Chief Procurement Officer

At TAPI, we’re not just a company-we’re a community committed to advancing health from the core. As the world’s leading supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), we partner with 80% of the top 50 global pharmaceutical companies. With a legacy spanning over 80 years and a portfolio of more than 350 products, as well as custom CDMO services, we’re shaping the future of health worldwide.

Our strength lies in our people-a team of over 4,200 professionals across 13 state-of-the-art facilities in Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Israel, Mexico, and India. Together, we innovate, solve problems, and deliver excellence. Join us and be part of a mission that transforms lives.

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

• 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.

Procurement Transformation & Excellence

• 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.

Direct & Indirect Procurement Leadership

• 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

• 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.

Supplier & Risk Management

• 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

• 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.

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

• 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

• 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.

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. Together, let’s shape the future of pharmaceuticals. Apply on top of this page and our talent acquisition team will be in touch soon!