Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range: $52,000.00 - $85,600.00

Summary:

Carry out sourcing and supplier management activities in the acquisition of direct and indirect goods and services. Perform a variety of complicated tasks as needed. Ensure compliance to procedures. Maintain ongoing communications with suppliers and internal customers.

• Buyer Purchase raw materials, lab supplies, scientific equipment and services, office/business supplies based on planned usage and inventory requirements.
• Ability to work very well under pressure, excellent written / verbal communication skills and high standard of accuracy.
• Identifies, evaluates, and negotiates with suppliers that offers competitive advantage to eh organization.
• Evaluates vendor reliability; develops new supply sources as required.
• Coordinates purchasing activities with other departments to maintain inventory and supplies at approved and agreed planned levels.
• Coordinate with internal team and vendors on expediting orders as necessary to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify actual and potential delivery issues and disseminate information to internal customers.
• Coordinate the disposition of defective or unacceptable goods and make appropriate corrective measures.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure objectives and key requirements are understood and aligned with Purchasing strategies.
• Actively pursues cost savings opportunities and reports PPV to costing.
• Monitor inventory of raw materials by utilizing the min/max, re-order, and other relative reports on regular cadence. Updating as necessary to ensure approved inventory levels.
• BPO processing and management.
• Works with planning to forecast demand using multiple metrics, including finished goods, forecasts, and consumption rate history to determine appropriate inventory levels of raw materials.
• Works closely with Project Managers and assists with acquiring materials for new customers.

• Able to comply with policies, procedures and objectives, and safety standards.
• Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• The ability to multi-task in a fast paced, changing environment and work well as part of a team.
• Must be able to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office Skills, most critically Excel.
• Knowledge or experience of FDA Quality System Requirements, cGMP and ISO Standards.
• Experience in reagents, chemicals and related laboratory products purchasing.
• Knowledge of different types of Units of Measures and its conversions
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyze trends and statistical data and make appropriate decisions and recommendations.
• Knowledge of the metric measurement and good mathematical ability
• Direct to manufacturer, OEM and custom product purchasing experience as well as Chemical and Biologicals, printed materials, such as boxes, labels, inserts, plastics and glass materials.

• Minimum 2-5 years purchasing experience.
• AA degree or some college preferred.
• Experience in medical / diagnostic / biotechnology production setting strongly preferred.

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and d.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures…