Legal Procurement Specialist (Category Manager)
Abacus Medicine Group
Drive meaningful change
As a Legal Procurement Specialist, you will help shape how we work with suppliers across Europe. You will identify and drive commercial optimisation opportunities across our European operations while strengthening our contractual framework, supplier governance, and approach to risk management. Working closely with stakeholders across Business Development, Operations, Finance and Legal, you will translate business needs and insights into commercial and contractual solutions, support complex negotiations, and deliver tangible business outcomes and long-term value.
Your Main Responsibilities Include
- Identifying and prioritising commercial optimisation opportunities across supplier agreements, pricing structures, contractual terms, and commercial models.
- Translating business needs into contractual solutions while balancing legal and commercial opportunities and risks.
- Developing sourcing strategies and leading supplier negotiations, contract renewals, and tender processes.
- Building business cases and recommendations that support strategic decision-making and create measurable business value.
- Partnering with stakeholders across Business Development, Operations, Finance, and Legal to align priorities and drive decisions.
- Evaluating suppliers, commercial models, and total cost of ownership to secure optimal commercial outcomes.
- Collaborating closely with Legal to assess contractual and commercial risks and support negotiations and decision-making.
- Driving commercial initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation and value realisation.
- Supporting the development of supplier governance frameworks, commercial principles, and best practices across the Group.
You are a commercial minded legal professional who enjoys combining analytical thinking with stakeholder management and negotiations. You are comfortable challenging established ways of working, identifying opportunities for improvement, and driving initiatives across multiple functions and markets.
Additionally, We Imagine That You Have
- A relevant academic degree within Law (Cand. Jur), Business Administration and Commercial Law (Cand. Merc. Jur), or a similar field.
- 7+ years of experience within strategic procurement, sourcing, contract management, or related fields.
- Experience working with transport, distribution, logistics, or similarly complex supplier-driven environments is considered an advantage.
- Solid commercial acumen with experience managing complex supplier agreements and leading commercial negotiations.
- Strong analytical capabilities with a proven ability to identify optimisation opportunities, build business cases, and translate insights into tangible business value and strategic decisions.
- Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups and balancing commercial, operational and contractual considerations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and create alignment across functions.
You will join our Indirect Procurement and Contract Management team partnering with colleagues across Business Development, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and local leadership teams throughout Europe. You will also engage with suppliers, service providers and strategic business partners, giving you broad exposure across the organisation and an opportunity to influence decisions that create value across the Group.
At Abacus Medicine Group, you'll become part of an international organisation where collaboration, curiosity and a drive to improve healthcare are at the heart of everything we do. We value initiative, encourage new ideas and empower our people to make a real impact.
Interested?
If you want to apply for the position, please follow the link and attach your CV.
If you have any further questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Partner, Victor, at [email protected].
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