Jr. Buyer

Danaher•Carlsbad, CA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At SCIEX, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. As part of SCIEX, you will help to influence life changing research and outcomes, while accelerating your potential. For more than 50 years, we have been empowering our customers to solve the most impactful analytical challenges in quantitation and characterization through ground-breaking innovation and outstanding reliability and support. You will be part of a winning team, enabled by DBS, that is passionate about helping life science experts around the world get to answers they can trust. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Junior Buyer is responsible for generating purchase orders, maintenance of past due purchase orders, working with our warehouse team on receipt issues and processing defective material returned from our customers, working with the supplier to determine warranty status. This position will drive for supplier on time delivery improvement and inventory reductions through visual and daily management practices and activities for sustained improvements. This position reports to the Procurement Manager and is part of the Supply Chain Team located in Carlsbad, CA and will be an on-site role. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Review and convert daily material requirements into Purchase Orders, managing supplier communications, delivery confirmations and PO discrepancies. Expedite daily shortages to meet customer requirements and identify supply risk to leadership team Resolve inbound receiving issues by working with suppliers and our warehouse team. Investigate and disposition all defective material in sub-inventory Returns, As-Is and MRB (Material Review Board), working with suppliers and resolving all discrepancies. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

A Bachelors’ degree or 1+ years of experience in a procurement role (Distribution environment a plus)
Familiarity with Oracle or similar ERP software.
Proficient experience in Microsoft Office skills.
Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal.
Detailed oriented and focused on delivering value to the customer.

Nice To Haves

Ability to handle multiple tasks in a busy environment.
Analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Positive mindset & actively encourages other team members.

Responsibilities

Review and convert daily material requirements into Purchase Orders, managing supplier communications, delivery confirmations and PO discrepancies.
Expedite daily shortages to meet customer requirements and identify supply risk to leadership team.
Resolve inbound receiving issues by working with suppliers and our warehouse team.
Investigate and disposition all defective material in sub-inventory Returns, As-Is and MRB (Material Review Board), working with suppliers and resolving all discrepancies.
Perform other duties as assigned.