Who They Are:
Our client is a leader in biotechnology that ultimately exists to help patients. Millions worldwide are afflicted with genetic diseases, but small patient populations and industry reluctance to conduct early-stage development means that for many, treatments have not been forthcoming. They strive to change that.
Top Requirements:
- Biotech Industry experience
- 3+ years of experience
- Experience with Coupa or SAP - Desired
- Advanced MS Excel skills (VLOOKUP, if function, pivot table, etc.) - Desired
What You’ll Do:
- Process daily purchasing activities, such as the creation of purchase requisition to purchase order and ensure that incoming requests are processed timely
- Create or approve Purchase Requests to enable Purchase Orders creation
- Research unmatched invoices to determine respective Purchase Order to pay against
- Maintain organized work around priorities
- Trouble-shoot Purchase Order, Supplier Add, Invoice challenges
- Follow and improve department processes
- Drive quality and transparency by updating Procurement logs
- Attend meetings and trainings
- Create Ad-Hoc Procurement reports
- Be involved in finance accounting projects with impact on Procurement
- Partner with AP to ensure an appropriate match of invoices to open purchase orders
- Work closely with Accounting and Finance on month end close and budgeting projects
- Comply with the end-to-end PR to PO cycle in accordance with the requirements of SOX
What You’ll Bring:
- 3-5 years of Transactional Purchasing experience (desired)
- Experience in Purchasing related processes in NetSuite and Coupa (desired)
- Biotech experience is a plus
- Outstanding organization and detailed orientated skills
- Ability to create and use data analytical documents (e.g., MS Excel)
- Must have the ability to work in a dynamic and ever-changing environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Must have experience working in the fast-paced and high-volume work environment
- Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking to enable novel solutions.