Procurement Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Procurement Professional
This position will support the Procurement Team for Indirect and Direct Spend at Branchburg, NJ site.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Exposure to contracts and/or contract law.
• 3+ years Procurement experience, preferably in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Knowledge of principles of business and accounting practices.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of running reports from SAP and other tools (Tableau, Power BI) and familiarity with Sox (Sarbanes-Oxley) controls is desired.
• Experience with SAP S4H such as GPR, B2P
• Ability to network and influence across all levels of management and across organizations.
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly with team members and leadership.
• Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal priorities and adjust as needed.
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, listening, persuasion, written, verbal, analytical, and critical thinking skills are essential.

Responsibilities- Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Plan and execute the purchasing of goods and services for expenses and capital accounts following the established process (including assessment and challenging expenses, converting purchase requisitions into purchase orders, and releasing orders to suppliers and updating SAP data accordingly)

• Collaborate with Suppliers and internal customers to ensure materials and suppliers meet all specifications and standards which meet business needs.

• Facilitate supplier payment process (clarify purchase order discrepancies, ensure supplier utilizes e-commerce portal)

• Prepare request for proposal for MRO goods and services from collecting business requirements phase to final vendor selection and contracting.

• Support supplier relationship meetings, metrics development, reporting and next steps analysis as defined by management.

• Negotiate with suppliers documenting agreements and preparing contracts using templates.

• Support procurement procedure development and revisions, (if necessary)

• Steward the SAP P2P process

• Provide guidance on execution of electronic Capital Investment Requests (eCIR) forms.

• Source and acquire, with timely delivery, requested materials, goods or services. Assure that they are acquired from approved suppliers according to current Branchburg requirements, if applicable.

• Follow up with supplier to ensure delivery and material meet end-user objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner. This includes both single delivery purchase orders and blanket purchase orders.

• Prepare and process all related purchasing documentation: purchase orders, contracts, reports, returns, new/revised material request forms etc.

• Lead and assist activities evaluate supplier change notification according to Branchburg current standard operating procedure.

• Collaborate with various departments throughout Branchburg, including Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Facilities, etc. in resolving customer and employee issues and concerns related to the acquisitions of materials and related services.

• Monitor and address changes to contractor status in GRMS to ensure that contractors meet safety and insurance requirements and to ensure that purchase orders can be issued in time to meet project milestones.

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