Senior Procurement Specialist

Interim Global Senior Procurement Specialist

London (Hybrid)

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to join a rapidly growing biopharma organisation during a critical period of transformation.

This is a hands-on interim role requiring someone who can quickly add value, bring structure to a fast-paced environment, and support the evolution of the procurement function. A key focus of the role will be leveraging Power BI to enhance procurement reporting, spend visibility, and business intelligence as the organisation transitions to a more data-driven approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities across R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, and supply chain categories.
• Manage sourcing, supplier negotiations, contracts, and supplier performance.
• Support procurement activities relating to raw materials, clinical trial supplies, CROs, CDMOs, and specialist service providers.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards, reporting, and spend analytics using Power BI.
• Deliver cost-saving initiatives, improve supplier performance, and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Support procurement governance within GMP, GDP, and GCP-regulated environments.

About You

• Proven procurement experience within biopharma, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience sourcing raw materials, manufacturing categories, clinical services, and supplier partnerships.
• Strong understanding of procurement across R&D, pre-clinical, Phase I–III clinical development, and manufacturing operations.
• Advanced Power BI experience is essential.
• Able to hit the ground running, manage ambiguity, and thrive in a changing environment.
• Strong commercial, analytical, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

Why Apply?

• Immediate opportunity to make a visible impact.
• Play a key role in procurement transformation and reporting improvement.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across a growing global organisation.
• Hybrid working with flexibility and autonomy.

Please contact Ethan Allen on ethan.allen@arguilesearch.com for more details