Procurement Specialist - Pine Brook, NJ/Hybrid | Wayne, NJ

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  • Location: Pine Brook, NJ

  • Company: Avantik

The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for primarily driving opportunities forcost savings on our entire product portfolio with all of our current products and any newproducts. This role involves sourcing products, alternate and new vendors, vendormanagement, and mitigating supply chain risk.

The Procurement Specialist will buildrelationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for optimal pricing while maintainingnumerous vendor relationship/management reports such as the approved supplier listand vendor scorecards. Strong focus on achieving department and corporate KPI targetgoals. Essential functions • Actively seek out current selective products in the portfolio that can

besourced elsewhere for cost savings. • Source special order non-stocking items and new items as needed. • Actively seek out alternative vendors for key products in order to mitigatesupplier risk.

• Monitor parts sourcing status for key items and assist as needed. • Maintain and complete vendor scorecards for Tier 2 vendors. • Maintain approved supplier list with input from management. • Collect and maintain required documentation for active items. • Locate and vet alternate suppliers for existing consumable product lines. • Search for new products and/or vendors as needed by the commercialteam’s product requests. • Analyze backorder reports for alternate sourcing opportunities. • New

item setup and item updates/corrections in ERP system as needed. • Supporting Commercial and Product teams with sample requests, newitem requests, product issues, etc.

• Create and maintain relationships with suppliers. • Work with suppliers to obtain pricing discounts, pricing breakdowns, minimum order quantities, and lead times. • Update systems with new or replacement product information, vendors, and pricing. • Work with commercial/marketing on maintaining products on website. • Communicate with commercial team on any urgent product replacement requests. Competencies • Positive work ethic and the ability to work both independently and as partof a team. • Organizational skills and high attention to detail.

• Able to effectively communicate and work with many different teams anddepartments. • Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Power Point and Word. • Capable of navigating an ERP system• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changingpriorities. • Ability to build relationships and collaborate both internally and externallyand manage those relationships. • Work well as part of a team as well as independently with minimaloversight and handle ambiguous situations/tasks. • Strong negotiation skills• General knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process and supplychain principles.

Avantik is an integrated medical products and services company delivering superior quality instruments, reagents, consumables, and service to the anatomic pathology market consisting of hospital, reference, and physician office laboratories in the US. The company is headquartered in Montville Township, NJ. Avantik’s experienced team and consultative partner approach integrates consumables, service, equipment, and education so that labs focus on what matters most - having everything under control in their laboratory to deliver fast and accurate diagnoses.

Avantik offers a full line of consumables and reagents for the histology lab sourced and private label Avantik branded and by distribution of other brands. Avantik has serviced all brands of OEM histology lab equipment for over 40 years and offers best-in-class responsiveness and an industry leading 97% first time fix-rate. Avantik offers a team orientated, customer service focused environment with competitive compensation, bonus programs, medical (company covers 80% of the cost), dental and vision insurance, 401K (with a match) and more. Learn more at www. avantik- Avantik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply for this position

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