Procurement Specialist (m/f/d)

at  Valneva

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs. We take a highly specialized and targeted approach, applying our deep expertise across multiple vaccine modalities, focused on providing either first-, best- or only-in-class vaccine solutions.
We have a strong track record, having advanced multiple vaccines from early R&D to approvals, and currently market three proprietary travel vaccines, including the world’s first and only chikungunya vaccine, as well as certain third-party vaccines.
Revenues from our growing commercial business help fuel the continued advancement of our vaccine pipeline. This includes the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate in advanced clinical development, which is partnered with Pfizer, as well as vaccine candidates against the Zika virus and other global public health threats.

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate from a commercial and/or technical school (HTL, HAK, apprenticeship, …) or bachelor degree (MBA, FH) in a similar field
• 1-3 years work experience in a regulate industry, preferably as a Buyer
• Effective communication abilities, very good negotiating skills and capacity to work in a fast changing environment
• High self-organizing abilities, social competence, combined with business orientated behaviour
• Independent work style, strategic and analytical (process)-approach
• Fundamental MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, Power Point) and experience with an ERP-System (preferably MS-Dynamics AX)
• Very good proficiency in English (spoken and written) as a must-have and German as a plus
• Profound knowledge in contract management

As a Procurement Specialist you ensure that defined items are purchased from pre-selected qualified suppliers at optimum price and are delivered according to the agreed terms and conditions. You negotiate and manage price agreements while observing all relevant instructions, policies and procedures. On top of that you …

• Act as main internal SCM contact for Procurement Categories: IT-Soft- & Hardware, IT & FM Infrastructure Services and -supplies, FM Building Maintenance and Lab Equipment
• Compile, prepare and dispatch inquiries and tender documents, Service- and Supply Contracts
• Monitor supplier performance and raise supplier complaints, deviations and change requests
• Ensure legal/financial/cGMP quality compliance in processes, contractual documents, SCM-owned SOPs and form sheets
• Evaluate “Make-or Buy”–projects, provide commercial input, issue and track Purchase Orders in AX
• Administrate AX master data with an emphasis on material management related function

As a Procurement Specialist you ensure that defined items are purchased from pre-selected qualified suppliers at optimum price and are delivered according to the agreed terms and conditions. You negotiate and manage price agreements while observing all relevant instructions, policies and procedures. On top of that you …

• Act as main internal SCM contact for Procurement Categories: IT-Soft- & Hardware, IT & FM Infrastructure Services and -supplies, FM Building Maintenance and Lab Equipment
• Compile, prepare and dispatch inquiries and tender documents, Service- and Supply Contracts
• Monitor supplier performance and raise supplier complaints, deviations and change requests
• Ensure legal/financial/cGMP quality compliance in processes, contractual documents, SCM-owned SOPs and form sheets
• Evaluate “Make-or Buy”–projects, provide commercial input, issue and track Purchase Orders in AX
• Administrate AX master data with an emphasis on material management related functions