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Job description
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).
Worksite address
township of clayton, NC, 27520, US
Who can apply
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