Senior Buyer-Direct Procurement (TEMP)

10x Genomics•Pleasanton, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated, collaborative and results-oriented Sr Buyer to support our US global Procurement team. This role will be responsible for purchasing direct production instruments and consumable raw materials and managing key supplier relationship for the assigned categories. This will be a temporary contract up to 6 months.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
6+ years of procurement, sourcing, or relevant supply chain or operations experience
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing
Organized, detail-oriented and a service mentality to internal customers
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment under minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Economics
Direct experience with procurement or supply chain in an established life science, medical device or bio technology related organization
Experience working within cross functional project teams with diverse stakeholders
Familiarity with ERP and MRP systems and planning tools such as Oracle, SAP, QAD or other commonly used manufacturing software.
10x presently uses Oracle for P2P management.

Responsibilities

Provide procurement support to the 10x R&D team for the purchasing and tracking of components for the development and launching of new instruments and consumables
Manage communication with key preproduction and production raw material suppliers and act as the primary point of contact for supplier communication and issue resolutions for the assigned suppliers
Ensure timely issuing of purchase orders to support the manufacturing need
Maintain and set up purchasing and sourcing related data fields for the assigned materials and suppliers in the ERP system
Monitor purchase order statuses and update / escalate if needed
Invoice reconciliation: Assist the accounting department in reconciling discrepancies on invoices.
Lead or support RFQ/RFP projects
Build relationship with suppliers and internal stakeholders