Summary of responsibilities:

The incumbent supervises the professional staff in the MRO & Capital Equipment and Contract Services Sections of the Purchasing, Inventory, and Risk Management. The incumbent is involved in a variety of procurement activities including preparation of specifications and the bidding process for commodities and contracts, preparation, and service requirements contracts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include the following. Other duties may be assigned)

·         Plans, directs, and manages the central procurement activities of the designated area, ex. Capital, Chemicals, Pharma, 1M, etc.

·         Develops, reviews, and approves new or improved administrative, purchasing, and clerical procedures to maintain economy and efficiency of operation.

·         Approves bid proposals and specifications, and presents recommendations on purchases requiring management approval.

·         Evaluates overall revisions, price and past performance of each contract and approves price increases.

·         Maintains liaison with purchasing representatives to join in cooperative buying when this will result in savings.

·         Researches and evaluates commodity areas and makes recommendations for standardization and additions to Qualified Products List.

·         Supervises and participates in the preparation of written financial and administrative reports.

·         Interprets contract provisions and reviews contracts for accuracy and changes prior to bid and renewal.

·         Provides liaison between vendors, contractors, and management.

·         Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

·         Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.

·         Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.

·         Responsible for ensuring that subordinate follows all company guidelines and policies.

·         Other responsibilities may be assigned & not all responsibilities listed may be assigned.

Position Authority:

•       Employee Hire and Termination Authority -Employee hiring requires second level approval. Employee terminations require Human Resources concurrence and sign-off.

•       Resource Allocation Authority -All management levels have the authority to the allocation for direct reports and secondary reporting relation.

•       Financial Authority -All management level positions have signature authority for spending in accordance with Cordis Franchise Signature Approval Limits policy. For detailed information, please refer to policy. Manage assign budget based on establish company policies and guidelines.

·         Education and/or Experience: BA/BS with 7 -10 years of related experience in manufacturing, purchasing, or planning. Project Management experience required. Master's degree in an applicable field of study would be an additional asset.

Other Skills and Abilities:

·         Good interpersonal skills.

·         Ability to use PC and associated software.

·         Knowledge of Microsoft Project.

·         Ability to use BPCS system.

·         Requires superb analytical skills.

·         Ability to do very complex analysis on Excel spreadsheets.

·         Thorough understanding of GMPs and FDA regulations.

·         Contract negotiation experience.

·         Knowledge of precision machining and lasers helpful.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

In addition to responding to Jessica Somers at   jsomers@technifind.com , please apply online at http://www.technifind.com/candidates/profile.php and for position desired put "Procurement Manager"