Procurement Assistant

Job Summary: This position assists the Sourcing Manager in preparing bids and ensuring the ongoing business is adhering to the terms in the executed contract.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support sourcing team by running system reports and generating analytics
• Assists in preparing bid requests, contract proposals, and other documents needed to initiate a procurement process
• Reviewing RFP for compliance with government regulations on such items as small business bidding preferences, conflict minerals sourcing disclosures, labor standards requirements, etc
• Verifying that the terms of the contract are met by the vendor or supplier, such as delivery dates or performance standards

• Issue RMA's to receiving area to return defective materials.
• Manage ensure correct process for accounting procedures (Prepay, Check Requests, vouchers)
• R&D request and sample tracking

Skills and Competencies:

Cultural Savvy: Demonstrates and lives One Neogen Pillars of Trust; Openness, Honesty, Respect, Credibility and Service through all actions, behaviors, and communication. Consistently embodies Pillars and fosters a culture and environment of trust. 

Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media. Varies message based on audience. Actively listens to all team, peer and leadership while fostering collaboration. 

Decision Making and Problem Solving: Sees opportunities for innovative problem solving. Generates unique, workable, and useful solutions to difficult problems. Ensures team has information and tools necessary to make decisions. 

Driving Performance: Drives performance within team. Utilizes time and resources effectively. Creates accountability for Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), seeks innovative solutions and sets priority standards.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and Experience: High school diploma, and one-year minimum experience in an office business environment. Knowledge of MRP system and customer service is a plus.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MRP systems and demonstrated skills within Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.