Senior Buyer - Life Sciences

Role Summary

Senior Buyer - Life Sciences

Responsibilities

• Manages the purchase and production plan to ensure inventory supply through the analysis of consumption, reorder points and order quantities
• Maintain a forecast and safety stock levels. Incorporate historical sales and forward-looking forecasts from commercial teams
• Submits purchase orders for direct and indirect materials
• Compile and analyze data to perform price analysis, make source selections, and procurement justifications
• Maintain a forecast and safety stock levels using historical sales data
• Manage open orders, including past due production and purchase orders
• Interact with OEM vendors to manage production and fulfillment schedules
• Communicate expectations with relevant vendors, quality and customer care teams
• Monitor and achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI), including daily review of customer backorders
• Identify expired Items, salvage useable components, and re-work when possible
• Maintain ERP data fields used to support purchasing and production planning
• Troubleshoot ERP errors for team
• Assist in launch of new products
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues of moderate complexity independently
• Lead projects and new initiatives for the department
• Redesign workflows to optimize for time, cost, or resource savings.
• Train teams on effective planning and purchasing techniques
• Utilize problem solving and continuous improvement techniques to eliminate waste
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Follow company policies, practices and safety guidelines as outlined.
• Demonstrates EPIC values and is recognized by others for this
• Demonstrated ability to complete all duties of the Advanced Buyer/Planner role
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent (AA degree plus APICS certification with a minimum of 5 to 8 4+ years of related experience)
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• ERP Expertise, Microsoft Dynamics
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office with advanced excel skills
• Familiarity with ISO and cGMP requirements
• Lean manufacturing experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Familiarity with ISO and cGMP requirements
• Lean manufacturing experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Skills

• Analytical thinking
• Supply chain planning
• ERP and data analysis
• Vendor management
• Continuous improvement
• Project leadership

Education

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent (AA degree plus APICS certification with a minimum of 5 to 8 4+ years of related experience)