Buyer/Planner II

At the heart of QIAGEN’s business is a vision to make improvements in life possible.

We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe.
Our most valuable asset are our employees – more than 5000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us.
There are few players who have shaped the world of modern science and healthcare as much as QIAGEN, and we have only just started.
If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people’s lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.

Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

Position Description

• Executes planning and purchasing activities for materials and commodities, as assigned.
• Schedules purchased materials within inventory targets to meet the production schedules.
• Maintains quality product on standards: reviews and recommends improvements to by evaluating production, production lot failures with Quality Control, Systems Engineering/Science Team.
• Maintains Approved Supplier List (ASL) with coordination to Quality and Engineering.
• Negotiates with suppliers using quotes/proposals (RFQ/RFP) and selects best source consistent with cost, quality, and delivery requirements.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments to resolve procurement related problems.
• Proactively resolve material, packing list, certs, and quantity discrepancies with suppliers.
• Assists with the packaging and logistics of materials inbound and outbound.
• Negotiates cost improvements and manages supply chain to insure highest compliance to quality requirements.
• Executes processes and methods as developed by Operations/Manufacturing Teams, reviews product and completes documentation; ensures no unqualified processes are released to production.

Position Requirements

• Analyze ERP data; investigate material/quality issues; identify solutions; recommending actions.
• Communicates and manages change order processing with suppliers.
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Comply with policies, guidelines and regulatory requirements per the Quality Management System.
• Responsible for Supplier Quality communicating non-conforming reports (SNCR), Supplier Corrective Actions and Reports (SCAR), and notice of changes from the change order process.
• Works independently, and develops approaches to problems with proposed solutions.
• Completes other tasks as assigned.

Personal Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in related field with 1-3 years of purchasing/planning/inventory; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 1-3 years of purchasing/inventory/planning experience.
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly in writing and orally, and to interact and communicate with all levels of staff and management.
• Must have excellent problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, and motivational skills.
• Has experience with planning and purchasing under FDA, ISO13485, GDP, GLP and GMP environments.
• Proficient computer skills; i.e. Microsoft Office Suite.

What we offer

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including but not limited to assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.