Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

The Purchasing Specialist receives sufficient authority from, and is accountable to the Facility Manager or appointed designate, for the successful completion of assigned duties and responsibilities and has the authority to take action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position.

The Purchasing Specialist has authority to identify the occurrence of departures from the quality system or from the procedures for carrying out purchasing and inventory control, so long as such action does not deviate from established company guidelines, is consistent with sound business or technical judgment, and follows the practices of the laboratory.

Main Assignment :

The Purchasing Specialist will manage the purchasing of all consumables and manage inventory levels, creating a system for managing laboratory requests, receiving items, delivering special orders, following up on pending orders and back ordered items, sourcing special requests, as well as working with the current Fisher stock clerk to ensure adequate supplies are on hand at all times.

The Purchasing Specialist will keep all stock status current and timely order and receive all items. Monitoring the performance of approved vendors in conjunction with Quality.

Specific Assignments :

Responsible for the majority of lab ordering, receipt, delivery, and tracking.

Responsibilities will include monitoring inventory levels of consumable items for all departments.

Submitting and tracking purchase orders in the purchasing system, Coupa, to maintain sufficient inventory levels in order to support ongoing and planned production and services, adjusting carrying capacity based on actual and forecasted run rates.

Receiving ordered items in appropriate systems and submitting paperwork to Finance to process invoice and payment.

Provide support to the laboratory departments in the identification, cost management, and acquisition of materials.

Identification of vendors, appropriate materials, product numbers, pricing, and specifications.

Complete ongoing qualification of current vendors and assist in the vetting and approval of new vendors.

Address ongoing issues related to material availability, including working with multiple suppliers to identify alternatives, address backorders, and meet expedited demand.

Manage standard materials – use of ERMD as deemed appropriate.

Manage all specialized materials orders.

Verify quantity and quality for all deliveries and sign accordingly.

Refuse incorrect deliveries or otherwise arrange for returns.

Responsible for entering requisitions in Coupa based on order requests.

Frequent email and phone contact with co-workers, external vendors, and shippers.

Responsible to track POs for full receipt over time and follow-up with incomplete or missing orders.

Receive items electronically in Coupa database on a daily and as-needed basis.

Physically deliver packages to specific people and locations multiple times throughout the day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• Significant MS Office proficiency and comfortable working on computer
• Able to lift at least 45 pounds on a routine basis as part of job function

Additional Information

Shift : Full- Time : First Shift, Monday- Friday 9am- 5 : 30pm with additional hours as needed.  Candidates currently living in a commutable distance to New Orleans, LA. are encouraged to apply.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins is a M / F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.