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Company: Kelly Services
Location: Keene, NH
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Finding a job that fits your lifestyle isn't always easy. That's where Kelly® comes in. We're seeking a Senior Buyer to work in a leading biomanufacturing company in Keene, NH. Sound good? Take a closer look below. We're here to help you find something great that works for you—so you won't miss a moment of what really matters in your life.
 
Why you should apply to be a Senior Buyer: 
• Opportunity to work with a reputable biomanufacturing company 
• Convenient 8 working hours per day. 8:00AM to 4:30PM - Monday to Friday
• Current pay rate is $45/hr. 
 
What's a typical day as a Senior Buyer. You'll be: 
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities 
• Adheres to Company Core Beliefs and all Safety and Quality requirements.
• Buys goods and services utilizing Purchase Orders through Oracle based ERP system and manages and monitors open orders ensuring product is delivered on-time to support uninterrupted production.
• Measure and monitor supplier performance, inventory levels, and key metrics. Develops plans to drive improvements, tracks efforts, and reports out on performance and communicate gaps to the business and the supplier.
• Identify and lead projects and activities to develop, and improve our purchasing best practices as well as being an example and leader in adhering to the best practices, both within the plant and working with the global teams.
• Leads effective Supplier Relationship Management for strategic and problematic suppliers. Hold regular meetings, defines action plans, and leads efforts for improved supplier performance and overall value to the organization.
• Drive lean principles to right size inventory by implementing supplier stocking agreements and systems such as Kanban, and Min/Max planning. Reduce supplier lead-times while improving responsiveness, and flexibility.
• Interpret, define, and communicates material/service requirements to suppliers. Escalates issues in a timely manner internally and externally.
• Negotiates pricing/terms with suppliers in conjunction with the Senior Commodity Manager where applicable ensuring that the organization needs are met.
• Effective management, and regular maintenance of key item attributes, purchase order modifiers and related procurement system settings. MoQ, lead-times, safety stocks, FLM, planner codes, ASL, etc.
• Ensures that suppliers deliver goods/service with necessary quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery.
• Assists in resolving receiving and/or accounts payable issues.
• Performs other functions as required.
• This position is required to assure compliance of Company operations to all applicable laws, regulations and standards, good business practices and company documented procedures (including knowledge of all standards, government occupational health and environmental regulations and statutes related to the site).
• Engage others, promote, and participate in Environmental, Health, and Safety initiatives, focusing on continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
This job might be an outstanding fit if you have: 
• University Degree (BA degree) or 10+ years of buyer experience required. BS in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or Advanced degree desired
• APICS certificate desired
• Proficient in utilization and understanding of ERP systems. Preferable Oracle, SAP, or JD Edwards
• Strong analytical skills and proficient in Excel using vlooks, and pivots tables
• Knowledge of GMP, ISO, FDA requirements and their application in the operations site environment
 
What happens next:
Once you apply, you'll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don't worry—even if this position doesn't work out, you're still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more. 
 
Helping you discover what's next in your career is what we're all about, so let's get to work. Apply to be a Senior Buyer today! 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.


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