Senior Contract & Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Pharmaron

Come Join Our Growing Team in Coventry, Rhode Island!

What the job entails:

• Generate, process and file all supplier Agreements including MSA's, SOW's, CDA's, etc.
• Procure services and or Commodities as needed
• Participate head up special projects which result in increased efficiencies & measurable cost reduction
• Daily interactions with suppliers and internal customers (engineering, senior administrators, chemists, lab / warehouse technicians and finance)
• Performs complex purchasing assignments requiring the application of diversified skills / knowledge, practices and principles (negotiations, supplier selection, requests for quotations, etc.).
• Maintains department metrics for the company as requested
• Strive to always operate safely, reduce operational costs, and achieve 100% customer satisfaction (internal & external)

Additional responsibilities include:

• Be a key contributor to changes in business practices to operate more efficiently within an oracle environment.
• Work with internal customers in selecting suppliers to be used for Services and commodities. Coordinate Requests for Quotations (RFQ's) when appropriate. Responsible for negotiating essential products and services, prepare and/or issue purchase orders within Oracle Fusion. creating and maintaining physical and electronic purchasing document files and expediting when required.
• Manage approved supplier base. Monitor supplier performance, issues via Supplier Corrective Action Reporting for non-compliance. Work with suppliers and affected departments on timely disposition of non-conforming materials or requirements to address service issues.
• Participate in and develop department policies and procedures to support business goals and strategies, assuring compliance of corporate and local policies & procedures.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP's, EHS and Finance regulations. Create/Write and implement Supply Chain related SOP's, Process documents through company's Quality Document Control System, from draft through approval and training, to meet set timelines.
• Establish required Master Agreements and supporting SOW's, CCO's, PO's and CDA's to support site material and service requirements, limiting potential business exposure, liability and risks while maximizing benefit to the company.
• Participate in and support cost-reduction/cost avoidance initiatives including the use of value analysis and life cycle costing.
• Attend required compliance, quality, safety and environmental management trainings and programs.
• Visit supplier facilities as required to evaluate supplier capacity, efficiency, reliability, product quality etc. When requested. Participate in Supplier Quality Audits.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have a bachelor's degree in business or related discipline or equivalent experience. MBA preferred.
• 5 + years of experience in business with ample exposure to generating / managing agreements, purchasing operations, supplier qualifications, inventory control, accounting functions, information systems and customer service support.
• Capable of operating independently with minimum supervision as a team member in a fast paced challenging environment.
• Knowledge of Order to payment process within Oracle Fusion a Plus.

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