Cost Management/ Supply Chain Officer

Location: Netherlands

SIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!

THE COMPANY

Our client is a professional Biotechnology, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical organization, based in Noord-Brabant Netherlands.

Our client is a professional Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Devices organization, based in Noord-Brabant Netherlands.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

In this role you will:

• Manage and improve the invoice verification process of freight invoices.
• Manage and handle freight invoice process from invoice receipt till final approval via SAP workflow.
• Manage invoice disputes with service providers and ensure adequate and timely resolution.
• Ensure invoice dashboard is maintained to provide accurate data to support business decisions.
• Maintain and improve KPIs and reports
• Support EU distribution team in business case development and opportunity searches by providing financial data.
• Manage relationship with third party freight auditing company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regular performance and business reviews with supply chain partners on current business, escalations, reporting and improvements
• Identifies and develop plans to optimize internal processes and procedures
• Supports logistics manager and other internal stakeholders in escalating issues to supply chain partners.
• Maintain and manage agreements with supply chain partners on invoice verification and payment.
• Support Business analysis manager with financial data.
• Ensures detailed data set is delivered to freight audited company by supply chain partners.
• Ensure Amgen system output is delivered to freight audited company.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor or master degree preferably in finance or logistics.
• 0-3 years experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Quick process understanding, insight and visualizing
• Fluent in English, both in verbal and written communication
• Strong analytical skills (incl. MS Excel) and ability to distill insights
• Experience SAP and BW
• Knowledge of financial closing cycle.
• Independent self-starter, able to work autonomously, under pressure and in teams
• Natural relationship builder in which employer’s interests prevail: be soft and on the relationship when possible and be tough when needed
• Result focused and proven ability to deliver results
• Motivated, persistent, eager to optimize, drive for excellence
• Strong relational, negotiating and persuasion skills
• Problem solver with high sense of responsibility
• Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal & written)
• Oversee processes beyond own department

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Robin Krems.