Senior Buyer

PCI Pharma Services•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI. Summary of Objective: Supports all Philadelphia supply needs by effective management of supplier base, cost management, and timely deliveries. Performs tasks that add value to the product and finds sources that will outperform those sources that do not add value. Defines the lowest total cost supplier as opposed to the lowest price supplier. Adds a managerial perspective to Purchasing due to experience in the industry. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 5-10 years related experience and/or training.
College Level Mathematical Skills
Intermediate Computer Skills: Ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
High Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms.
High Standard of Report Writing

Nice To Haves

Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
Ability to display a willingness to make decisions.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment.
Institute for Supply Management (ISM, formerly NAPM) and/or APICS, the Educational Society for Resource Management

Responsibilities

Set goals to track KPI's and measure results in accordance with the site's vision and goals of 2-3% savings year over year.
Utilize data analytics to review supplier performance on KPI's and drive continuous improvements.
Support existing and new component purchases with the selection of the most capable, cost-effective suppliers to meet the material specifications.
Drive Vendor Management to ensure the highest level of quality and service.
Selects and partners with key suppliers to ensure cost-effective, high-quality delivery of products.
Partner with key functions, including finance, estimating, business development, and operations to drive results that align to the site's goals and objectives.
Develop innovative and bold strategies to drive savings in new ways while managing, engaging, and promoting continuous cost reduction and quality improvement efforts.
Be a liaison between vendors, business units, and operations teams, to deal with material or service issues in a timely fashion.
Identify and leverage opportunities for continuous improvement and manage financial risk.
Analyze purchase price variances compared to quote.
Develop strong relationships with all internal shareholders to maintain positive relations with peers and the site leadership team to ensure key deliverables are met.
Ensure that all components will run on selected PCI machines for production.
Manage inventory levels, warehouse capacity, and slow-moving inventory.
This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
This position may require travel by airplane and/or car up to 10% of the year.
Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
Ensure adherence to all company policies and processes for the entire Procurement team.
Attendance to work is an essential function of this position.
Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.