# Sr. Procurement Lead, Direct Materials

**Company**: GenScript Biotech Corporation
**Location**: Piscataway, New Jersey
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,000 - $120,000
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Procurement Lead, Direct Materials to lead the direct procurement team, managing end-to-end sourcing and procurement of direct materials and consumables to support production.

Responsibilities:

- Supervise the direct procurement team to ensure smooth daily operations and compliance with SLA and KPI targets.

- Oversee material planning for Green Channel item replenishment to meet inventory KPIs.

- Lead strategic sourcing and manage the procurement process for direct materials and consumables used in production.

- Develop alternative vendors for critical materials and components.

- Conduct category management to identify cost-saving opportunities.

- Leverage negotiation, analytical, and market research skills to drive value through cost reduction initiatives.

- Execute vendor management by building supplier profiles and securing contracts.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for negotiating and executing contracts.

- Collaborate closely with production team to provide effective procurement support.

- Maintain active communication with suppliers of critical materials.

- Work cross-functionally with quality, finance, and other departments to ensure procurement processes remain compliant.

- Respond to internal and external audit challenges.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain Management, Biology and Chemistry, or other related fields.

- 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or planning of direct materials, preferably in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries.

- Demonstrated leadership through previous experience in people management or project management.

- Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.

- Good knowledge of materials used in biotech/pharma production.

- Ability to effectively communicate complex situations.

- Proficiency in ERP systems of SAP and S2P is a plus.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one.

- Paid parental leave after three months of employment.

- Paid time off policy.

- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

- Life and AD&D insurance.

- Short- and long-term disability coverage.

- Legal assistance.

- Supplemental plans.

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- strategic sourcing
- supply chain management
- negotiation
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- ERP systems
- SAP
- S2P

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