Buyer

$52,000 - $68,640/Yr

Aston Carter - Hazelwood, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Hazelwood, MO

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Procurement Buyer is responsible for providing procurement support to key functional stakeholders within a global specialty pharmaceutical company. This role involves processing purchase orders, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with departmental policies. The Buyer will also play a key role in promoting and training on standard business processes and systems across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to build relationships.
• Perform necessary transactional activities to support the business unit, such as requisition processing, invoice reconciliation, vendor maintenance/diligence, and spend reporting.
• Act as subject matter expert on Requisition to Pay process.
• Support requestor training.
• Support corporate Coupa (and adjacent systems) update and enhancement strategies.
• Support audit requests related to requisition to PO process and vendor updates.
• Maintain SharePoint sites as needed.
• Assure compliance to necessary compliance to Procurement activity.
• Coordinate with the Procurement leadership, IT and operating units to identify training needs and make recommendations for functionality and business process improvements.
• Support process improvement across functions in the procure to pay space.
• Validation of suppliers / Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Special project work as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience in Procurement Systems Technology (Coupa) preferred or related detail-oriented transaction/order processing.
• Pharmaceutical procurement experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Strong command of MS Word and Excel required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
• Voluntary Life Insurance & AD&D for the employee and dependents
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Vacation or Sick Leave