Purchasing Buyer at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

The Purchasing Buyer will support the global supply chain needs of Alchemee, supporting the Proactiv brand. This position is responsible for PO maintenance of packaging suppliers and contract manufacturers. In addition, the Buyer will assist in resolving inventory related issues caused by EDI, ASN, and supplier errors.  

List the primary job duties and responsibilities

• Create purchase orders (PO’s) in SAP for finished goods and packaging materials based on requirements issued from planning team. Requirements will be reviewed in accordance with our supply agreements we have with our suppliers.
• Confirm receipt of PO’s with suppliers via EDI portal or email documentation.
• Maintenance of PO’s based on current status of delivery dates and quantities from updates from our CMO’s and packaging suppliers.  
• Communicate and resolve any PO problems, i.e. late delivery, minimum order quantities (MOQ’s), with Planning and CMO Manager.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any PO receipt issues (over, short, damages).
• Maintain master data for all inventory purchased items.
• Transact into SAP weekly consumption of packaging materials.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations with our CMO’s maintaining alignment between CMO systems and our SAP system. 
• Assist Inventory Analyst with inventory discrepancies caused by EDI, ASN, receiving, or any other reason.
• Attend and participate in pertinent meetings such as weekly update meetings with our CMO’s, internal cross functional meetings, i.e. new launches, tech transfers.
• Complete all company assigned trainings.   
• Perform any other duties as assigned by CMO Manager or Director Supply Chain.      

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, or a related field. 
• Two or more years demonstrated procurement buying experience.
• Excellent attention to details.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
• SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in supplier management.
• Experience driving change and improving end-to-end processes.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Exhibit very good time management skills. Ability to work on multiple projects at same time.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment with excellent interpersonal skills. Must have very good  communication and presentation skills.
• Must be a self-starter with minimal supervision with the ability to work independently or within a team construct.
• Very good system and software skills, including strong intermediate Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, V look up), Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Power Point.
• Results focus and customer service oriented.

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