, practices and systems that ensure safe operations and compliance with the company’s integrity & quality standards. 

• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace. 

• Ensuring safety of self, teams, and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements always in the workplace. 

• Ensure all assigned mandatory training related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self 

• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards. 

Core Purpose of the Role: Sourcing and procurement specialist for Large Molecule. Must have experience in procurement, RFX, Costing of Biologics raw material, consumables & Media/Resin on a commercial scale, AVD-Alternate Vendor Development. 

Role Accountabilities 

• Develop and execute procurement category management strategies for Biologics operating unit which includes material of all categories (Raw Material, Media/ Resin, Single use consumables, etc.) in compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).  

• Manage strategic sourcing activities related to IT and capital equipment (CAPEX) procurement. 

• Handle end-to-end procurement for IT infrastructure (networking, servers, software licenses), lab equipment, and machinery. 

• Lead sourcing activities for IT, lab equipment, and CAPEX procurement including end-to-end RFQ to PO and contract finalization. 

• PR to PO, follow-up with suppliers for delivery of materials. 

• Knowledge of RFP costing. Managing all F&B operations within the Area of responsibility assigned. 

• Expert in developing AVD in compliance with CGMP practises, fair understanding of manage and create costing of materials (BOM-Bill of Materials). 

• Work closely with site Supply Chain team to ensure support for site manufacturing process 

• Lead teams for early purchasing involvement through supplier selection process including capabilities assessment, technical evaluation, and cost/price analysis 

• Actively pursue cost reduction opportunities in accordance with overall procurement strategies 

• Partner with Quality Department on qualification of suppliers as required  

• Works with other sites and leaders to optimize processes and procedures 

• Other projects as required or directed by Global Supply Chain Dept. 

• Manage the Supplier life cycle including supplier selection, assessment, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure optimization and better performance of Suppliers. 

• Responsible for negotiations of best possible cost, service guarantee and develop “win-win” strategies that achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers and savings to be reported as per blue book of savings. 

• Facilitate contract process with end users and Legal Department, including negotiation of contracts with site suppliers as needed. 

• Managing internal and external customers with regular MIS, communication, and meetings. Develop strong relationships with all stakeholders, manage analytics, and prepare reports for decision making. 

• 100% accountable for meeting Customer QUOTIFs and ensuring timely delivery of all materials of the right quality. 

• To execute the MSA of key spend suppliers and ARC of repeat purchases. 

• Defining supplier management strategy, aligning it with overall Goal, and executing strategic supplier relationship management with key suppliers. 

• Implement the supply chain strategies by development of Global suppliers including India. Identifying supplier risk areas and quantifying risk exposure and executing risk mitigation actions. 

• Identify, develop and Qualify 2nd source from India of all key raw materials, preferably for repeat campaigns as part of business continuity plan (BCP). 

• Undertake performance evaluation of vendors to improve product, cost, Quality and delivery performance. 

• Shall ensure compliance with the QMS events owned/initiated in EDMS/track-wise. 

• Thorough understanding of all SOP’s and shall adhere to written instructions. 

• Identification and evaluation of vendors who comply with GMP requirements, in consultation with Process Research and Development (PRD) and production department. 

• Co-ordination with shortlisted vendors for vendor qualification/re-qualification as per Vendor Qualification SOP(s). 

• Follow approved vendor list (AVL) for procurement and subcontract activities. 

• Responsible for audit conduct and clearance in alignment with GMP requirements. 

 Syngene Values 

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values. 

•  Excellence 

•  Integrity 

•  Professionalism 

Specific requirements for this role 

•        Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or relevant field required, or sufficient professional experience 

•        8-10 years of demonstrated Procurement responsibilities with understanding of global sourcing and procurement structure.  

•        Ability to work within a matrixed organization 

•        Experience leading and participating in cross-functional and /or global teams 

•        Effective communicator with strong leadership and interpersonal skills 

•        Excellent analytical problem-solving skills with strategic and tactical thinking 

•         Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners at multiple levels. 

•         Ability to manage, prioritize and work cross functionally to influence behaviors and gain consensus    

•         Prior pharmaceutical experience preferred 

•         Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word