Catalent - Winchester, VA
posted about 1 month ago
Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company, and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives. Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee. Catalent's Winchester location is the flagship US manufacturing location for large scale oral dose forms, with integrated analytical and development services. With 28 years of expertise in product development, technology transfers and commercial manufacturing, and roots in industry-leading Glatt technology. The Indirect Procurement Buyer is primarily responsible for managing indirect materials and services procurement, delivery, and confirmation of delivery to include release of purchase orders to meet requirements. The Indirect Procurement Buyer executes site and corporate goals with a focus on supply pricing, vendor contracting, vendor management, and process improvements/guidance. The role involves participating in or leading cross-functional initiatives to reduce cost and improve service levels for both internal and external customers. The candidate will develop and manage key supplier relationships to serve the local site in the most efficient manner. Through a collaborative team, the buyer will coordinate and drive the RFP's / RFI's process for regional and site level initiatives, inviting key suppliers to provide solutions and cost proposals for Catalent business requirements, evaluating proposals, making supplier recommendations, selecting suppliers, awarding business, and handling contracts for key stakeholders. Additionally, the buyer will finalize contracts for services and packaging in alignment with Legal and ensuring full adherence to local and Corporate Transaction Policy. Cooperation and partnership with Finance to analyze base cost variances, prevent uncontrolled expenses escalation, and drive corrections and costs increase mitigation is also essential. The role supports local Capital Expenditure projects in close collaboration with local teams and global Procurement for supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting, while leading and supporting indirect savings projects (TCE) from procurement. Other duties may be assigned by Procurement Management.