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Neogen Corporation

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1001 - 5000 employees

🧬 Biotechnology

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Biotechnology • Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Neogen Corporation is a biotechnology company that offers a comprehensive range of solutions and services aimed at ensuring food safety throughout the food chain. They cater specifically to the food processing, animal protein, and agriculture industries, helping to protect the global food supply while promoting efficient production practices. In addition to their primary focus on food safety, Neogen also serves the companion and performance animal sectors, as well as engaging in life sciences and toxicology fields.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans that support supplier development, cost containment, geographic purchasing strategies, supply continuity, and long-term business objectives. • Lead supplier performance management programs, including scorecards, business reviews, improvement plans, escalation processes, and corrective and preventive actions. • Manage supplier selection, qualification, and negotiation activities, including RFP/RFQ processes, contract terms, service levels, quality expectations, and risk mitigation measures. • Collaborate with Quality and other stakeholders to plan supplier audits, monitor findings, and ensure timely completion of agreed improvement actions. • Partner with Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, and other functions to support new product launches, supplier readiness, material availability, and timeline alignment. • Lead, coach, and develop the sourcing team while promoting accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and ethical sourcing practices.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience. • Significant experience in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, supply chain, or a related function, including supplier negotiations and sourcing strategy development. • Strong understanding of supplier performance management, supplier audits, corrective actions, contract discussions, and continuous improvement practices. • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with teams such as Manufacturing, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Operations. • People leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, team development, and stakeholder engagement. • Proficiency with procurement systems, ERP tools, supplier management platforms, and standard business software, with the ability to operate effectively in Switzerland-based and international business environments.

🏖️ Benefits

• A standard benefits package designed to support employees in their professional and personal wellbeing