Planning & Procurement Manager

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Position: Planning & Procurement Manager

Company: Nuritas

Location: Hybrid

Reporting Relationship: Head of Supply Chain & Procurement

COMPANY BACKGROUND / CULTURE

Nuritas’ mission is to improve the lives of billions, and our vision is to provide the hero ingredient in everyday products. We are transforming the discovery of bioactive ingredients using AI, deep learning, and genomics to unlock peptides from natural sources like plants and food.

Our proprietary platform, Magnifier, uses advanced machine learning and our extensive dataset of molecules to identify natural peptides with specific health benefits. We optimize these molecules for stability and scalability, ensuring they perform in real-world applications. Our plant peptide ingredients include PeptiStrong® for protein amplification and muscle health, and PeptiSleepTM  for improving sleep across all phases. Through our ingredients, customers can create better products that are truly differentiated in addressing consumer needs.

Founded in 2014 by Dr. Nora Khaldi, the company has built the world’s largest peptide knowledge base and formed high-profile partnerships with companies like Nestle, Mars, and Sumitomo Corporation. Its team, diverse in nationality and gender, is driven by innovation and passion to bring nature’s benefits to the world.

The Opportunity:

As our Planning and Procurement Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our global supply chain—owning the full planning and procurement cycle and directly shaping how we scale our biotech business. This is a high-impact managerial role where you’ll drive supply chain excellence, safeguard business continuity, and unlock growth opportunities through smart planning, strategic procurement, and seamless cross-functional collaboration.

You’ll be a trusted partner across the organization, combining hands-on execution with the vision to design robust systems, strengthen supplier partnerships, and build scalable processes that power both today’s operations and tomorrow’s expansion.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Supply Chain Planning

• Manage the supply chain planning process, presenting data and insights at regular business reviews with both internal stakeholders and external partners.

• Ensure material availability to support production plans, maintaining optimal inventory levels at all times.

• Take a managerial role in the S&OP process, providing end-to-end analysis, scenario planning, and recommendations to inform business decisions.

• Liaise with global counterparts and business leaders, representing the local supply chain organisation with professionalism and authority.

• Proactively communicate supply status, highlight risks, and manage resolution to ensure continuity of supply.

• Optimise and maintain planning parameters in line with business objectives.

• Represent the supply chain function during customer and regulatory audits.

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Oversee all procurement activities, from order placement to fulfilment and receipt.

• Develop, agree, and execute supply plans in collaboration with key partners across the business.

• Manage supplier and contract manufacturer relationships, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and delivery against agreed KPIs.

New Product Introduction & Projects

• Act as supply chain Manager for New Product Introductions, business integrations, and tech transfers, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts and planning systems.

• Partner with Project Management to anticipate and address supply/demand conflicts, delivering solutions that balance business priorities.

• Own supply chain systems (ERP, QMS, master data), ensuring accurate data and continuous process improvement.

• Drive system enhancements and process change projects, securing stakeholder alignment and adoption.

• Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimise processes and systems.

Essential Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain planning, procurement, or operations within a biotech, pharma, or food ingredients environment.

• Ability to build strong internal and external partnerships, ensuring alignment across functions including Commercial, R&D, and Finance.

• Experience managing cross-functional communication around logistics and planning, ensuring clarity and transparency.

• Ability to foster a high-performance culture within the supply chain team, promoting collaboration, accountability, and a customer-first mindset.

• Experience running Key Performance Indicators & metrics on Supply Chain

• Strong knowledge of S&OP, demand planning, and supplier management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to coach and influence colleagues across functions, even outside direct reporting lines, to ensure project milestones and deliverables are achieved.

• Track record of managing ERP systems and driving process/system improvements.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels, including executive leadership.