Senior Procurement Associate
About The Position
CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients. CareDx is looking for a Senior Procurement Associate to be directly responsible for purchasing all the raw materials, supplies, and services for the Company as well as participating in developing purchasing strategies, policies, and programs. This role will be a key business partner to CLIA operations, Manufacturing, Automation, and Supply Chain. This role is located on-site at the Brisbane, CA location
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or related field preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in purchasing/buyer/planner roles.
- Experienced in a biotech/pharma environment, preferred.
- Experienced in Life Sciences and/or with purchasing chemicals, consumables, and reagents for CLIA, FDA, or similar regulatory environment.
- Understanding of MRP / ERP system (Coupa and NetSuite strongly preferred).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication and negotiation skills with vendors.
- Strong ability to anticipate future procurement needs and generate ways to provide solution before the need arises.
- Ability to manage in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage end to end procurement activities, including sourcing for raw material, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and purchase order execution
- Experience with purchasing and procurement consumables/reagents from life sciences distributors, such as VWR, Fisher Scientific, Illumina, Hamilton, etc.
- Develop supplier relationships that achieve maximum value from the supplier base.
- Resolve purchase order issues regarding invoice discrepancies, shipment discrepancies, and supplier quality issues.
- Develop action plans that anticipate implementation problems and leverage internal and supplier capabilities while building full commitment throughout the process.
- Continuously evaluate and assess supplier performance reports consistent with agreed to requirements to ensure consistency with quality, service, and delivery targets.
- Establish and maintain a good purchasing and supply reporting system to allow other departments and upper management to monitor critical information including purchased quantities and prices.
- Analyze spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, process improvements, and supplier consolidation strategies via dashboards, and key purchasing KPIs.
- Support product life cycle, from new product introduction to end of life, including responsibility for infrastructure and documentation requirements issues to relevant teams to aid in the optimization of client management.
- Plan and manage Business Reviews with critical vendors to address CareDx issues and drive vendor performance improvements.
- Collaborate with Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, and invoice reconciliation
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
- Health and welfare benefits, including a gym reimbursement program
- 401(k) savings plan match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
