Country Procurement & Supply Chain Lead

At ALS, we encourage you to dream big.

When you join us, you’ll be part of a global team harnessing the power of scientific testing and data-driven insights to build a healthier future. 

Australian Laboratory Services (ALS) is a publicly listed laboratory-based testing services company that provides a diversified line of independent analytical services to a range of top-tier customers in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, environmental, food, and minerals industries. Their diverse laboratories perform routine and specialty analytical testing for compliance, safety, certification and verification purposes. ALS employs 15,000+ staff across 65+ countries globally. Owing to the best-in-class offering, the company has consistently outperformed the industry and has grown to ~$2B AUD through acquisitions and organic expansions.

The company is focused on initiatives to improve Total Shareholder Return, of which strengthening the procurement and supply chain function is at the highest priority in the short term.

This role will oversee all Procurement / Purchasing and Supply chain activities and personnel in the company’s life sciences locations in France.  The role will be primarily responsible for coordinating with business leaders at the laboratory level and others in the European Procurement function to assess, continue to develop, implement best practices, and lead the Procurement / Purchasing and Supply Chain support function for France.

The role directly reports to the Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Europe region (solid line) and General Manager(s) and Lab Manager(s) for France locations (dotted line) and routinely interacts with Operations, Finance and other management personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with laboratory managers, regional business leaders and European procurement and supply chain leadership to continue procurement execution in France building on existing capabilities, in line with Global procurement policies / procedures and KPI’s.
• Support and manage the centralised procurement and supply chain processes for at least three (3) existing laboratory’s in the country ; including but not limited to:
• Support role out of new ERP – Business Central and create procedures required for its use in all locations;
• Assess, develop and implement inventory management plan for the region supported by the new system, which may include organization of lab storage, min/max reorder points, and/or hub-and-spoke warehouse for consolidating orders and distributing goods to labs in region collaborating with the warehouse team.
• Analyse and execute best practice for centralised quoting, purchasing, expediting and delivery of goods required to support lab operations;
• Work with Regional technical teams to consolidate consumables and vendor to reduce cost / secure supply chains, promote sustainability.
• Improve DPO for the country in line woth corporate targets.
• Provide year on year savings for the business to include Direct and Indirect categories of spend.
• Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support business requirements  with focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk.
• Follow and promote the company’s health, safety and sustainability requirements and culture.
• Represent the procurement and supply chain function in meetings with other business areas and regional / global leadership.
• Set respective KPIs and ensure adherence, performance measurement and target achievement.

Skills and Behaviors:

• Cost reduction & savings delivery – track record of delivering year-on-year savings across direct and indirect spend categories
• Ability to negotiate and implement contract terms and conditions without support. With legal support for complex and high value contracts.
• End-to-end procurement management – sourcing, quoting, purchasing, expediting, and delivery
• Vendor management – ability to identify, qualify, develop and manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and assess vendor performance
• The ability to persevere in the face of challenges and exhibit a resolve toward continuous improvement of the procurement and supply chain function.
• Value focused – pursues ways to reduce and improve cost of items and processes in the business and actively documents the savings to prove value.
• Lead by example and drive the organisation's performance while being open to feedback and self-improvement.
• Seek and analyse data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the overall strategy.
• Strong Communication - Written and Oral
• Advanced Computer Skills – Microsoft Excel, and MS Office
• Organised and able to multi-task between many goals and strategies.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of Procurement experience in progressively advancing roles.  
• People management – experience supervising small teams (2–3 direct reports), including goal-setting, performance management, and coaching
• Familiarity with life sciences, laboratory, or pharmaceutical/nutraceutical procurement environments is highly desirable
• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain, Business, Technical / Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• Experience in working with ERP systems – Microsoft Dynamics – Business Central preferred

Working at ALS

The ALS team is a diverse and dedicated community united by our passion to make a difference in the world.

Our values are important to us, and shape how we work, how we treat each other and how we recognise excellence. 

At ALS, you’ll be supported to develop new skills and reach your full potential. We invest in our people with programs and opportunities that help you build a diverse career with us. 

We want everyone to have a safe, flexible and rewarding career that makes a positive impact on our people, the planet and our communities.

Everyone Matters

ALS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where the strengths and perspectives of each employee are both recognised and valued.

ALS also welcomes applications from people with all levels of ability. Reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process are available upon request. 

Eligibility
To be eligible to work at ALS you must be a Citizen or Permanent Resident of the country you are applying for, or either hold or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.

How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a resume & cover letter that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.