Assistant Buyer

• Contract length: Approx. 4 months
• Location: Onsite Pensacola, FL
• Max hourly rate: $24/hr
• Hours: Fulltime, 40 hrs

Our client is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join their team. This is a contract position, working onsite in Pensacola, FL. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in the life sciences industry!

The Buyer position is a key role within the Procurement team requiring an enthusiastic self-starter with drive to learn and improve existing processes where needed. This position will focus on supplier on-time delivery, supplier management, inventory management and analysis, and cost reduction.

Essential Job Functions:

• Properly execute the Requisition-to-Purchase Order and Planned Purchased Order Processes with a high level of focus on customer service for products and services within the Indirect Material and Packaging categories
• Monitor and manage supplier on-time delivery, with ability to problem-solve and countermeasure effectively
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels to achieve effective Working Capital Turn rate while improving customer service levels
• Develop, negotiate, and coordinate Purchase Agreements and Long-Term Supplier Contracts.
• Maintain Purchase Order status and tracking information while communicating to all internal stakeholders in a professional and timely manner
• Work cooperatively with other department representatives and vendors to resolve product discrepancies with regards to quality, quantity, delivery, and price

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or equivalent work experience preferred
• Demonstrably versed in MRP, Bills of Material, Customer Sales Support in a fast-paced manufacturing, multiple divisional environments
• Experience in purchasing MRO, General Labware, Packaging/Labeling, and other Indirect categories preferred
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Buyer preferred
• Detailed, accurate, analytical, and metric-driven
• SAP software experience preferred
• Strong negotiation skills preferred

Interested? Apply now!

*Unfortunately we cannot support H1B, C2C/C2H