General Services Purchasing Manager - All Genders

A family-owned company, bioMérieux has grown to become a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics. For 60 years and across the world, we have imagined and developed innovative diagnostics solutions to improve public health. Today, our teams are spread across 45 countries and serve 160 countries with the support of a large distribution network.
Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

You will manage Purchasing activities (Supply base / Projects) and team (hierarchically and/or functionally) in their scope of responsibility in the context of the Global Purchasing organization.

What will be your responsabilities?

• Responsible, globally, for assigned categories / projects to define and implement the global Purchasing strategies across the Company by coordinating the network of category managers and buyers associated with the categories/projects.
• Collaborate with Category Managers/Buyers to define and implement the category / projects strategies within their responsibility and is accountable for ensuring that any local activity is conducted in accordance with the category / project strategies.
• Ensure that all project requirements are taken into consideration in the definition of Purchasing strategies and drive the implementation of the Purchasing strategies at the Core Team level.
• Accountable for the optimization (Quality, Cost, Service, Risk, Innovation, CSR) of the Supply base/Projects in the assigned area of responsibility while engaging in the continuous improvement process.
• Develop and evaluate the competencies of their resources on a regular basis.

Who are you?

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master in Purchasing
• 8 to 10 years of purchasing experience in various categories, with 5 years of managerial experience in a multi-cultural industrial environment.
• Bilingual French / English
• process oriented
• capacity to communicate efficiently and to create a network internaly (with stake holder
• strong management skills: coaching, developing the team

bioMérieux welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.