Global Lead Buyer – Medical and Scientific

Global Lead Buyer – Medical and Scientific

Context and Mission In this role, your mission is to build and implement Global Procurement strategies for all activities related to Medical (Global and Local teams) and for Scientific activities, to maximize value creation. You will play a critical role in accelerating operational excellence, driving key procurement initiatives, and ensuring strong alignment with stakeholders at Global and across regions.

Key responsibilities

• Scope: Activities related to Medical (such as Clinical Studies, Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance Services) and Scientific (such as Quality Lab Equipment and Maintenance, Lab Supplies, Analytical Services)
• Responsible to cover these activities within Science Hub (Global, and Local) and all Quality Laboratories of Industrial sites and Development Centers (13 sites and 4 DC, with worldwide footprint)
• Spend covered: ~ 50 M€
• Strategy: Propose & implement best in class and innovative strategies for specific product families based on market intelligence, assessing risks and opportunities, aligned on budget, product lifecycle to deliver value to the businesses.
• Establish a multi annual roadmap to be executed to deliver savings for the business and to create value for the brands.
• Ensure procurement technical excellence: TCO, sustainability, Innovation, supply continuity, quality / Compliance, …
• Identify and engage at appropriate level with business partners from the businesses.
• Operational: Initiate strategic sourcing initiatives, lead sourcing projects end-to-end (RFPs, negotiations, contracting)
• Leverage synergies across countries and categories
• Drive the development of new market opportunities
• Manage supplier relationships and governance, support issue resolution when needed
• Contribute to cost optimization and value creation initiatives, Optimize Working Capital in alignment with the Group’s Payment Term Policy
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Build strong partnerships with key stakeholders from the various teams of the Science Hub (such as Clinical Operations Team, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Development Centers)
• Scientific activities are managed primarily at site level
• Build strong collaboration with key stakeholders in Finance, Digital, Legal, and regional teams
• Establish effective governance and stakeholder alignment across categories.
• Act as a key partner with business teams to drive initiatives and ensure execution.

Key Deliverables

• Successful deployment and adoption of the Medical and Scientific strategies
• Delivery of key negotiations and cost optimization initiatives
• Progress on strategic sourcing projects
• Strong stakeholder alignment and governance across categories

Experience

• 6–10+ years in Indirect procurement, ideally with expertise in Life Sciences procurement categories
• Proven experience in global environments and complex stakeholder management
• Project Management in relationship with global suppliers

Soft skills

• Strong leadership and ability to influence without authority
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Results-driven, autonomous, and adaptable in fast-paced environments
• Strong continuous improvement mindset

Technical skills

• Advanced negotiation and strategic sourcing capabilities
• Proficiency in procurement tools and data analytics
• Solid financial acumen (cost analysis, budgeting and controlling)

Languages

Fluent in English. French is a plus

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers. We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things: All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs. Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity. Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity. Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be. Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting. At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at