Sr. Buyer

Evergen•Alachua, FL

2d•$85,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Evergen is a global industry-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in regenerative medicine. As the only regenerative medicine company that offers a differentiated portfolio of allograft and xenograft biomaterials at scale, Evergen is headquartered in Alachua, FL, and has manufacturing facilities in West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie and Glencoe, MN., Neunkirchen, DE., Glasgow, UK., and Marton, NZ. This role will be a hybrid schedule with flexibility, offering 2 days remote and 3 days onsite after training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
6+ years of experience in supply chain and supplier management in a regulated industry
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Effective negotiation skills
Competency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
Computer program expertise and knowledge of Microsoft Suite, especially Excel
Continuous Improvement methodologies

Responsibilities

Identifies and selects vendor to procure requisitioned commodities, meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery dates
Uses high-level negotiation skills to drive cost savings for all areas of the company
Collaborates with internal stakeholders to provide a high-level of customer service, project timeline management, including recommending solutions, resources, and alternative supply options
Analyzes purchase requisitions and contacts initiator to clarify or complete information, delivery, existing open contracts, and competitive bidding
Promotes and ensures compliance to company policies and procedures, including Purchasing Ethics, corporate standards, audit rules, laws, etc. in order to mitigate company risk
Evaluates supplier performance and provides input for supplier scorecard with a high level of accuracy
Makes recommendations to improve purchasing procedures are consistent with company policy and works to train requestors on initiating requisitions and orders appropriately
Perform quantitative analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement, and performance in assigned strategies
Writes and distributes complex and technical bid invitations or requests for proposals
Maintains materials master data such as correct pricing, inventory levels, contact information, and lead time in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to ensure future order request accuracy
Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with suppliers and represents the company to those supplies with a high level of professionalism
Participates in the identification and implementation of continuous process improvement initiatives
Trains new team members in the Company’s systems and processes as the department subject matter expert
Leads materials resource planning (MRP) development and maintenance functions
Provides financial analyses of purchase history and purchase price variance
Other duties as assigned