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Job 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 Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership

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- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- Develop and execute global category strategies aligned with business priorities.

- Drive strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations to generate significant and sustainable value.

- Establish strong supplier partnerships while ensuring competitive sourcing, performance management, and risk mitigation.

Value Creation & Savings Delivery

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- Identify and deliver significant procurement savings and value creation opportunities across the business.

- Establish robust savings governance, reporting, and performance management mechanisms.

- Drive enterprise-wide cost optimization initiatives while maintaining quality, compliance, and service levels.

- Support profitability and operational excellence objectives through procurement-led initiatives.

- Develop and strengthen supplier relationship management and supplier performance programs globally.

- Ensure robust supplier risk management covering supply continuity, geopolitical risks, sustainability, compliance, and business continuity.

- Build resilient supply networks capable of supporting long-term growth and business needs.

- Partner closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D; to ensure alignment on critical sourcing strategies.

Leadership & People Development

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- Lead, develop, and inspire a global team of approximately 70 professionals across multiple regions and cultures.

- Build a high-performing organization focused on collaboration, accountability, talent development, and continuous improvement.

- Develop strong succession plans and organizational capabilities to support future business growth.

- Foster strong partnerships across Operations, Finance, Legal, Quality,



R&D;, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HR, and Commercial functions.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate combines deep procurement expertise with significant API/ specialty chemical manufacturing experience. They have successfully led global procurement organizations within API, CDMO, specialty chemical, and possess a proven track record of delivering transformation, cost savings, supply resilience, and organizational effectiveness.

They are an influential leader capable of driving significant change while building trust and alignment across a diverse set of stakeholders. They bring strong commercial capabilities but equally understand the importance of quality, compliance, regulatory requirements, and supply security within a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications & Experience
Required

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- 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.

Preferred

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- 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.

Additional Information
Make Your Mark with TAPI

Your journey with TAPI is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact on global health. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and inspire, we’re excited to welcome you to our team. xlwpduy Together, let’s shape the future of pharmaceuticals.

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