Buyer II

MUST HAVES:

1) Excellent communication skills

2) experience in a high-volume/fast-paced environment

3) MS Suite proficiency

4) Purchasing experience, preferably within the Pharma industry

The primary focus and responsibility will be to give an outstanding Stakeholder Experience by partnering and collaborating with Business Stakeholders, Legal, and Procurement Category Managers during the sourcing, review, negotiation, and execution of various contracts and projects across multiple categories.

Relationships

Reports to the Senior Manager, SES Operations. Has extensive interaction with all Line of Business Stakeholder areas. Develops a deep and collaborative relationship with key stakeholders including Line of Business, Procurement, Finance, Legal, IT, Quality, Compliance, and Product Safety.

Essential Functions

• Accountable for proactively identifying the most appropriate path for a given transaction (purchasing channel) while balancing the procurement, legal, and reviewing department needs.

• Conduct purchasing activities for low-risk commodities.

• Support contract process and management activities and enforce organizational principles of integrity and compliance.

• Collaborate with Line of Business, Category Managers, and reviewing departments (e.g. Data Privacy, Safety, Quality, Risk, Tax, Regulatory, Legal, etc.) to ensure efficient handling of requests.

• Provide timely support to inquiries relating to contracts and assist with training users on recurring issues.

• Engage internal stakeholders in negotiation decisions and incorporate into contracts including all input received from various internal departments, SMEs, and stakeholders.

• Monitor the progress of the contract to ensure turnaround time is within prescribed SLA guidelines; and provide the Contract Owner with timely updates; follow up with stakeholders when the contract remains stagnant during the review or approval stage.

• Maintain deadlines on deliverables and proactive communication of contract status to Lines of Business Stakeholders, Procurement, and other internal clients/stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred. Relevant work experience may be substituted where appropriate.

• 3 years of demonstrated purchasing or buying experience.

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry with a focus on Contract processes and procedures is preferred.

• Effective time management skill

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal/communication kills

• Familiarity with Coupa or other purchasing/contracting tools, SAP, and DocuSign is preferred.

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Adept at troubleshooting user problems; supportive and cooperative with users

• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation, using a combination of skills, knowledge, and abilities.

• Familiar with Contracting, Purchasing, Supplier Management, and Sourcing is an advantage We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a changing environment, seeking and quickly adapting to changes.