Procurement Specialist

Position Details:-

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Clayton NC

Duration: 6 Months

Purpose:

This position will include purchasing responsibilities of MRO and Inventory purchasing, including the planning/scheduling of raw materials and hardware & consumables for inventory /campaign as required by production schedule. In addition this individual will be responsible for strategic sourcing projects, able to work with little direct supervision and function in a leadership capacity by providing guidance to other employees.

Essential Functions:

• Purchase a wide variety of Items and Services, verify authorizations and account numbers. Process associated paperwork and expedite as necessary.

• Insure best price, quality and delivery for all MRO purchases.

• Maintain compliance with Approved Supplier List in accordance with internal procedures.

• Utilizing MRP system, generate purchase orders for all applicable inventory items. Complete all purchasing functions, including expediting, returns to vendor, obtaining quotes and supplier sourcing.

• Develop and maintain good supplier relations.

• Plan, schedule, track and expedite materials through system.

• Maintain minimum stock levels for continuous operation by generating reorder list.

• Understand and use bills of materials, job numbers, and routing stages used for media/buffer solutions production and component kits for material availability.

• Maintain master materials plan in accordance with production schedule for manufacturing campaigns.

• Interface with Production, Quality Control and Facilities to plan material usage.

• Insure a smooth and effective flow of information to the Warehouse in order to maintain proper levels of inventory.

• Provide Materials Orientation to new employees.

• Oversee, direct and mentor more junior purchasing employees.

• Drive Strategic Sourcing projects and initiatives to improve the Purchasing function in terms of cost, quality and efficiency.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Performs all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with all applicable healthcare laws, regulations, and industry codes.

Qualifications:

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience

Work Experience:

• Five (5) + years of experience in Materials (i.e. purchasing, planning, inventory and production control). Certified Purchasing Manager or APICS Certification preferred.

• Experience with fundamental cost/value analysis.

• Experience with SAP preferred.

• Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of cGMP’s, ISO and FDA requirements a plus.

• Able to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets.

• Must be detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills as well as excellent oral and written communication

skills.

• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Proven ability to effectively interface with suppliers and knowledge of computerized inventory and MRP systems, word processing and spreadsheet/database software required.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual [salary/hourly rate] for this position is between $35.00 - $40.00 per hour. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

[medical insurance], [dental insurance], [vision insurance], [401(k) retirement plan], [life insurance], [long-term disability insurance], [short-term disability insurance],

[paid parking/public transportation], [Paid time off], [Days/hours of paid sick and safe time], [Days/hours of paid vacation time], [Weeks of paid parental leave], [Paid holidays annually], [any additional benefits applicable].