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<div>Curia Global Inc. (Burlington, MA) seeks a Procurement Operations Specialist II. Responsible for assisting w/all aspects of Operational Procurement, includ. participating in project mgmt. of Procurement projects at site &amp; &ldquo;in country&rdquo; sourcing &amp; negotiations. This role covers both direct &amp; indirect goods &amp; services &amp; entail the active engagement of specialist Curia Procurement resources around the world.
Specifically, the Procurement Operations Specialist II will perform the following duties:
<ul><li>Ensuring materials are available for production according to schedule, ensuring inventory is minimized &amp; assisting with cash mgmt. optimization;
</li><li>Contribute towards the construction of a multiyear program of cost savings initiatives;
</li><li>Negotiate and establish pricing and/or contracts with local suppliers with terms favorable to Curia;
</li><li>Exe. local eSourcing activities incl. training of suppliers &amp; running events within the guidelines provided &amp; asst. to construct the monthly eSourcing plan;
</li><li>Help manage the site cash effectively by ensuring the economic order quantities are appropriate, pymt terms are maximized and MRP exception messages (EXDX) are regularly reviewed &amp; exe.;
</li><li>Provide supp. to &amp;collaborate with Category Mgmt team by promoting estab category strategies to internal stakeholders &amp; ensuring that purchase orders are placed on-time and comply w/strategic agreements &amp; terms set at the local level;
</li><li>Liaise with Quality/Regulatory depts. &amp; help to ensure supplier material is qualified on time for expected use, help prepare monthly alternate supplier qualification (ASQ) reports;
</li><li>Help to monitor metrics &amp; KPIs to assess the health &amp; quality of all procurement-related activities on site, ensuring the timely delivery of services &amp; goods, proper alignment w/the Organization&rsquo;s comm. &amp; contractual requirements, mitigation of risk &amp; accurate &amp; timely payment for goods &amp; services;
</li><li>Construct business cases related to plant savings for submission to &amp; recording by the Global Procurement Organization;
</li><li>Asst. w/ the capture of cost savings &amp; avoidance during purch. ord. placement while ensuring coordination w/global &amp; regional contracts;
</li><li>Act as a site contact for all Procurement Operations rel. questions, feedback, transformations or svc. escalations in coordination w/local Procurement Mgr.;
</li><li>Help maintain Supplier Relationships &amp;prepares rel. reports incl. Performance Mgmt. &amp; Risk Mgmt. at a country level;
</li><li>Assist w/Contract Mgmt. (local suppliers) referring to Legal as req. w/assistance from Procurement Mgr.;
</li><li>Identify new potential suppliers, execute Supplier Selection &amp; conduct negotiations (country level) according to the prescribed programs &amp; category strategies;
</li><li>Provide ERP system training to internal stakeholders;
</li><li>Review &amp; execute required actions on the Past Due purchase orders report daily to ensure receipt of goods &amp; to ensure suppliers&rsquo; pymt. terms are not compromised;
</li><li>Perform the day-to-day Procurement Operations at the Site, as part of a team that provides policy &amp; process enforcement, supplier onboarding, transaction mgmt. &amp; fiscal respons.;
</li><li>Execute the end-to-end process rel. to std. purchase order-based procure to pay process incl. purchase order prep. &amp; placement, change notices, coordinating supplier returns, expediting/de-expediting, past due purchase orders &amp; invoice issue resolution;
</li><li>Help drive cont. improvement &amp; simplification of local procurement processes in alignment w/Global Procurement operations goal to reduce the admin. burden at all Sites through elimination/automation of nonvalue-added activities;
</li><li>Perform implementation, change mgmt. &amp; adoption of Global Procurement standards, processes &amp; procedures (including assisting w/training to internal customers, local documentation and/or communications as req.);
</li><li>Resp. for awareness and compliance of procurement policies, processes, and systems of procurement policies, processes, and systems and compliance with those at the local &amp; Devel. and maintain effective working relations with business partners and stakeholders both internal and external.
</li></ul>REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field. Three (3) years of experience in the Supply Chain field, which includes one (1) year of experience with the following:
<ul><li>Utilizing Oracle or SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning);
</li><li>Inventory management and demand forecasting; and
</li><li>Performing contract negotiations with vendors and using Power BI dashboards to analyze performance.
</li></ul>OR
A Master&rsquo;s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field. One (1) year of experience in a position in the supply chain field, which includes one (1) year of experience with the following:
<ul><li>Utilizing Oracle or SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning);
</li><li>Inventory management and demand forecasting; and
</li><li>Performing contract negotiations with vendors and using Power BI dashboards to analyze performance.
</li></ul>All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. CURIA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</div>

Procurement Operations Specialist II

<div>Curia Global Inc. (Albany, NY) seeks an Associate Director, Quality for its Albany, NY location. The position is responsible for helping lead the quality program at the site, constantly bringing new developments in regulations and industry best practices to the Curia quality program. Establish and maintain a risk-based and science-based quality system to protect the public health and to meet Curia&rsquo;s business needs.
Specifically, the Associate Director, Quality will perform the following duties:
<ul><li>Establish and maintain a risk-based and science-based quality system to protect the public health and to meet Curia&rsquo;s business needs;
</li><li>Through a quality system approach, ensure compliance in GMP operations, while maintaining an efficient workflow to facilitate the operational excellence;
</li><li>Establish and maintain an efficient and compliant validation program including computer software validation and instrument qualification;
</li><li>Provide leadership and management within the department through a structural process of objective setting, performance appraisal, and individual development as appropriate. By improving individual performance and group collaboration, the Associate Director will be responsible for improving the overall department productivity and efficiency;
</li><li>Provide oversight for the site quality program. This includes ensuring site SOPs are in compliance with corporate standards and procedures, overseeing and assisting with the site training and auditing programs, as well as the review of SOPs, investigations, specifications, methods, validation reports, and analytical reports;
</li><li>Along with the quality associates, be responsible for the release or rejection of GMP testing results. Responsible for oversight of product disposition.
</li><li>Prepare, review, and approve external and internal reports and other documentation required by regulatory agencies, customers, or to support the quality function;
</li><li>Act as the site representative during regulatory agencies and customer inspections;
</li><li>Identify and lead operational excellence initiatives, both in the department and site-wide, which result in the overall improvement in both areas;
</li><li>Partner with colleagues in other departments to increase the overall effectiveness of the site performance;
</li><li>Audit the internal facilities, as well as subcontractors, and outside calibration organizations; and
</li><li>Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices. 
</li></ul> 
REQUIREMENTS A Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Chemistry or a related field. Requires 8 years of experience as a chemist in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, which includes 2 years of experience with the following:
<ul><li>Conducting GMP training, compliance audits, and SOP writing;
</li><li>Using Analytical instruments, such as UV-VIS, UPLC, and HPLC; and
</li><li>FDA and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations.
</li></ul> OR
A Master&rsquo;s Degree in Chemistry or a related field. Requires 6 years of experience as a chemist in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, which includes 2 years of experience with the following:
<ul><li>Conducting GMP training, compliance audits, and SOP writing;
</li><li>Using Analytical instruments, such as UV-VIS, UPLC, and HPLC; and
</li><li>FDA and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations. 
</li></ul> 
RATE OF PAY: $186,784./year
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. CURIA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</div>

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