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Operational Buyer Indirect III

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Posted: 11/08/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Procurement/Supply Chain Job Number: 615502 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description

Target Pay Rate: 25-31.57/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description:

• Track and expedite purchases orders from inception to delivery to site ensuring all critical milestones are met
• Communicate order status to Project Stakeholders on a regular basis
• Ability to create and manage MS Excel Expediting reports
• Assist with setting up and approving new vendors in SAP
• Support the transition of CAPEX purchasing from SAP to Ariba Guided Buying business tools
• Assist project teams with the PO closeout process
• Execute invoice rejection tasks and communicate rejection to suppliersreason for rejection to suppliers and steps to remediate
• Manage supplier complaints and escalations in the PO2Pay cycle
• Assist suppliers with onboarding to Supplier Portal
• Liaise with Accounts Payable department on issues related to invoice payments
• Provide assistance to project buyers on matters related to transactions and interactions with suppliers
• Build business network between other supporting teams and functions (Legal, Accounting, Audit, etc)
• Assist new team members with onboarding and build a culture of collaboration and trust.
Key requirements:
• Associates' degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred.
• Previous experience in large to medium CAPEX project procurement.
• Experience with Requisition-to-Purchase processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience working with procurement systems and management software, demonstrated knowledge and use of SAP and SharePoint.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to varying workloads and to prioritize business needs.
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Able to work with a minimum supervision.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and departments.
• Knowledge of CAPEX procurement (preferred)
• Experience with Procurement
• MS Office, SAP, Ariba, Invoicetrack, Oracle Primavera
• End to end thinker with attention to detail


**CO/NY candidates may not be considered 

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.