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Associate Director, External Manufacturing ProcurementAstraZeneca · UK - Macclesfield
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Associate Director, External Manufacturing Procurement

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-25 UK - Macclesfield Full-time Hybrid Manufacturing Transport Logistics
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 5,417 GBP–8,333 GBP/mo

About the Company

o feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

Requirements

  • ● Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field.
  • ● Strong hands on experience in direct procurement, preferably within pharmaceutical industry or similarly highly regulated industry
  • ● Strong demonstrable ability to deliver procurement value through strategic leadership and effective engagement with senior stakeholders including translating strategic priorities into clear workplans, governance, and measurable business outcomes.
  • ● Highly developed operational and project management skills with experience leading multi workstream projects end to end.
  • ● Strong stakeholder management skills in a global matrix organization
  • ● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead high profile/high spend supplier relationship management
  • ● Demonstrated experience leading or delivering work through changing priorities, ambiguous requirements, organisational change, or evolving market conditions, while maintaining delivery, and clear communication.
  • ● Strong ability to analyse complex data with the financial skills to support data-driven decision-making
  • ● Demonstrated experience working across different geographical regions and cultures.
  • ● Background in collaborating with Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs)
  • ● Category management experience
  • ● MCIPS or part CIPS qualified
  • ● In Office Requirement:
  • ● When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
  • ● Competitive salary and benefits package on offer
  • ● The successful candidate will have access to a flexible employee benefits fund, including holiday purchase and flexible time off, pension contributions, Share Save Plans, A performance recognition scheme and a competitive, generous remuneration package.
  • ● Date Posted 24-Aug-2026
  • ● Closing Date 06-Sept-2026