Sr. Procurement Advisor
About The Position
ProBio, a subsidiary of GenScript, is a global CDMO offering end-to-end services from discovery to GMP for plasmids, antibodies, and cell & gene therapies. We bring together multidisciplinary expertise to accelerate development and manufacturing through customized, and comprehensive services. ProBio has established companies in the United States, the Netherlands, South Korea, and China (Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Nanjing) and other regions to serve global customers, and has helped customers in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions obtain more than 150 IND approvals since October 2017. The position will report to the Procurement Manager and requires close collaboration with production teams and cross-functional departments is essential to address procurement needs, while maintaining communication with vendors to manage risks and opportunities. The role also includes managing compliance, audits, and providing necessary documentation.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required for this position.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience as Buyer/ Lead Buyer.
- Knowledge of industry bidding procedures and criteria.
- Strong communication, influencing, collaboration skills.
- Strong contract management and negotiations skills.
- Strong Project and change management capabilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to expertly present sophisticated information in excel, power point and SAP.
- Ability to continuously improve working efficiency through extensive KPI program.
- Excellent computer skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and familiar with ERP/SAP system.
- Experience in working with multi-cultural teams.
- Self-motivated over achiever with a drive to excel.
Nice To Haves
- GMP Pharma/ Biopharma purchasing experience required.
- Experience with contract development and execution.
- Data & cost-driven decision maker.
- Ability to mentor younger buyers/ planners.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for Material/CAPEX/Service procurement.
- Responsible for purchasing and cost reduction initiatives.
- Internal/External customer focus to address issues.
- Implement negotiations and contracts, collaborating with the relevant partners to optimize terms, cost and deliverables, ensuring the quality of service/ goods, and mitigating risks.
- Maintain relationships with key functional managers and their teams to ensure understanding of their needs and to facilitate the appropriate level of challenge.
- Responsible for MSA, annual contract, and bid management.
- Comply with global procurement standard operating procedures, policies and file systems.
- Review supplier performance against contracted obligations, service levels and business requirements.
- Maintain material code and other configurations in ERP/SAP, S2P programs.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
- paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment
- paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays
- flexible spending and health savings accounts
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability coverage
- legal assistance
- supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- commuter benefits
- well-being initiatives
- peer-to-peer recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
