Associate Purchasing Specialist

PerkinElmer•Collegeville, PA

2d•$50,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services. The Purchasing Specialist partners closely with the customer R&D groups at their assigned site across the EMEA or US region. This customer facing role will be primarily based on site and involves the procurement of all material goods including lab/office supplies, CAPEX & Oligonucleotides-with direction and support from customer teams and identified services & software licenses. This individual will manage the end-to-end procurement process and build connections with the on-site consumables team.

Requirements

Strong team player
Self-motivated and work under pressure to balance conflicting deadlines
Attention to detail
Basic experience with MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Effective communicator and problem solver
Highly organized
Ability to listen and understand the customer requirements
Time management and planning
Ability to change in a fast-moving environment
Professional attitude
Associate Degree in Business Administration or other related field with 1+ years of purchasing or similar administrative experience
High School Diploma and 3+ of purchasing or similar administrative experience

Nice To Haves

Prior purchasing experience in a customer-facing scientific environment.
Prior experience working with vendor representatives
Strong IT and Analytical Skills
Knowledge of databases and purchase ordering systems
Bachelor Degree

Responsibilities

Ensure that all orders are accurately processed and in a timely manner for all assigned customer business groups.
Assist in the completion of work instructions and SOP’s to deliver a standardized level of support
Support training of new team members
Resolve any missing PO numbers and follow up on any back orders.
Closely monitor all invoices and process within the agreed time frame. This will include invoice discrepancies/credit note processing/process documents/goods receipting and approve/reject/code invoices.
Responsibility to challenge cost saving/cost avoidance & obtain bulk quotes to maximize savings, pricing & stock availability.
Capture cost savings and cost avoidance to align with strategic sourcing and account savings initiatives
Provide cross regional support working agile as required
Continuous improvement of the purchasing team ways of working
Ensure users/customers are kept informed of progression & status of their orders.
Use agreed procurement systems to process customer orders.
Log any cost saving/avoidance and report any anomalies.
Keep all orders directed to customer preferred suppliers.
Follow customer procedures and challenge users going outside this policy.
Single point of contact for all purchasing enquiries.
Comply with all site Health & Safety regulations.
Provide relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to the PerkinElmer management team on the procurement service provided to the customer groups.
Identify opportunities to give time back to science and capture evidence to align with account initiatives
Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time.