Operational Buyer - The Staffing Resource Group, Inc
Houston, TX 77047
About the Job
Operational Buyer
SRG offers flexible staffing solutions with a national presence. We provide contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, and executive search services. SRG utilizes an innovative approach to identify and qualify talent that is unique to the Staffing industry, featuring a cutting-edge platform that allows us to match professionals rapidly and precisely to client requirements. We have a proprietary database of over one million candidates and maintain continuous contact with our qualified talent.
Environment: A global leader and trusted supplier in the pharma, biotech, and specialty ingredients markets. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company is focused on advanced manufacturing, high-quality control systems, regulatory expertise, and research and development (R&D) capabilities. The company s products and services include active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), stem cell therapies, drinking water sanitizers, vitamin B compounds, organic personal care ingredients, industrial preservatives, and microbial control solution to combat viruses, bacteria, and other dangerous pathogens.
- Title: Procurement CAPEX / Order Management / Operational Buyer
- Location: Houston, TX; Portsmouth, NH; Walkersville, MD (Hybrid)
- Industry: Pharmaceutical
- Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm (onsite for first ~ 2 weeks - hybrid after that)
- Salary: Up to $45hr based on experience (Benefits available)
- Employment Type: Long Term Contract
Position Summary:
The Lead Buyer is responsible for Capex related procurement activities for the client's USA sites of approximately $10m to $500m. The lead buyer is responsible for all procurement activities for assigned projects and depending on the size of project, will have to manage the activities of other project buyers. This role supports strategic growth and investments, delivering new manufacturing capacity
Key Responsibilities:
- Development of project purchasing strategies and coordination of procurement activities for assigned investment projects.
- Ensure project sourcing objectives, actions and priorities are aligned both within Global Capex Procurement, Global Engineering and other key business partners.
- Procurement of all capex and supplies needed to bring manufacturing capacity online (systems, sub-systems, equipment and spare parts) and services (consulting, engineering and planning) for the assigned specialist areas or investment projects.
- Working closely with Global Category Management colleagues to execute agreed strategies locally in manufacturing sites.
- Plan, lead and execute negotiations of commercial terms and contracting for supply agreements.
- Manage relationships with suppliers acting as the primary point of contact within the project team
- Drive awareness of supply issues within the project, clarifying business impact and lead resolution plans.
- Develop project risk management strategies and drive development and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation plans.
- Work closely with Project Management to monitor supplier performance metrics and actively participate in the tracking and reporting of said metrics to drive supplier accountability.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to develop cost reduction strategies and implementation plans that meet project / business needs.
- Report project related savings monthly as well as maintain the project savings pipeline.
- Review and negotiate supplier change orders.
Key Requirements:
- Associate degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred.
- Previous experience in large to medium CAPEX project procurement.
- Experience with Operational Procurement and Requisition-to-Purchase processes.
- 1-5 years of experience in procurement or a related field. Would consider recent college grad with exposure to Procurement from internship or co-op.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Experience working with procurement systems and management software, demonstrated knowledge and use of SAP and SharePoint.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to varying workloads and to prioritize business needs.
- Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
- Able to work with a minimum supervision.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and departments.
Preferred Core Skills:
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Ability to craft commercial contracts and agreements
Project and procurement management skills
Team player with ability to work efficiently in a matrix organization & interdisciplinary teams
MS Office, SAP, Oracle Unifier
Excellent business mindset, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
EOE/ADA
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