Buyer

Great Care, Delivered™ is the promise that we make to our customers. If you have a passion for helping animals, and a love for serving others – we want you to help us deliver on that promise by joining our Non Compounding Business Team.

The temporary buyer will support our non-compounding business unit.

When and where will you work?

• You will work Monday – Friday

What you’ll do:

• Conduct procurement activities within the firm’s applicable Policies and Procedures, and applicable laws and regulations
• Collaborate with business unit requestors to ensure purchases meet the quality, cost, and functionality; and analyze forecast requirements to meet sales demand (Demand planning/ROP management)
• Make procurement decisions with respect to cost, quality & delivery reliability via Blanket Orders and individual Purchase Orders
• Execute to the purchase order process effectively and efficiently
• Process change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers
• Ensure continuous, reliable supply of goods and services that drives an uninterrupted flow
• Qualify vendors, evaluate bids, and negotiate prices and terms for purchased goods
• Purchase materials and supplies at the most favorable terms for the Company
• Track purchases, monitor vendor quality, and maintain a database of vendor information
• Work with sites on continuous improvement initiatives around key purchasing KPI’s = receiving, purchased goods exceptions, expired material returns, etc.
• Collaborate with business managers to perform regular supplier performance evaluations
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge in procurement practices and technologies as well as in market trends related to assigned categories of goods and services

Who you are:

• Possess strong analytical skills and ability to work effectively on a team
• Have organization, planning and prioritization skills to execute multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to changes in business requirements in a fast-paced environment
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Possess the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Able to analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Able to convert metric units and work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, and ratios and apply to practical situations.
• Have working knowledge of procurement tools, processes and practices for purchasing goods via electronic methods with vendors
• Able to help develop applicable Procurement policies, practices, and methods
• Have the ability to network and negotiate with vendors, building long standing relationships
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including, presentation skills

What you’ve done:

• Have 2-3 years of purchasing or related experience
• Obtained a bachelor’s degree in related field
• Worked with ERPs, preferably with MAS500, SAP, Oracle or similar.
• Utilized Excel heavily

Bonus points:

• Experience working in pharmaceutical or chemical industry preferred

About Us

Wedgewood is the nation’s largest and most trusted provider of compounded veterinary medications. Its recent merger with Blue Rabbit enables the company to provide veterinarians with next-generation software to streamline patient care and marks a significant evolution in services. Together Blue Rabbit and Wedgewood serve more than 70,000 veterinary professionals and one million animals annually.