Becton, Dickinson and Company

Senior Procurement Specialist

Becton, Dickinson and Company • $75K — $95K *
Sumter, SC 29150In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or related field
  • 1-3 years of supply chain/material planning experience preferred
  • Certified Purchasing Management or APICS certification preferred
  • Proficient in MRP/ERP systems and SAP
  • Strong communication, presentation, and project management skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage annual budget submissions for raw materials and cost-saving opportunities
  • Support purchasing of MRO supplies and services for North America Shared Service Center
  • Develop and maintain SAP training procedures and master data
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations in procurement
  • Initiate and manage purchase orders for production support
  • Evaluate supplier performance in collaboration with Quality
  • Analyze performance variances against purchasing standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Opportunities for professional development and certification
  • Supportive team environment with cross-department collaboration
  • Access to advanced supply chain technology and training
  • Flexibility to lead and manage projects effectively
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Senior Procurement Specialist reports directly to the Purchasing Supply Chain Manager. This position will be responsible for purchasing of raw materials used to manufacture medical devices and working with Global Procurement (GP) regarding negotiations to ensure favorable pricing, consistency of supply and supplier management for major spend materials and for plant managed materials. Additionally, this position will support the planning team to meet demand requirements and help manage the proper balance of stock to support production and inventory targets as negotiated with Corporate Headquarters.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Responsible for annual budget submissions related to raw material standards, potential risks and cost savings opportunities, the quarterly plant forecast for Purchase Price Variance using GP guidelines and market intelligence and monthly projections for PPV.
  • Support the North America Shared Service Center (NASSC) in the purchase of MRO supplies, services and capital.
  • Development of training procedures and practices that will assure SAP™ proficiency of the workforce. Maintaining master data in SAP™.
  • Determining and recommending assignment of security profiles which are appropriate for associate tasks and which will minimize conflict of roles and responsibilities in SAP™. Maintaining departmental compliance to all applicable federal, state, local, and company regulatory requirements.
  • Compliance to department budget and forecasts. Maintaining the Plant Approved Supplier List. Initiating purchase orders for procuring raw materials, supplies and services in accordance with approved SAP generated requisitions and manual requests submitted by Planners as the need arises in direct support of production. Insures accuracy in all purchase order requests.
  • Visiting supplier facilities with Quality to evaluate their ability to provide products or services which comply with BD IDS standards. Working in close association with plant planning personnel regarding purchase orders.
  • Following up on purchase order delivery schedules to ensure accurate flow of raw materials into plant as the need arises by production.
  • Support the Supplier Quality Engineer who coordinates the timely resolution and disposition of rejected materials with the supplier
  • Resolving invoicing issues in conjunction with Finance; Quarterly review of the Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) reconciliation report and provide guidance to Finance for items that can be set to resolved
  • Communicating effectively with plant, Division and Corporate personnel including technical engineering and R&D personnel.
  • Maintaining SAP information to reflect accurate supplier performance records in order that material purchase price standards and guidelines may be established with a high degree of confidence.
  • Management of the maintenance and control of all manual and automated purchasing records including detailing all activities with suppliers.
  • Identifying the need to qualify a specific alternate material based on discontinuance / obsolescence. Advising appropriate functionalities including GP Sourcing of this need and reason. Assisting in driving the validation /qualification process against a timeline that avoids impact on manufacturing.
  • Analyzing and reporting on performance and variances against material purchase price standards, budgets and targets on a monthly basis.
  • Operating under the guidelines of ISO 13485 Certification Program.
  • Representing local business needs and requirements in Sourcing team activity, including strategy development, negotiation planning, bid analysis and supplier selection.
  • Leading local implementation of approved Sourcing strategies, including detailed implementation planning, supplier qualification, and change documentation / ECO.
  • May be required to take a leading role, such as assigning activities to other associates who perform work that is similar or closely related to this position (less than 50% of the time)


Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management or relevant field.


Experience:
  • Certified Purchasing Management and/or APICS certification preferred
  • 1-3 years of supply chain/material planning experience preferred.
  • SAP experience preferred.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • MRP/ERP system knowledge - Proficient
  • Computer skills - Proficient
  • Communication and presentation skills required - Proficient
  • Project Management - Proficient
  • Purchasing functions and techniques (including PO generation, transportation, invoice resolution, warehousing, and inventory control) - Proficient
  • Strategic thinking required - Proficient
  • Problem solving - Proficient
  • Sourcing, supplier relationship management and inventory management functions - Proficient
  • Quality Management Systems (QSR and ISO) - Proficient


ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Performs other duties as the need arises by the Purchasing Supply Chain Manager.


Primary Work Location
USA SC - Sumter

Additional Locations

Work Shift
NA (United States of America)

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Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$72 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
1897
5 Year Trend
+9.3%
Revenue
$18.2 billion
NASDAQ
BDX
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