Senior Buyer Indianapolis
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Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences diagnostics and biotechnology
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today:time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.
We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists with many of our 3300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.
Its all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And were just beginning. Working together lets put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
We are currently seeking a Senior Buyer who will be responsible for the Value Stream including preparing and processing requisitions and placing purchase orders for the procurement of commodities and supplies necessary for the manufacturing of our products. This role is responsible for alignment with the Production Planner to ensure materials are readily available to support the production plan.
This position reports to the Senior Manager Materials & Planning and is part of the Supply Chain team located in Indianapolis and is an on-site role.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Place new POs and follow up on existing POs and execution of tactical processes related to purchasing.
- Work to negotiate favorable pricing with vendors/suppliers
- Establish contract terms with suppliers and drive ongoing supplier optimization to ensure that organizational metrics are achieved and manage the supply base including negotiating supplier OTD and forecasting.
- Identify and facilitate continuous improvement activities
- Collaborate with and support production planning and Value Stream to ensure timely delivery to our customers
The essential requirements of the job are:
- Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of general business experience or Masters degree with 3 years general business experience or Doctoral degree with 0 years of experience
- Strong organizational communication and detailed operational process skills to keep all parties informed of attainment or missing metric targets.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks such as high volume of suppliers (100) and parts (average of 700 active parts) and escalating issues as needed.
- Proficient with any ERP Excel and agile in learning new software.
It would be a plus if you possess experience in the following areas:
- APICS CPIM CSCP or CPM Certification
- Experience in manufacturing buying or planning for instrument/accessory products
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
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Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Contracts
About Company
WHO WE ARE We are a global science and technology innovator committed to helping customers solve complex challenges and improving quality of life around the world. These are the moments that make a difference. Performing a delicate operation on an unborn baby. Minimizing waste at ever ... View more
