Hikma Pharmaceuticals · 5 hours ago
Category Lead, R&D Procurement
Hikma’s Headquarters in MENA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expHikma Pharmaceuticals has been dedicated to improving health by providing high-quality medicines for over 45 years. They are seeking a Category Lead for R&D Procurement to develop and implement policies and manage procurement operations, ensuring compliance and effective supplier relationships.
Health CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Participate in the development of department policies, procedures and processes and manage their implementation so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
Acknowledge participation in the development of policies, processes and procedures
Effective implementation of the developed policies, processes and procedures
Implements the day-to-day operations assigned for the procurement category to ensure compliance with the established standards and procedures
Applying supplier relationship management program
Effective negotiation and value generation for category
Participate in the preparation of department budget and preparing the category budget. Monitor the financial performance to be in line with the set plans notifying management of any anticipated costs, revenues or risks
Budget is prepared within the set time scale
Adherence to budget
Accountable to build approved suppliers lists, market analysis, and internal business data and information to support the plans set for the category
Participate in the product review committee for the evaluation of product profitability and costing
Data base is to be up to date
Regular dashboards presented to management
Leads development and execution of a strategic supplier relationship process targeting preferred and alliance relationships with select, top-tier R&D material suppliers that is focused on governance, competitive advantage, cost management, quality business results, and timely delivery of results
Leads development and execution of a performance driven supplier management process resulting in structured feedback, joint problem solving, simplification, reduced variations and overall quality improvements
Sourcing R&D projects
Successfully managing R&D projects from screening stage till launch
Qualification
Required
BSc in a scientific field, Master is plus
Communication skills
Presentation skills
Business analysis
English language
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP
Preferred
4-5 years' experience
Company
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Hikma focuses on a wide range of generic, branded generic and in licensed pharmaceutical products
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250MKey Investors
International Finance Corporation
2025-07-15Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2005-11-04IPO
Leadership Team
Said Darwazah
Chief Executive Officer
Khalid Nabilsi
Chief Financial Officer
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