Buyer 4 - Procurement at Scalence L.L.C. in Raritan, NJ

Job description

• Title : Procurement Specialist
• Location: Raritan, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days Onsite in Office)
• Duration : 15+ Months
• Pay Range : $50- $54.40/hr.
• Business Area: Drug Delivery Device Value Stream
• Function: Supply Chain Procurement
• Reports To: Procurement Manager, Drug Delivery Device Value Stream
• The Procurement Associate / Procurement Specialist will provide hands-on execution support for the Drug Delivery Device Value Stream, with a focus on sourcing event execution, supplier data management, cost analysis, project coordination, and procurement documentation. This contractor role will support high-priority Medusa and UPC workstreams operating on accelerated timelines, helping ensure supplier inputs, cost data, contract trackers, and project materials are accurate, current, and ready for stakeholder review.

Responsibilities

• • Support Market Engagement Program activities by organizing sourcing event inputs, maintaining supplier response trackers, consolidating bid information, and preparing materials for supplier evaluation and down-selection.
• • Assist with eSourcing and analytics activities, including RFx setup support, supplier data validation, RFI scoring, bid review, and comparison of supplier capabilities, pricing, lead times, and qualification requirements.
• • Build and maintain cost trackers and unit cost models by consolidating supplier cost breakdowns, validating inputs, updating assumptions, and preparing summaries for Procurement and business stakeholders.
• • Track project milestones, open actions, supplier follow-ups, key decisions, SOWs, agreements, contract deliverables, and documentation readiness across active workstreams.
• • Coordinate routine supplier follow-ups, document meeting notes, maintain action logs, and ensure supplier responses are captured and routed to the appropriate stakeholders.
• • Support change management by updating supplier communications, cost assumptions, trackers, and supporting materials as project requirements evolve.

Requirements

• • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• • Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, project coordination, supply chain, operations, or vendor management activities.
• • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including data cleansing, lookups, pivot tables, structured trackers, and basic cost or data analysis.
• • Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate trackers, follow up on open actions, and organize complex information.
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• • Preferred experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, regulated manufacturing, healthcare, NPD, eSourcing tools, RFx events, SOW tracking, or supplier cost analysis.

Skills

Required

• Highly organized
• Analytical
• Detail-oriented
• Proactive
• Collaborative
• Comfortable working with ambiguity
• Microsoft Excel
• eSourcing tools
• RFx events
• SOW tracking
• Supplier cost analysis