Zambon is a multinational pharmaceutical and chemical company focused on innovation and development to improve people’s health and patients’ lives. Based on a valuable heritage but strongly focused on the future, its Purpose is “Advancing cure with care, opening health to life possibilities”. Zambon operates in the pharmaceutical and chemical business and is present in 20 countries with subsidiaries in three different Continents – Europe, America, and Asia – and over 2900 employees, with manufacturing units in Italy, Switzerland, France, China, and Brazil.

Zambon products are commercialized in 84 countries. The company is working on treating specialties and rare diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Cystic Fibrosis, and is well-established in 3 therapeutic areas: respiratory, pain, and women’s care.

Role Overview and Responsabilities The Procurement Chimicals Materials Associate Director will be responsible for leading the end-to-end procurement strategy and activities for Zach, covering direct materials as well as indirect goods and services. The role will ensure competitiveness, supply continuity and reliability, service quality, cost effectiveness and robust supplier management across the full Zach purchasing scope.

Based in Bresso HQ, the role will manage the Procurement Specialists located at the Zach site in Avrillé and will coordinate procurement priorities across the broader Zach organisation, ensuring strong alignment between business and site requirements and the overall Group Procurement strategy.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and implement the overall Procurement strategy for Zach, covering direct materials and indirect goods and services, in line with industrial and business priorities.
- Lead strategic sourcing activities across the Zach purchasing scope,



including supplier selection, tenders and negotiation of commercial and contractual terms, identifies cost-saving opportunities, consolidate spend, and negotiate better terms with suppliers, leading to financial benefits.
- Develop and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers across direct and indirect categories, not only for chemical raw materials, monitoring competitiveness, reliability, quality and performance.
- Manage procurement and supply-related risks across Zach and contribute to appropriate risk mitigation and business continuity strategies.
- Lead and develop the Zach Procurement Specialists based in Avrillé, ensuring clear priorities, alignment, capability development and effective collaboration with stakeholders responsible for purchasing needs.
- Maintain close collaboration with Zach business functions and the Avrillé site through regular interaction and on-site presence, ensuring procurement support for operational and business requirements.
- Monitor relevant market developments, including raw-material, indirect-category and supplier-market trends, translating insights into actions and recommendations for Zach.
- Contribute to the evolution of Procurement processes and ways of working across Zach, promoting governance, spend visibility, compliance, standardisation, collaboration and continuous improvement.




- Contribute to the Pharma Direct Procurement Team in API and Excipients sourcing activities by supporting supplier scouting, RFQ management, commercial evaluations, supplier qualification, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain.
- Sustainability and ESG Integration: by managing purchasing strategically, Procurement embeds environmental, social, and governance criteria into sourcing decisions, supporting corporate responsibility goals.

What we are looking for

- Master's degree in Business/Economics, Management Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Solid experience in procurement and strategic sourcing across both direct and indirect categories, preferably gained within chemical, fine chemicals, API or comparable industrial companies.
- Strong understanding of chemical raw-material markets, indirect procurement dynamics and supply risk management.
- Proven experience in complex negotiations, category management and the management of strategic and international suppliers.
- Previous experience in people management or team coordination.
- Strong ability to work effectively with international and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Fluent French, essential for effective interaction with the Avrillé team and site.
- Fluent English, required to operate effectively in an international environment.
- Willingness to travel regularly to France, particularly to the Avrillé site, as well as to supplier locations.

Applicable CBA: CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico Salary range: €75.000 - €85.000 gross per year

Variable pay: Eligible for MBO

We believe in a fair selection process based on skills and potential, ensuring equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of gender, age, origin, orientation, or ability.

📌 Procurement Chemicals Materials Associate Director (Bresso)
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