Buyer
About The Position
As a Buyer at Biogen, you will play a crucial role in our cross-functional team, ensuring that GMP/raw materials are procured efficiently and in compliance with established policies, strategies, and procedures. You will be responsible for maximizing returns on external spend while facilitating on-time and compliant procurement of goods and services necessary for manufacturing production campaigns. Your focus will be on minimizing excess and obsolete inventory (E&O) and maintaining cost-containment strategies. In this individual contributor position, you will work closely with various departments to ensure seamless procurement operations, contributing significantly to Biogen's manufacturing success and financial objectives.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 1-3 years of related purchasing experience
- Proficiency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Workable knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/Oracle).
- Ability to run reports and update metrics as needed.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to present data logically and understandably to internal and external audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Experience purchasing raw materials, such as chemicals, filters, consumables, or related manufacturing materials, is preferred.
- Experience in the pharma/biotech industry or GMP environment.
- CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Chain) certification.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all procurement transactions undergo proper due diligence review and documentation before conversion into a purchase order.
- Responsible for interfacing with Inventory Planning group to execute a purchasing strategy that is intended to ensure 100% compliance with financial objectives and site manufacturing goals.
- Collaborate with and engage internal stakeholders, including Quality, Supply Chain, Materials Science, and other cross-functional teams.
- Interact with suppliers on the communication of purchase orders, status, confirmation and delivery.
- Work to resolve any supplier issues and escalate as needed.
- Participate in meetings to review and resolve supplier delays/issues.
- Ensure adherence to supply agreement conditions.
- Facilitate information exchange with suppliers concerning lead times, quantity discounts, and vendor-specific issues impacting procurement timelines.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
