Head of Procurement

Head of Scientific Procurement

Responsibilities:

• Managing the scientific procurement field, including:
• Participating in the development of work plans, implementing procurement policies, and preparing management and professional reports.
• Addressing procurement client needs while meeting cost, quality, and timeline targets, directing demands, and balancing workloads.
• Analyzing and evaluating bids, including risk analysis in processes and agreements.
• Conducting negotiations for complex, high-value procurement orders (TCO).
• Monitoring the order process within the domain, handling exceptions, and tracking delivery timelines.
• Managing key suppliers, optimizing the supplier database, and reducing delivery times.
• Leading a team of domain buyers.
• Working collaboratively with multiple interfaces both within and outside the institute.

Education and Skills:

• Academic degree – Mandatory (advantage for degrees in Economics, Industrial Engineering and Management, Biology, or Chemistry).
• At least 5 years of experience in relevant procurement fields, managing budgets of tens of millions of NIS per year – Mandatory.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing buyers in strategic procurement – Mandatory (advantage for procurement in scientific/biomedical fields).
• Experience and familiarity with legal procurement agreements – Mandatory.
• Graduate of certified purchasing and procurement courses – Advantage.
• Proven experience in complex negotiations, including economic analysis and target setting.
• Experience in drafting RFPs, analyzing and evaluating bids, and preparing managerial reports related to procurement processes.
• Experience in drafting commercial and technical agreements in both English and Hebrew.
• Broad vision and the ability to analyze and improve processes across the entire supply chain.
• Proficiency in Office applications, especially Excel (experience with Tefenit and ERP systems – Advantage).
• Full proficiency in Hebrew and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong project management and team leadership skills.
• High-level service orientation and interpersonal communication skills.

Apply here: https://lnkd.in/djE