Senior Buyer

Role & responsibilities

procurement of bulk chemicals, solvents, lab chemicals, direct procurement

The Buyer is principally responsible for the day-to-day ordering of direct materials or indirect goods and services for the assigned Sites of Curia. This may also include (but is not limited to) identification and selection of suppliers; negotiating for best value; placing orders; follow-ups for timely delivery, arranging shipment documents, addressing any problems that arise from a quality or delivery standpoint; and enforcing Procurement policies and procedures.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Daily data entry of purchase orders for sites that they support into accounting system, which includes assignment of general ledger codes, project, task and sub account codes on all items ordered.

2. Monitor & Follow-up for automated POs, provide pricing & other relevant details to requesters to raise the direct POs.

3. Do rate contracts for essential products & services

4. Provide price information to the sourcing team for new projects

5. Interface with new vendors to obtain proper paperwork for new supplier creation, including completion of the New Supplier Information Form and necessary local tax forms.

6. Working with Accounts Payable for sites that they support to research discrepancies on invoices and calling vendors to resolve and /or obtain credit.

7. Interaction with end users for the sites that they support and vendors to track orders to get expected delivery dates.

8. Expediting and de-expediting Purchase Orders

9. Review the “Past Due Purchase Order” report and collaborate with the end user and vendors to resolve and close as necessary.

10. Daily processing of purchasing requisitions in a timely manner.

11. Willing to work in shifts, depending upon job requirement

12. Collaborate with Category Managers / Local Procurement Team to implement and enforce the terms and conditions of any applicable global or regional strategic agreements at the local level.

13. Verify specifications of purchase requests as needed

14. Ensure continuous improvement through the collection and tracking of relevant cost, quality, and service data.

15. Recommend and implement methods to improve Purchase Order conversion time and lead time

16. Participate in self-development activities and training of others.

17. Understand and enforce Procurement procedures and processes to ensure that all purchases are approved sufficiently and in-compliances with AMRI’s policies.

18. Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices.

19. Communicate proactively and effectively with all relevant functions and personnel.

20. Conduct business with the highest level of integrity ensuring compliance with the AMRI Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.

21. Maintains the highest levels of professionalism both at the AMRI sites and with suppliers at their sites.

22. Perform other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business.

Preferred candidate profile

• BSc/BA/B.Com with Supply Chain Management /MBA or equivalent experience
• Relevant prior experience of 8-10 Years in Procurement of Direct Materials in Drug Discovery / Life Science company is required.
• Hands on experience in buying of Specialty Chemicals / Lab Consumables / Fine Chemicals / Solvents & Services related to Chemistry CRO / R&D
• Should have excellent knowledge about local Indian R&D & Chemistry scale-up companies to get custom synthesis of Chemicals with minimum lead time at competitive cost.
• Person should be well versed with Import of the chemicals specifically DG Goods from various countries

Language/Communication Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to multi task.