Purchasing and Contract Specialist

Company: LanceSoft Inc
Location: Summit
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Title: Purchasing and Contract Specialist
Location: New Brunswick, NJ, 08903
Duration: 12 Months

New Brunswick, NJ--may require travel to SMW location if needed
Hybrid Role 50/50
Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, Business Hours

Job Description:
The person in this role will be responsible for supporting the Contract Operations team by processing capital and supply contracts and purchases for multiple company sites for Product Development (PD).

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• Manages administrative aspects of contracting. Supports business functions with facilitation of service contracts, agreements, purchase orders, approvals and payments as needed, vendor monitoring and oversight executed from ERP systems
  
• Responsible to work with Legal, Global Procurement and Finance departments to coordinate all activities associated with the development and execution of contracts, purchase requisitions and invoice management
  
• Accountable for tracking, managing, and monitoring all changes to contracts/PO s, ensuring timely amendments, approvals and implementation within the Product Development Operations organization
  
• Maintains tools and tracking systems to facilitate business operations, allotment of resources, and continuous improvement of the organization
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  
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  • BS degree in Business field or science field preferred
    
  • Minimum 4 years of purchasing, contracting experience preferably in a biotech environment.
    
  • Computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SharePoint is preferred. Outlook with extensive background in database systems.
    
  • Working knowledge of enterprise business systems such as Icertis, SAP and ordering systems like Ariba.
    
  • Innate ability to learn new software, such as corporate intranet and enterprise business.
    
  • Understands and works with well with SharePoint
    
  • Strong working knowledge in computer training systems
    
  • Knowledge of accounting principles. Experience with departmental budget management
    
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Highly proficient at writing wellformulated emails and notifications.
    
  • Ability to effectively communicate with employees, contractors, and vendors.
    
  • Experience with technical writing and document development / generation.
    
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with experience dealing with a diverse workforce.
    
  • Strong multitasking ability in conjunction with proven organizational skills. Ability to organize assigned tasks in a high paced environment and concurrently monitor tasks / assignments with others that may impact timely completion.
    
    Competencies:
    
    
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    • Professional Knowledge
      
    • Problem Solving
      
    • Team Player / Building Relationships
      
    • Multitasking
      
    • Customer Focus
      
    • Action and detail oriented
      
    • Active Listening
      
      Physical / Mental Demands:
      
      
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      • Occasional stooping, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, reaching and/or lifting up to 25lbs
        
      • Ability to sit, stand, walk and move within workspace for extended periods
        
      • Ability to perform repetitive tasks including hand to finger manipulations, grasping, pushing and pulling.
        
        
        
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        • This is not a lab facing role
          
          Environmental Conditions:
          
          
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          • Primarily office environment
            
          • Ability to work safely and effectively when working alone, or working with others
            

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