Junior Associate, Purchasing

About the Role

The Purchasing Associate ensures the timely procurement of materials and components, manufacturing equipment, lab supplies, warehouse, and office supplies across all facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Issue Purchase orders in the ERP system for Raw Materials and/or packaging materials and sending them out to respective vendors.
• Issue Purchase orders in the ERP system for consumable goods to support manufacturing, engineering, Lab, and Warehouse across all facilities and sending them out to respective vendors.
• Ensure full compliance with Company policies, procedures, GMP’s, Ethical Business Practice, and SOPs at all times.
• Work closely with the planning team and Purchasing manager to ensure the accuracy of Purchase orders issued in the ERP system.
• Work in a safe and responsible manner to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements.
• Keep management informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Office, particularly Excel.
• ERP systems (Syspro, SAP) preferred.

Qualifications

• Relevant supply chain or purchasing experience (preferably in a similar industry such as Pharmaceutical or Nutraceutical).
• Able to read, write and speak English sufficiently.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions.
• Ability to interact effectively with different departments and with all levels of management.
• Bi-Lingual in either Chinese or Hindi is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to navigate office, lab, and/or plant floor working environments.
• Standard office environment without unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
• Physical demands involved in office work such as the ability to talk, hear, use hands to hold and feel; work on a computer up to 7-8 hours a day; close vision required for computer usage.
• Must have the ability to wear applicable personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses/goggles, hair nets, lab coats, safety shoes).

Work Environment

• Exposed to lab and/or plant floor working environments.
• Standard office environment without unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
• Temperature controlled for heat and air conditioning.