Category Vendor Manager

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🕒 August 26

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

👻 Ghost score 44%

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Lifelancer

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 Pre Seed Round on 2022-03

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Lifelancer is an AI-powered talent hiring platform that connects employers with skilled professionals in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, and IT sectors. It enables individuals to create profiles showcasing their skills, get matched with high-paying international jobs or projects, and facilitates hiring and payroll for employers in multiple countries. The platform aims to streamline the hiring process with efficient AI sourcing and compliance support.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain business relationships with third-party service providers supporting clinical trials • Implement Worldwide’s vendor governance program strategy • Monitor, measure, and report vendor governance program compliance and effectiveness • Support study teams in resolving vendor performance issues • Assist with vendor-related quality incident resolution and oversee CAPA plan implementation • Measure and assess vendor performance using scorecards, satisfaction surveys, and vendor-provided KPIs • Document, evaluate, and report strategies and core vendor performance • Foster inter-vendor collaboration and a one-team culture to deliver operational excellence • Identify continuous improvement initiatives with core and critical vendors • Implement service-category-based performance metrics for standardized category management oversight • Promote and organize vendor-led training and workshops • Support vendor assessments and track assessment status, qualification status, and audit certificates • Represent Vendor Management in Sponsor qualification audits • Monitor and manage outsourced-service risks through Vendor Risk Mitigation Plans • Perform other activities supporting Vendor Management Leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Great interpersonal skills and ability to interface appropriately with all organizational levels across the global footprint • Strong attention to detail • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Experience with Trackwise, Salesforce, Sciforma, or related database systems is an advantage • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required • Ability to work under pressure, multitask, and meet tight deadlines • Experience managing vendor performance and associated improvement plans • Awareness and practical implementation of continuous improvement techniques and lean manufacturing • Ability to address issues at executive and operational levels • High degree of accuracy and ability to deliver within tight timelines • BA/BS degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum 3 years of vendor management experience required • Pharmaceutical/CRO industry experience preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work environment • Supportive, cohesive teams and accessible leaders • Opportunities to collaborate and work cross-functionally • Vendor-led training and workshop initiatives • Equal employment opportunities • Exceptional employee experiences with access to equal opportunity