• Job Description

  Req#: R-150883

  Job Summary

  Avantor is looking for an Associate to provide support to the sourcing function. Ensures the availability of materials in the supply chain, as scheduled, and the maintenance of inventory at minimum acceptable levels. Monitors inventory requests, production schedules and purchase requisitions to coordinate purchasing activities for current/anticipated demand of materials and services. Collects suppliers’ quotations and examines bids

  What we’re looking for

  • Education: Any Graduate/Postgraduate (chemical or life science major is plus)
  • Experience: 2 years of experience in strategic sourcing and SAP is mandatory.

  How you will thrive and create an impact

  • Market scan by suing different information channel, analyse the information and selected potential suppliers.
  • Implement company sourcing strategy, use supplier selection knowledge and skill to audit the potential supplier and select suitable supplier for company.
  • Support the supplier on board and maintenance good relationship with suppliers
    Supplier Management
  • Develop supplier management skill to set up and keep the strategic partnership with supplier to support product and company development.
  • Help supplier to establish logistic system, set up the target for in time delivery and follow-up , help SQA to improve supplier delivery quality and process.
  • Timely solve the exceptional delivery issues in daily operation.
  • Organize supplier evaluation in certain period together with Quality, Engineering, Logistic.
    Negotiation
  • By using advanced negotiation skill to get optimal price, at the same time get better payment term, delivery and quality etc.
  • Contract handling
  • By using certain economic and legal knowledge to sign the favourable supplier contract and follow-up
  • Project management
  • Participate the team of project management, take the responsibility to fulfil the task defined within the team, such as inquiry, fill in the information of supplier and the information maintenance of SAP system.
    Routine case inquiry
  • Handle routine inquiry, including platform inquiry list and temporary sales/CS e-mail inquiry
  • Review and optimize buying source for better product quality and cost saving
    

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Familiar with office system and SAP system
  • Bachelor degree or above, chemical or life science major is plus
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Technical Competencies
  • Customer Service Principles
  • Quality systems and procedures
  • Familiarity with Life Science consumable, chemical, sales/training/installation

  Why Avantor?

  Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

  The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

  We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

  DISCLAIMER:
  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
  Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

  EEO Statement:

  We recognize the value of diverse workforce and aim to create employment opportunities such that all employees achieve their full potential and work in an environment free of discrimination and harassment. We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, caste, color, religious creed, ethnicity, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by central, national, provincial or local laws.

  3rd party non-solicitation policy

  By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation

• About the company

  Avantor is a chemicals and materials company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.

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