Monday, October 20, 2014

[KITlist] Purchasing Agent (Redwood City, CA)

 

Please direct your responses to: flara@guardanthealth.com


Purchasing Agent

Guardant Health (GHI) is dedicated to helping bring personalized medicine into routine clinical practice by tracking cancer in real-time. Harnessing advanced technology, GHI develops clinical oncology tests and services that provide non-invasive genomic sequencing of tumors to help oncologists determine the right treatment at the right time for each patient.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for purchasing from suppliers such as lab supplies, reagents, tools.

• Contact/negotiate with suppliers, including competitive quotations.

• Expedite or de-expedite deliveries as needed.

• Follow through on open and late deliveries.

• Setup invoices for payment as needed.

• Communicate discrepancies between invoices and PO to the suppliers.

• Work on special projects as assigned by management.

• Source suppliers, obtaining and analyzing financial data.

• Negotiate pricing contracts with new and existing suppliers.

• Support inventory management, including using appropriate software for purchasing and inventory.

• Make recommendations and participate in designing and/or developing improved systems for purchasing, managing inventory, improving forecast accuracy, inventory transfers, processing and monitoring promotions and other materials management processes as appropriate.

• Other related duties may be assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• College degree in related field preferred.

• At least 3 yrs. of purchasing experience (preferably within diagnostics industry).

• Extensive experience in sourcing/procuring and buying of supplies and tools.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and ERP systems.

• Strong interpersonal, follow-up skills with positive and helpful attitude.

• Detail oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive total compensation and benefits package, and a collaborative work environment. Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All offers of employment with Guardant Health are contingent upon the successful completion of a background and reference check. We reserve the right to determine the suitability of an applicant for a position based on an evaluation of all available information.

The job description is representative of typical duties and responsibilities for the position and it is not all inclusive. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by Guardant Health based on the Company's needs.

Guardant Health hires the best and compensates the best. If interested, please submit your resume: jobs@guardanthealth.com - https://www.guardanthealth.com/

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