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Bio-Techne

Senior Buyer - Life Sciences

Bio-Techne, San Marcos, California, us, 92079

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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:

$73,100.00 - $120,200.00

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Manages the purchase and production plan to ensure inventory supply through the analysis of consumption, reorder points and order quantities

Maintain a forecast and safety stock levels. Incorporate historical sales and forward-looking forecasts from commercial teams

Submits purchase orders for direct and indirect materials

Compile and analyze data to perform price analysis, make source selections, and procurement justifications

Maintain a forecast and safety stock levels using historical sales data

Manage open orders, including past due production and purchase orders

Interact with OEM vendors to manage production and fulfillment schedules

Communicate expectations with relevant vendors, quality and customer care teams

Monitor and achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI), including daily review of customer backorders

Identify expired Items, salvage useable components, and re-work when possible

Maintain ERP data fields used to support purchasing and production planning

Troubleshoot ERP errors for team

Assist in launch of new products

Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues of moderate complexity independently

Lead projects and new initiatives for the department

Redesign workflows to optimize for time, cost, or resource savings.

Train teams on effective planning and purchasing techniques

Utilize problem solving and continuous improvement techniques to eliminate waste

Lead continuous improvement initiatives

Follow company policies, practices and safety guidelines as outlined.

Demonstrates EPIC values and is recognized by others for this

Demonstrated ability to complete all duties of the Advanced Buyer/Planner role

Perform additional duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent (AA degree plus APICS certification with a minimum of 5 to 8 4+ years of related experience)

5+ years of relevant experience

ERP Expertise, Microsoft Dynamics

Working knowledge of Microsoft office with advanced excel skills

Familiarity with ISO and cGMP requirements

Lean manufacturing experience

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Familiarity with ISO and cGMP requirements

Lean manufacturing experience

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Why Join Bio-Techne:

We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

We invest in our employees' financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.

Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.