Chief Procurement Officer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Rho, Lombardia, it
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of progressive procurement leadership experience in global organizations.
- Extensive senior leadership experience within the pharmaceutical industry, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), CDMO, specialty chemicals, or life sciences sectors.
- Proven experience leading large, geographically dispersed procurement organizations across multiple regions.
- Demonstrated success leading procurement transformation and organizational change programs.
- Strong experience across both direct and indirect procurement categories.
- Deep understanding of API manufacturing, pharmaceutical supply chains, GMP-regulated environments, supplier qualification processes, and global sourcing strategies.
- Proven track record delivering significant procurement savings and enterprise-wide value creation initiatives.
- Experience sourcing critical raw materials, intermediates, outsourced manufacturing services, and strategic supplier partnerships.
- Strong commercial acumen, strategic sourcing expertise, and executive stakeholder management skills.
- Experience balancing cost optimization objectives with quality, compliance, regulatory requirements, and supply continuity.
Nice to have
- MBA or other advanced degree.
- Experience supporting business separations, carve-outs, standalone company creation, major transformations, or M&A integration activities.
- Experience implementing procurement technologies, digital procurement solutions, and advanced analytics capabilities.
- International experience across North America, Europe, India/APAC.
Full description
This position is available in EU & Israel.
We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and transformational leader to join our organization as Chief Procurement Officer. Reporting directly to the COO, this role is responsible for leading our end-to-end global procurement organization across direct and indirect spend categories.
This is a critical leadership role at a defining point in our company’s transformation. The Global Head of Procurement will lead the evolution of the global procurement organization and shape a forward-looking strategy aligned with the company’s strategy & priorities. The role will be pivotal in driving efficiency and cost optimization, enabling sustainable growth, strengthening operational resilience, improving and simplifying processes, and delivering long-term value across the business. The successful candidate will bring a strong track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives, delivering sustainable cost savings, driving procurement excellence, and building high-performing global teams within the specialty chemical, API, and/or CDMO industry.
Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership
- Define and execute the global procurement strategy aligned with business objectives and the company's standalone transformation journey.
- Serve as a key member of the Operations Leadership Team and a trusted partner to the executive leadership.
- Build a future-ready procurement organization capable of supporting an independent, agile, and growth-oriented company.
- Lead organizational change initiatives across procurement, fostering adoption of new ways of working, processes, and technologies.
- Drive a culture of operational excellence, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across the global procurement function.
Procurement Transformation & Excellence
- Lead the transformation of procurement operating models, governance frameworks, systems, policies, and capabilities to support the organization's future-state operating model.
- Establish best-in-class procurement practices across strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, contracting, and procurement operations.
- Develop and implement procurement excellence programs focused on efficiency, compliance, supplier performance, and value creation.
- Leverage data, analytics, and digital capabilities to improve decision-making and procurement effectiveness.
- Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, simplification, and centralization across global procurement activities.
Direct & Indirect Procurement Leadership
- Lead global direct procurement activities to ensure supply continuity, supplier reliability, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation.
- Lead global indirect procurement teams across all major spend categories including logistics, IT, professional services, engineering, facilities, capital expenditures, and corporate functions.