Job Description

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.

Associate Purchasing Specialist

Location(s)

GSK (Collegeville) - Customer Site PA

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.

Job 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.

Critical skills:

• 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

Basic Qualifications:

• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

Working Environment:

• Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
• Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
• The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite. Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
• Occasionally move or lift up to 25 pounds (potential for occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds).
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
• Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.
• Potential risk to lab-based hazards including but not limited to extreme temperature, biological materials, hazardous chemicals.

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $50,000 to $70,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.