What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Specialist position at bioMerieux Inc.?
Location: Durham, NC, United States
Position Type: Unfixed Term
Job Function: Purchasing
A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMerieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.
In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.
Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.
Description
Position Summary & Responsibilities:
The Purchasing Specialist position will provide administrative support to the Purchasing Department. This position will be responsible for Purchasing data management as defined within Purchasing processes & related procedures. This role will also support Domain director and purchasing category managers as well as Corporate Team on purchasing projects & processes.
- Manage purchasing data & purchasing related documents.
- Assure data quality & compliance (training records, contracts, approved supplier lists).
- Manage & be accountable for supplier files compliance within our SRM platform Jaegger (Suppliers Self Surveys, current ISO certificates, risk analysis, Supplier Approval Disapproval forms) and ensure compliance for the scope in case of audits.
- Provide support for quarterly Supplier Steering Committee meetings: input data & assure publication of minutes.
- Provide operational means & support (new comers integration, typical purchasing process training, equipment, access rights...).
- Manage E-proc process (purchasing cards, purchasing orders, etc.).
- Assist Domain & Team with Corporate governance (meetings, agenda, presentations, reporting, minutes)
- Update & fill in management data for related scope including drafting related reports. Gather data and generate presentations related to the Domain.
- Coordinate or participate to regulation changes, continuous improvements, or function transformations (ie. RoHS, REACH, CSR, risk assessment, intranet, disadvantaged supplier analysis and reporting).
- Supports the VP of the Department as needed.
Education, Skills, & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement, or Supply Chai/Logistics
- High School Diploma/GED with 5 years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement, or Supply Chain/Logistics is also accepted
- SAP, or another ERP, experience is a plus
- Experience in medical device or biotech is a plus
- Experience with an SRM is a plus
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