Buyer II

What We’re Looking For

The Buyer II manages the purchasing and sourcing processes to ensure best pricing and availability of material to support the company’s needs and demands, including spot buying to fulfill immediate need.

What You Will Do

• Create purchase orders and execute bid requests

• Ensure product availability based on the required quantity and the need time for production

• Maintain and ensure that lead times, costs, order multiples, and minimums are accurate

• Negotiate best costs for all PCCA products

• Spot buy-purchase for immediate delivery to fulfill demand

• Manage internal and external sourcing needs

• Manage the new item and new vendor processes

• Proactively communicate with internal departments sourcing issues or delay that affect production and or PCCA members

• Collaborate with planning team members to evaluate forecast and work orders

• Collaborate with QA/QC and Receiving regarding quality issues that arise

• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve Supplier account issues

• Manage the implementation and maintenance of the manufacturer qualification process

• Strengthen and build supplier relationships through routine supplier meetings and tradeshow attendance

• Consolidate and reduce vendor count as needed

• Resolve supplier issues or concerns in a timely manner and or specified time frame

• Ensure proper documentation is provided by suppliers and that all purchasing activities adhere to established policies and procedures required by PCCA

• Participate in continuous improvement activities in support of Company business goals

• Assist or lead ad hoc projects, as required

• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s Degree and four years of procurement experience or ten years of procurement or related field experience

• Understands MRP/ERP business systems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent organizational, time management, and multi-tasking abilities

• Strong analytical, negotiation and strategic sourcing skills

• Intermediate financial understanding and excellent problem solving skills

• Ability to work independently autonomously as well as in a team setting

• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Suites

Who We Are

PCCA helps pharmacists and prescribers create personalized medicine that makes a difference in patients’ lives. As a complete resource for independent compounding pharmacists, PCCA provides high-quality products, education and support to more than 3,000 pharmacy members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries around the world. Incorporated in 1981 by a network of pharmacists, PCCA has supported pharmacy compounding for more than 37 years. Learn more at www.pccarx.com.

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