Senior Category Manager

ABOUT THE JOB

Want a 3D Career? Join Norgine.

At Norgine, our colleagues Dare themselves to be different and try new things, Drive to achieve their goals and beyond, and Develop themselves and their community.

We call it the 3D career at Norgine and it offers you a fully-rounded experience with no limits.

Bring everything about yourself that you’re proud of, whether that’s your passion for making a difference, focus on others’ well-being, or intellectual curiosity to unleash in a fast-paced environment and supportive community.

In return, get a sense of belonging, a long-term career with ongoing development and upskilling, and a company that cares about people’s wellness as much as you do.

Because at Norgine, we transform lives with innovative healthcare solutions.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Category Manager to join Norgine. The person holding this position will report to the Director of Procurement and be a member of the Procurement team.

The Senior Category Manager will be responsible for creating and reviewing purchasing strategies for assigned spend categories, ensuring effective cross-site implementation with cross-functional teams. This role will oversee the entire procurement process, including sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contracting, while setting and measuring value-driven targets to ensure optimal performance. A key focus will be managing relationships with stakeholders and suppliers, assessing performance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Senior Category Manager will review and recommend process improvements, champion innovation, and lead change initiatives, while providing training and coaching to the purchasing team and stakeholders to foster ongoing learning and development.

If you want a multi-dimensional 3D career in a leading healthcare organisation, join us.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Benchmark current cost levels and KPIs, define purchasing strategies and lead purchasing projects/initiatives to the most effective and successful outcome
• Deliver against and improve upon key objectives of cost, service, quality and other targets
• Communicate effectively and develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels
• Promote the profile of the purchasing function
• Initiate, encourage and implement new and innovative approaches to problem solving, project delivery and continuous improvement
• Facilitate the creation and delivery of the ‘One Norgine’ culture and participate in purchasing process development and team leadership activity
• Demonstrate thought leadership within and external to the team, set a behavioural example for others in the team to follow

Requirements

• A proven track record in delivery of effective category management in a multi-site, tactically driven environment is essential.
• Accomplished, competent and recognised as SME in several GP processes, sub-processes or categories.
• The role is likely to be located at global centres such as Harefield or Amsterdam but depending on circumstances can be situated at other sites.
• There is some European travel (approximately one trip per month).
• A second European language is sought after but not a pre-requisite.

• Relationships: Identifying and maintaining effective relationships is critical to this role as change must be managed across all markets and all functions in the business. The individual should have the ability to influence, engage and/or motivate stakeholders, operational users, governance committees and cross-functional team members

Benefits

Our benefits may vary per location. Please liaise with the Norgine TA representative to obtain more information.

Sound good? Find out more about the career you’ll have with Norgine, then apply here.