Procurement Manager, North America

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL) is searching for a Procurement Manager, North America. This position is remote with travel to MA and other sites as required.  CIL is the global leading company in a highly technical, extremely fast-growing industry and is a critical supplier to several scientific and high technology markets.  CIL's growing customer base spans academia, pharmaceutical, medical diagnostic and semiconductor industries enabling collaborations with Nobel laureates, industry-leading scientists, and chemists. CIL partners with leading instrument manufacturers as well pioneering research groups that have expertise in product development and drive market growth. CIL is a subsidiary of the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group and has had consistent growth for over 40 years

Summary:

Procurement Manager to manage the company’s supply of products and services in a GMP/ISO compliant organization.  The Procurement Manager’s responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective transactions and suppliers. The Procurement Manager’s duty is to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth, expansion and employees.

Responsibilities:

• Developing sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of materials
• Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors
• Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries
• Communicating with management regularly regarding the efficient flow of goods and services affecting production
• Conducting cost analyses and setting benchmarks for improvement
• Developing risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages
• Supervising a purchasing team and delegating tasks across departments when necessary
• Working closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• ERP training, compliance and auditing process for the organization
• Implement and manage a vendor audit program
• Manages off-site CIL and subcontracted manufacturing
• Assist in direct vendor qualification and vendor approval process
• Maintains and utilizes database of cGMP/ISO qualified and approved vendors
• Maintains records of cGMP/ISO and non-cGMP/ISO purchase orders
• Reports annual cGMP/ISO vendor performance

Requirements

• 5 or more years of proven working experience as a Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer or Head of Procurement
• 10+ years’ experience in a purchasing role, preferably within the chemical industry
• BS degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration or equivalent
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Aptitude and experience in collecting and analyzing data and driving continuous improvement / cost reduction projects
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and communication skills required
• Must be proficient in Excel and willing/able to learn necessary job-related software
• APICS Certification preferred
• Certified Purchasing Professional preferred

This position is remote with travel to MA and other sites as required.

Benefits

CIL and CIS offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including generous paid time off, Long Term Incentives, 6% matching 401K plan and health insurance with no in-network deductible.

CIL is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com

About Us:

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL) is the world’s leading producer of stable isotopes and stable isotope-labeled compounds. With approximately 750 employees and laboratories in four countries, CIL specializes in the process of labeling biochemical and organic compounds with highly enriched, stable (nonradioactive) isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. Our chemists substitute common atoms (e.g., 1H, 12C, 14N, 16O) with rare, highly valued isotopes (e.g., 2H or D, 13C, 15N, 18O) so that the final product can be readily measured or traced using mass spectrometry (MS) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). CIL’s products are utilized in laboratories, medical, government and academic research centers and health care facilities worldwide.

We are proud that CIL products have contributed to medical advancements in cancer research, new-drug development, environmental analysis, and medical diagnostic research. In the past decade, as the fields of proteomics and metabolomics have developed as leading techniques for determining biomarkers for disease presence, progression and the monitoring of therapeutic response, CIL has worked closely with industry leaders and researchers to provide the stable isotope-labeled tools needed for improved quantitation and qualification of complex biological systems.

After decades of research, stable isotopes have found their place in an ever expanding commercial scale applications in pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, flat panel displays as well as other high technology fields specifically with deuterium oxide (D2O) and deuterium gases. Pharmaceutical companies have begun to investigate deuteration of molecules that may provide advantages over their existing nondeuterated counterparts. In addition, increasing research into the potential medical advantages of new deuterated drugs is also occurring. In high technology, deuterated organic molecules and deuterium gas are commonly used in the manufacturing of microelectronics and OLEDs, which contribute to the increased lifetime of the devices.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com