The Specialist, Procurement is responsible for managing the procurement process, vendor relations, and purchasing operations for Orca Bio.
More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
We have built a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA (7910 Metro Air Pkwy) to ensure the consistent and reliable delivery of our high-precision cell therapy products. This site is essential to advancing our clinical pipeline and supporting future commercial availability of our life-saving therapies.
The Specialist, Procurement is responsible for the procurement of raw materials in all areas of Orca Biosystems business. Focus in S2P, end to end, including but not limited to Sourcing, Request for Quotes/Proposals, PO creation and follow up, Accounts Payable, Receipts/Invoicing, deliveries, returns, and credits.
Physical Demands
- Production Associates: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment.
- Must be able to meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for extended periods, as needed. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.
Work Conditions
- Must be able to work at either Orca Bio Sacramento location (3400 Business Dr. or 7910 Metro Air Pkwy) based on operational needs.
- Must be comfortable regularly participating in video-based meetings.
- May be required to work scheduled overtime, weekends, or holidays based on business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the entire purchase order process, documentation, data entry, submission, order expediting, and reconciliation of related issues.
- Continuous involvement in all ERP Systems for indirect and direct purchasing, including Tracksys, NetSuite and Quartzy.
- Identify and communicate gaps in the procurement process and work with the appropriate teams for resolution.
- Prepare reports, metrics, and data summaries as needed.
- Manage vendor relations to analyze lead times, resolve backorders, invoices, past due items, returns.
- Partner with every department in the organization to purchase all products, services and contracts.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in related field.
- 3+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain operations; preferably in biopharma environment.
- Time management skills, attention to detail, customer service, adaptability, ability to work in fast paced team environments.
- Proficient computer skills, experience with ERP systems, supply chain experience and knowledge, contracting experience.
The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market. You will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits. Other perks include subsidized daily lunches and snacks at our on-site locations.
Who we are
We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.
We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
Notice to staffing firms
Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
Top Skills
Erp Systems
NetSuite
Quartzy
Tracksys
Orca Biotech Menlo Park, California, USA Office
3475 Edison Way, Suite B, Menlo Park, CA, United States, 94025
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