Senior Buyer - Direct Procurement (Hybrid) at Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC (J0P) in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Job Description:

Description:

This position is responsible for managing the procurement of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) excipients, and Packaging Components in support of all commercial activity. Responsibilities include the creation and management of raw material information, issuing purchase orders and tracking material and information requests for the cross-function team. Additional responsibilities include front line relationship management with internal and external stakeholders supporting various activity, sourcing, identification of potential alternate sourcing based on price reduction strategies, any potential compliance issues, leading supplier evaluations, and leveraging market intelligence.

Essential Functions:

• Procurement of API, excipients, and packaging components. Tracking delivery of materials and follow through on overdue shipments as well as FDA and US Customs holds.


• Participate in sourcing strategies and alternatives for new sources to manage risk, reduce cost, and improve service levels and quality.


• Establish and maintain effective relationships with all suppliers, and adheres to purchasing practices and policies to ensure honest, fair and ethical relationships with our suppliers.


• Participates in various cross-functional projects or initiatives.


• Create and maintain databases or spreadsheets for all approved projects, documenting their technical parameters to ensure that crucial information is readily available for reference, facilitating informed decision-making by seniors and the Head of Department.


• Negotiate pricing and contracts with suppliers to obtain the lowest total cost and best outcome for the Company. Initiate and Completion of Change controls for Commercial products of Amneal. Resolve the Complaints/NOI for Excipients/Packaging Materials; handle, manage and support in tech transfer projects for excipients and packaging components. Work with the suppliers and labeling team to handle the artwork process for all sites.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Pursue work with energy, drive, and effort to accomplish tasks.


• Persist at a task despite interruptions, obstacles, or setbacks.


• Take responsibility for accomplishing work goals within accepted time frames.


• Work effectively in a multicultural, global environment.


• Use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.


• Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills.


• Stay current on organizational strategies to maintain competitiveness.


• Fosters teamwork: Develop, maintain, and abide by project timelines and resource plans and work directly with other team members to ensure deliverable meet target due dates.


• Entertain wide-ranging possibilities to develop unique approaches and useful solutions.


• Planning & Organizing: Apply effective organizational skills.


• Adaptability/Flexibility: Change gears in response to unpredictable or unexpected events, pressures, situations, and job demands.


• Effectively change plans, goals, actions, or priorities to deal with changing situations.


• Identify the Problem: Anticipate or recognize the existence of a problem.


• Generate Alternatives: Generate a variety of approaches to the problem. Think creatively to develop new ideas for and answers to work related problems. Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.


• Choose and Implement a Solution: Decisively choose the best solution after contemplating available approaches to the problem. Commit to a solution in a timely manner.


• Work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.


• Collaborate with others to formulate team objectives and develop consensus for best outcome.


• Use teamwork skills to achieve goals, solve problems, and manage conflict.


• Develops effective working relationships.


• Effectively leads people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) in Business, operations, engineering, science ( Chemistry preferred) - Required

Experience:

• 6 years or more experience in the area of API, packaging and excipient procurement. Significant Management required in strategic sourcing and procurement in the pharmaceutical Industry.

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Advanced


• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers - Advanced


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail - Advanced


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Advanced

Specialized Knowledge:

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical commercial, production, packaging components, and quality control.