Specialist, Procurement

**Title**:Specialist, Procurement**:

- Date: Jul 10, 2025
- Location: Sun Pharma Canada Inc
- Company: Sun Pharma Canada Inc.

**Job purpose**

The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for procuring materials required for production (Actives, Excipients and packaging) and for procuring non-inventory items for R&D, QC, Microbiology & facilities, and Capital Equipment purchase. Additionally, the Procurement Specialist will also be required to:

- Negotiate pricing with vendors and analyze quotes from existing and new vendors.
- Evaluate existing vendors for service and reliability
- Collaborate with vendor management to qualify and approve new vendors
- Manage optimum inventory

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Order materials regularly as per schedule for R&D, Quality Control and Microbiology Labs.
- Responsible for ensuring equipment purchase requests are executed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for ordering materials regularly as per the MRP, and responsible for releasing firm purchase orders as per MRP requirements.
- Responsible for effective cost savings to meet target set for Supply Chain Purchase team.
- Working on process improvement initiatives to get flow less operation without any delays.
- Communicate any delivery issues which affect the master production schedule or Lab testing schedule.
- Evaluate vendors based on quality product, rejection rate, pricing structure, and open issues.
- Responsible to maintain Supplier agreements/Contracts.
- Responsible to initiate change controls & follow up till implementation of new materials/change.
- Responsible to resolve any shortages or discrepancies on received material with accounts payable.
- Responsible for bi-annual review of lot sizes and safety stocks levels.
- Ensure quantities purchased meet Taro’s purchasing guidelines and policies.
- Survey market place for alternate vendor quotes to ensure competitiveness of existing vendors.
- Responsible for negotiating pricing with vendors and maintaining vendor pricing records as needed for analysis.
- Review open purchase orders to reduce and or increase quantities as necessary.
- Responsible to ensure that purchase orders are placed for components/raw materials to meet the launch dates of new products.
- Communicate Quality Control and Quality Assurance issues and rejections with appropriate vendors.
- Lead cross functional team to help resolve NOE’s, NCI’s and CAPA’s in a timely manner.
- Align Taro Packaging and Raw /API Material requirements with Supplier’s specifications.
- Check sourcing for outside testing labs.
- Following SOP on regular basis to be in compliance.
- Complete all training assignments and maintain personal training records.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Additional responsibility (Only applicable to customer facing roles)**

Report any adverse event received from customers for company products to the pharmacovigilance department / Drug Safety on the same day or within 1 business day

**Qualifications**
- University degree in business or related or equivalent work experience.
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in Purchasing in Materials control in a pharmaceutical industry.
- Intermediate level:
- Microsoft Excel and Word
- BPCS MRP System
- SAP
- APICS or PMAC certification will be an asset.
- Experience in interfacing and interacting with diverse business groups.
- Proficiency of computer programs (Excel, Word, etc.).
- Ability to communicate and work effectively in a team-based environment.
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of purchasing procedures, policies and paradigms.

**Working conditions**
- General conditions include office and warehouse work.
- Clean environment.
- Ability to work in a fast pace environment and ability to prioritize workload.

**Physical requirements**
- Mix of standing, walking, and desk work.

**Direct reports**

NA