Buyer

Job Title: Indirect Buyer Job Description The Indirect Buyer will own purchasing activities for all indirect goods and services for the Colorado location, working within the Procurement department and closely partnering with Supply Chain, Process Sciences, Facilities, and Warehouse teams. This role manages the end-to-end procure-to-pay process for indirect materials, capital, and services, ensuring operational requirements are met while balancing supply reliability, price, and quality. The position is ideal for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, growing environment, brings excellent communication skills, and can flex and pivot as business needs evolve. Responsibilities Procure indirect materials, capital equipment, and services to ensure operational requirements are met, taking into account supply reliability, price, and quality. Review purchase requests for accuracy and compliance with internal procedures and policies. Ensure appropriate contracts, supporting documents, and justification are included with all purchase requests. Create and process purchase orders with a high level of accuracy and compliance, providing clear justification for orders. Track order progress from placement through delivery, updating systems with expected delivery dates and maintaining open order reports. Engage proactively with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods and services and follow up on past-due orders until delivery and receipt are completed. Publish order progress, open order status, and delays to stakeholders, keeping internal teams informed of any changes or risks. Assist the Accounts Payable department in reconciling discrepant invoices and resolving PO and invoice mismatches. Maintain accurate procurement-related data and supplier records in Coupa and NetSuite to ensure purchase orders can be processed without discrepancies. Work within an established preferred supplier list, collaborating with end users, suppliers, and Accounts Payable to meet business needs. Identify opportunities to improve buying channels, such as implementing cXML punchout, electronic ordering, supplier consolidation, and sourcing events. Document, analyze, and report on supplier performance and key performance indicators (KPIs) using internal and external supplier performance surveys and systematic reporting tools. Manage supplier relationships, fostering positive working partnerships and clearly communicating business priorities, goods, and service requirements. Collaborate and communicate effectively with onsite stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure business needs are met in a timely manner. Support internal inventory management and improvement projects, including updating inventory-related data and processing urgent or stat orders. Identify areas where procurement process improvements are needed, cost savings can be achieved, or contractual agreements are required. Align with other members of the Procurement team to develop optimal supplier relationships, efficient procurement strategies, company-wide pricing agreements, and system enhancements. Facilitate end-to-end procurement for high-priority and urgent requests, expediting tasks among requesters, suppliers, couriers, and approval workstreams to achieve on-time delivery for critical business activities. Train end users in new ERP and purchasing systems, including Coupa and NetSuite, to ensure effective and compliant use of procurement tools. Support the Procurement team with ad hoc requests and projects, fill in for colleagues during absences, and contribute to the overall success of the procurement function. Maintain familiarity with suppliers in a GMP manufacturing environment and leverage this knowledge to support compliant and efficient purchasing. Demonstrate a customer service mindset by being available to onsite stakeholders during core hours to build trust, relationships, and provide responsive procurement services. Essential Skills Bachelors degree with at least 3 years of…

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