James Booker

Global Head of Direct Procurement @Dechra

Manchester, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Oct 2025 — Present

Global Head of Direct Procurement @Dechra

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Northwich, GB

Global leadership of a team of 10 who are responsible for end-2-end Direct Material sourcing and strategy. This encompasses NPI, TT and Lifecycle Management of a significant spend across externally sourced Finished/Drug Product from our Contract Manufacturers as well as API, Excipients, Packaging and Lab Consumables from our Material Suppliers procured to support Dechra\'s manufacture of Veterinary Products across sites located in US, Brazil, UK, Netherlands, Croatia and Australia.

EDUCATION

1999 — 2002

University of Nottingham

PhD, Organic Synthesis

1992 — 1997

The University of Huddersfield

BSC Honours (PT), Chemistry

SKILLS

Supply ChainCross-Functional Team LeadershipOrganic ChemistrySourcingStrategic SourcingManufacturingOutsourcingContract ManufacturingSynthetic Organic ChemistryProcurementProject ManagementNegotiationStrategySupply ManagementPharmaceutical Industry

ABOUT JAMES BOOKER

Specialties: Strategic Procurement, Business Change Management, Team Development & Leadership, Category Strategy, SRM, Project Management, Negotiation, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Custom Synthesis Service,

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