VARITE INC ยท 4 days ago
Buyer
VARITE is an American-headquartered life science and clinical research company seeking a qualified Buyer. In this role, you will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and suppliers to improve quality, delivery, and pricing, while managing purchasing orders and inventory requirements.
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Responsibilities
Placing PO's and planning material requirements to support inventory, production, and customer requirements while maintaining cost objectives
Review/resolve past due PO's, reschedule requests, and expediting deliveries
Maintaining accuracy of parts: PIRs (Lead Time, Pricing, EOQ, Safety Stock, Etc.)
Lead materials supply and inventory levels (of assigned portfolio) to meet manufacturing goals, review ECO's and work closely with suppliers and internal teams to update required data and communicate changes, and has strong analytical skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and get results
Support management & reduction of raw material levels
Participate, support, contribute & lead MCP efforts for assigned materials/suppliers
Qualification
Required
Collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and suppliers to identify and realize improvements in quality, delivery, and price
Providing input to management regarding problems such as shortages, design changes, and backlogs
Assisting in developing and improving materials management procedures
Continuously working toward developing a streamlined supplier base
Placing PO's and planning material requirements to support inventory, production, and customer requirements while maintaining cost objectives
Review/resolve past due PO's, reschedule requests, and expediting deliveries
Maintaining accuracy of parts: PIRs (Lead Time, Pricing, EOQ, Safety Stock, Etc.)
Lead materials supply and inventory levels (of assigned portfolio) to meet manufacturing goals
Review ECO's and work closely with suppliers and internal teams to update required data and communicate changes
Strong analytical skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and get results
Support management & reduction of raw material levels
Participate, support, contribute & lead MCP efforts for assigned materials/suppliers
Driven, results oriented, and motivated to work optimally without direct supervision
Critical thinking ability with 'outside the box' mentality i.e. root cause analysis, impact assessment, problem solving /scenario analysis
Strong organization skills with the ability to run and prioritize multiple tasks
Excellent communication & collaboration skills
Preferred
Associates degree or above preferred in supply chain/procurement or related field
Preferred experience using ERP system (SAP)
Strong skills in MS office i.e. Excel, Word, Power Point and outlook