Purchasing Specialist

For over 65 years, pharmaceutical and biotech companies have partnered with Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) to bring their sterile injectable products to market.

Simtra is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization with facilities in Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany.  We offer a wide-range of delivery systems including prefilled-syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials, and sterile crystallization.  Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide.  As such, at Simtra, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement.  We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.

While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support, and secondary packaging.

In addition to unmatched expertise and experience, we offer a uniquely collaborative approach.  Clients look to Simtra as an extension of their own companies.

It is very rewarding industry to work in.  Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate, and bring-life changing medicines to patients worldwide.

The Purchasing Specialist works closely with manufacturing (and support groups) to place orders and support operations. The Specialist shares responsibility for maintaining supplier relationships that facilitate procurement of sufficient inventory while at the same time monitoring inventory turns and aging material to meet established company goals. This role reports to a Purchasing Manager.

What you'll be doing:
• Obtain quotes and pricing information from vendors
• Perform queries for supplier and part information in JDE
• Maintain cost savings and appropriate inventory levels
• Create part numbers
• Interpret materials resource planning tool and place orders (includes stock and client-dedicated; and assigned commodity)
• Manage inventory to meet inventory turns and reduction of aged inventory goals
• Conduct annual price/cost analysis
• Resolve invoice discrepancies such as duplicate shipments, incorrect quantity, receipt issues and pricing related to Purchase Orders
• Ensure all Purchase Order paperwork is correct and sufficient for accounting functions
• Liaison between Receiving and vendors who come on site to ensure all issues are resolved
• Identify improvements in current work methods or systems and develops well thought-out action plans to implement and reduce procurement costs, eliminate non-value-added activities, and unnecessary costs

What you'll bring:
• High school diploma or GED required. Some college or Associate Degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years inventory/purchasing or related experience required
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Experience and/or ability to use enterprise software (i.e., JDE, Documentum, Pilgrim, Trackwise, etc.)
• Heavy attention to detail

Physical Requirements:
• Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends.
• Position requires sitting for long hours, but may involve walking or standing for periods of time.
• Use of hands and fingers to manipulate office equipment is required.
• Duties may require occasional lifting and/or moving objects weighing up to 20 lbs.

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The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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