Associate Buyer/Planner

Associate Buyer/Planner

San Carlos, CA

W2 Contract to Possible Hire

$35/hr Benefits

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We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Associate Buyer/Planner to support our growing reagent manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for purchasing, material planning, receiving, inventory control, and ERP data management to ensure uninterrupted supply of materials required for reagent production.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting manufacturing by managing raw materials, reagents, consumables, and packaging components while maintaining inventory accuracy and supplier performance. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working across procurement, planning, warehouse operations, and ERP systems in a fast-paced biotechnology environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplier pricing, lead times, and purchasing parameters within NetSuite.
• Plan and manage inventory to support reagent manufacturing schedules and customer demand.
• Utilize NetSuite MRP to generate and execute purchasing and replenishment plans.
• Create and manage purchase orders for raw materials, reagents, consumables, and packaging components.
• Monitor supplier deliveries, open orders, and lead times to ensure on-time material availability.
• Receive, inspect, and process incoming materials, chemicals, reagents, and laboratory supplies and verify shipments against purchase orders, packing slips, and Certificates of Analysis (CoA).
• Coordinate incoming inspection and release activities with Quality and Manufacturing teams.
• Manage temperature-sensitive shipments including ambient, refrigerated, frozen, and dry-ice materials.
• Maintain accurate item master records and inventory data within NetSuite.
• Manage material attributes including units of measure, lead times, storage conditions, and supplier information.
• Ensure data integrity across purchasing, planning, inventory, and manufacturing modules.
• Generate inventory, purchasing, and supplier performance reports to support business decisions.
• Assist with internal and external audits and support compliance with quality system requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, Business, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in purchasing, inventory control, material planning, receiving, or supply chain operations.
• Deep understanding of inventory control methodologies (cycle counting, ABC analysis)
• Experience working in biotechnology, life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, or medical device manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite.
• Strong understanding of inventory control, MRP, and purchasing processes.
• Experience handling lot-controlled and expiration-controlled materials.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Identify system and process gaps; implement scalable solutions
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across multiple departments.

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