Senior Specialist, Senior Buyer

Role Summary

The Senior Specialist, Senior Buyer will report to the Associate Director, Procurement, and will maintain alignment with the pharmaceutical operations network strategy. This role partners with cross-functional stakeholders to lead and execute operational buying, procurement, inventory management, and warehousing & logistics to support on-site manufacturing operations. It requires managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and effectively communicating data, conclusions, and best practices across site and network levels.

Responsibilities

• Must comply with all Security guidelines, Environmental, Health and Safety regulations, and current Good Manufacturing Practices required by the job function.
• Interpret and analyze Material Requirements Planning (MRP) demand requirements and plan/procure Finished Product, Bulk Product, API, Raw Material, Components, Operating Supplies, Equipment, and Maintenance supplies for the Phoenix facility.
• Basic knowledge of materials requirements, planning, and procurement concepts including inventory management, cycle counts, expediting, order placement, and logistics.
• Intermediate knowledge of concepts and practices in materials planning, including reorder point planning and contract communication/execution.
• Maintain system planning parameters (e.g., lot size, lead time, safety stocks) and track via the material control checklist.
• Conduct investigations and root cause analysis on supply disruptions or material quality issues and report corrective actions.
• Manage expiration dates and drive mitigation plans to prevent expiring material.
• Identify, escalate, triage, and resolve material shortages before they affect production.
• Support new product launches and/or special projects (planning meetings, readjust purchasing plans, ensure specifications are in place and approved by supplier).
• Organize product transportation between manufacturing sites, 3PLs, and customers; coordinate import/export activities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Supply Chain, MS&T, Manufacturing Ops, Engineering, and Finance/Admin to ensure seamless service.
• Implement direct material strategic category initiatives at the Phoenix site in alignment with Global Procurement leaders and Site Supply Chain Lead.
• Achieve and exceed metrics including value beyond savings, savings avoidance, cost reduction, and invoicing compliance.
• Lead and support sourcing activities related to supplier qualifications, readiness, assessment, and project execution including tech transfers.
• Support supplier risk assessment across direct materials and collaborate with global teams on key relationship segmentation.
• Negotiate direct and indirect sourcing in compliance with global policies; review and score suppliers in RFP processes.
• Develop relationships with key suppliers to drive performance in line with BMS values.
• Complete activities related to direct material supplier notifications, change control requirements, and supplier change notices.
• Support impact assessments for new product launches and new suppliers; interact with Compliance, Supply Chain, QA, QC, and Manufacturing Technology to meet change control requirements.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality to support Supplier Alerts for direct materials.
• Support PPV, WOV, P1, Budget, and P2 direct material financial monitoring for the site.
• Requires travel.

Qualifications

• Required: At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Management/Business Administration.
• Preferred: APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) or ISM (Institute for Supply Management) certification.
• Preferred: Strong proficiency in SAP/Oracle/Track-wise/PeopleSoft, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Positive, collaborative approach to problem solving with ability to work in a team; demonstrated independence and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a matrix organization is preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, preferred, preferably in Business Management/Business Administration

Additional Requirements

• Travel required.