Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist 

Working within Global Supply Chain Procurement to manage the source and supply of OEM/Resale items. Utilize the SAP system to monitor demand, manage deliveries, place orders.  Daily communications with Suppliers to build relationships and avoid back orders.  Collaborate with teammates and cross functionally.  Be point person for negotiating supply agreements, quality agreements and contract pricing.  Assist team with maintaining master data accurately. Works on projects of limited scope and complexity. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues. Receives work instructions from supervisor including quality and quantity expected and deadline.

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Identifies and resolves potential supplier problems.
• Actively manages work flow in SAP.
• Works with appropriate parties to resolve invoice issues to minimize overdue invoices.
• Ensures goods and services are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
• Identifies opportunities for cost reductions.
• Introduce and manage efficiencies through effective purchasing.
• Participate in supplier audits and business reviews.
• Monitors cost and supplier performance.
• Maintains files and records related to purchasing activities.
• Identifies strategies for cost reduction and supplier consolidation within assigned suppliers and materials.
• Identify quality improvement opportunities and process efficiencies within assigned commodities.
• Implement procurement strategies that help achieve Global Supply Chain goals
• Manages supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability development, capacity management and cost/quality improvements.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy and discusses defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiates refunds.
• Conducts supplier reviews, generate and deliver supplier performance report cards and communicate outcome to supplier and internal stakeholders.
• Assists in implementation of regional strategies
• Assesses supply chain risks and works with Supervisor to develop mitigation plans.

What You Bring:  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Procurement or Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or related discipline.
• 1-3 years’ experience in sales, purchasing, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Languages: fluent in English
• Experience expediting and issuing purchase orders a plus.
• Coursework towards CPM and/or CPIM certification is preferred.
• Basic knowledge and application of the principles and theories of procurement and supply chain.
• Proficient in Microsoft Windows and Office (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint).
• Good oral and written communication, negotiation, and multitasking skills with good organizational skills.

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Recently voted a Best Place to Work, Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see. 

Benefits: Bio-Rad's biggest asset is its people, and the reason why our Total Rewards deliver programs that provide value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Our robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle. We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including: 

• • Life and accident insurance,
  • Private Health Care Services – unlimited examinations, checkups in numerous specialties free of charge
  • Competitive salary and cafeteria
  • 100% commuting allowance for non Budapest residents
  • Annual bonus
  • Annual salary review
  • Marriage and childbirth allowance
  • School start allowance
  • Loyalty award
  • Employee Referral Program with remarkable referral bonus
  • All You Can Move contract possibility/gym facility discount
  • Hybrid working model (3 days onsite and 2 days home office. Our office is located in Budapest, Futó u. 47, 1082)