Buyer

Onsite in Alachua, FL

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. RTI Surgical, Inc., reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances warrant (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel or staffing, workload, or technical developments).

SUMMARY:

RTI Surgical (RTI) 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, RTI provides customers across a diverse set of market segments with leading-edge expertise, scale, and flexibility across end-to-end services including design, development, regulatory support, verification and validation, manufacturing, and supply chain management. RTI is headquartered in Alachua, FL, and has manufacturing facilities in West Lafayette, Indiana and Neunkirchen, Germany.

RTI is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values:

• Accountable: We own our actions and decisions.
• Agile: We embrace change to stay ahead of the curve and evolve to drive innovation and growth.
• Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities for continuous learning.
• Customer-Centric: We prioritize customers at every touch point.
• Inclusive: We thrive on the richness of our diversity and ensure every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated.

At RTI Surgical, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where we embrace the richness of our diversity and ensure that every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated. We believe that by embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we not only uphold our values but also strengthen our position as the CDMO of Choice in regenerative medicine solutions. We recognize that cultivating a growth mindset is essential to our success, and we are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement in our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Through accountability and action, we strive to create an environment where individuals can thrive, innovate, and contribute their unique perspectives to drive our collective success.

Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, acquired RTI in 2020 and has supported the transformation of the company to its next level of potential.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies and selects vendor to procure requisitioned commodities, meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery dates
• Places orders and solves problems with orders with a high level of customer service
• Analyzes purchase requisitions and contacts initiator to clarify or complete information, delivery, existing open contracts, and competitive bidding
• Ensures purchasing procedures are consistent with company policy and works to train requestors on initiating requisitions and orders appropriately
• 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
• Supports project lead times and provides up-to-date information to project manager when needed
• Participates in the identification and implementation of continuous process improvement initiatives
• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with suppliers and represents the company to those supplies with a high level of professionalism
• Ensures compliance to company policies and procedures, including Purchasing Ethics, corporate standards, audit rules, laws, etc. in order to mitigate company risk
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field*

Experience:

0-3 years of relevant experience in purchasing, supply chain, or another relevant field

*Additional experience may be substituted for education requirements

Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication

Negotiation

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

Microsoft Suite, especially Excel