West Pharma Specialist Procurement 

United States, North Carolina 

360059040

Being responsible and accountable for the procurement for the West facility in Kinston, including supplier selection, ordering, follow-up, process and inventory control for all production supplies for day to day operations, while ensuring that internal customer requirements for materials/goods and services are achieved in a timely manner at the lowest total cost and in direct conformance with the policies and procedures of West.

• Accountability for seamless, smooth provision of the goods and services supply of the West facility in Kinston.
• Understand and have a basic knowledge of the regional landscape of the supply market for goods and services in terms of supplier base, technologies, competitive environment, market trends and cost drivers.
• Find and implement strategic sourcing solutions previously unknown to West, or previously known but not actioned.
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers with limited support by management. Understand and negotiate the structure and terms of common contracts and business models in the Americas region.
• Identify and assess risks and benefits of sourcing decisions and present proposals to mitigate risks collaboratively, ensuring sustained product supply-quality-compliance.
• Act as first contact point if problems with suppliers arise. Coordinate resolution of supplier performance issues with moderate management support.
• Contribute to the annual budget process by providing reliable cost estimates and realistic forecasts.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions, and all safety rules.
• Ensure adequate protection of confidential information and documentation. Restrict access to confidential information. Ensure that key operational and essential documentation files are properly stored.
• Monitoring SAP/MP2 system daily and updating. Monitoring MP2 Purchase Order Journal for purchasing needs. Receive stock and non-stock items in the MP2/SAP system.
• Service needs of maintenance and plant personnel. Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Perform cycle count assigned areas and post to physical inventory in MP2/SAP systemProvide appropriate West.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Work history in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
• Able to comply with the company’s safety and quality policies at all times.
• Must have great interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills to adequately analyze and interpret complex business situations.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated and the ability to influence, motivate and mentor others and be able to work with little or no supervision.
• Strong in attention to detail, time management, versatility and hold accountability.
• Must possess the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Must have experience in a highly technical and regulated industry.

• GED/High School Diploma required.
• Associate's Degree or Certification from the Institute For Supply Management (C.P.M.) preferred.
• Project Management or similar experience preferred.

• 3+ years of related business experience required.
• 3+ years of SAP Experience or other major ERP required.
• 3+ years of Six Sigma knowledge preferred.
• 3+ years of medical device manufacturing experience preferred.#LI-HYBRID #LI-AP1