Procurement Analyst

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🌽 Illinois, Massachusetts – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $62.5k - $100.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🛒 Procurement

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Avantor

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1904

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Consulting

Avantor is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. The company collaborates with scientists around the world to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Avantor offers a proven portfolio of trusted, quality brands used in research, development, and production activities across more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. It focuses on supporting scientific journeys through reliable products, digital solutions, innovation, and manufacturing facilities. Avantor is committed to sustainability, advancing biopharma, and enhancing scientific collaboration with digital technologies.

📋 Description

• Manage forecasts for finished good inventory and develop replenishment plans in accordance with stocking strategies and inventory policies • Execute purchase orders to meet replenishment plans and customer demand variations • Purchase to support stocking strategies and maintain a strategic inventory position • Manage purchasing activities in SAP, including placing and confirming orders and expediting to support customer demand • Place economical purchase orders based on lead time • Manage vendor relationships and resolve delivery, price variance, minimum, and logistics issues • Provide regular feedback on critical vendors • Manage inventory levels to meet days-of-supply goals and reduce slow, excess, and obsolete inventory • Maintain critical supply chain data for forecasting, customer communication, and product planning • Reconcile invoices as required • Review forecasts and master data to close supply gaps before customer impact • Analyze inventory and delivery problems and recommend solutions • Communicate with manufacturing, customer service, quality, marketing, sourcing, and operations departments regarding product availability and delivery schedules • Improve supply chain responsiveness by managing lead times and collaborating with stakeholders • Establish and deploy best practices for inventory planning and business strategies • Perform other duties as assigned with or without accommodation

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years in a supply chain related field required • Experience utilizing ERP system for planning/procurement/operations (SAP preferred) • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively work in a team environment • Excellent multi-tasking, follow-up and execution of assignments • Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and manage multiple SKUs • Excellent problem-solving skills • Excellent time management and prioritization skills • Ability to work efficiently under pressure, within deadlines or other time-essential constraints • Excellent listening skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong sense of urgency, initiative, and drive • Detail oriented, solution focused • Understanding of the financial impact of variances, purchase prices and inventory investment • Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new systems quickly • Strong drive for results • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

🏖️ Benefits

• Learning experiences to support career growth and success • Diverse, equitable and inclusive culture • Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support