Purchasing Associate

We are seeking a Purchasing Associate to join IQVIA Laboratories at Indianapolis, IN.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

The Purchasing Associate will manage vendor-managed inventory (VMI), purchase orders, order execution, and order receipt, ensuring efficient stock management and communication with internal and external stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collect all deliveries, log, perform quality control, receipt in, store, and distribute as required.
• Maintain stock on shelves in a tidy manner, executing stock rotation in appropriate date order.
• Record all stock movements and issues using the inventory control system.
• Ensure accurate data entry across all inventory systems.
• Operate inventory control systems, including Excel, to facilitate stock processing duties.
• Participate in stock cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Liaise with internal customers, suppliers, and the Purchasing and Finance departments on stock-related issues.
• Review the inventory system and monitor stock levels to ensure minimum stock levels are maintained.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• High school graduate required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Other equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
  
  

The Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Needed For This Role

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting, and close eye work requirement (computer, typing, reading small prints). Physical demands vary depending on the assigned work area and work tasks. Occasional exposure to cold temperatures.
• Understanding of purchasing fundamentals, including creating requisitions and managing receipts and invoices.
• Proficiency in Excel (VLookup, pivot tables, formulas, and arrays) and good computer skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  
  

What We Offer You

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental, and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $41,100.00 - $68,500.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.