Associate, Purchasing

Role Overview

The Purchasing Associate ensures the timely procurement of materials and components, manufacturing equipment, lab supplies, warehouse, and office supplies across all facilities.

Responsibilities

• Issue Purchase orders in the ERP system for Raw Materials and/or packaging materials and sending them out to respective vendors.
• Issue Purchase orders in the ERP system for consumable goods to support manufacturing, engineering, Lab, and Warehouse across all facilities and sending them out to respective vendors.
• Ensure full compliance with Company policies, procedures, GMP's, Ethical Business Practice, and SOPs at all times.
• Work closely with the planning team and Purchasing manager to ensure the accuracy of Purchase orders issued in the ERP system.
• Work in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements.
• Keep management informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Qualification: Relevant supply chain or purchasing experience (preferably in a similar industry such as Pharmaceutical or Nutraceutical).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to read, write and speak English sufficiently.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions.
• Ability to interact effectively with different departments and with all levels of management.
• Must know MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (Syspro, SAP) preferred.
• Bi-Lingual in either Chinese or Hindi is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to navigate office, lab, and/or plant floor working environments.
• Standard office environment without unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
• Physical demands involved in office work such as the ability to talk, hear, use hands to hold and feel; work on a computer up to 7-8 hours a day; close vision required for computer usage.
• Must have the ability to wear applicable personal protective equipment utilized at this site, including safety glasses/goggles, hair nets, lab coats, and safety shoes.

Work Environment

• Exposed to lab and/or plant floor working environments.
• Standard office environment without unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
• Temperature controlled for heat and air conditioning.

Schedule

1st shift - 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefit options including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, sick time, etc.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 10 days of vacation in the first year, which grows to 12 days starting the second year of employment.