Procurement Specialist (Biotechnology)

Location: Fully on-site at the Pennington, New Jersey site five days per week; remote and hybrid work arrangements are not available.

Salary: $60,000–$90,000 annually, based on skills and experience.

Company

hirify.global Biotech is a biotechnology and life-science company providing research, development, and manufacturing services, including end-to-end CDMO solutions through ProBio.

What you will do

• Lead sourcing activities for capital expenditures, facility maintenance services, general operational purchasing, and assigned procurement categories.
• Manage RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, competitive bids, supplier evaluations, commercial analyses, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Review requisitions and create, amend, monitor, reconcile, and close purchase orders.
• Negotiate and administer service agreements, annual contracts, statements of work, and related commercial documents.
• Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, performance monitoring, corrective actions, relationship management, and issue resolution.
• Resolve purchasing, receiving, invoice, pricing, delivery, and three-way-match discrepancies while maintaining accurate procurement records in ERP, SAP, and Source-to-Pay systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Three to five years of procurement, sourcing, purchasing, supply-chain, or contract-administration experience.
• Experience with capital expenditures, facility maintenance services, operational purchasing, or similar indirect procurement categories.
• Knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, contract administration, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoice matching, and procure-to-pay controls.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP or SAP systems, strong negotiation and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Willingness and ability to work on-site at the Pennington, New Jersey location five days per week is an essential requirement.

Nice to have

• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, manufacturing, healthcare, laboratory operations, or another regulated environment.
• Experience in GMP-regulated environments and familiarity with quality systems and regulated-supplier requirements.
• Experience with Source-to-Pay, eProcurement, contract-management, supplier-management, or spend-analysis platforms.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, C.P.M., CSCP, CPPB, PMP, or an equivalent credential.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one.
• Paid parental leave after three months of employment and paid vacation, personal, sick, floating holiday, and company holiday time.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and disability insurance, legal assistance, and supplemental insurance plans.
• Commuter benefits, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs.

Hiring process

• Structured interview focused on sourcing, supplier negotiations, purchase orders, contracts, ERP or SAP activities, and cross-functional procurement support.
• A brief job-related procurement exercise may assess sourcing knowledge, purchase-order administration, problem-solving, commercial judgment, attention to detail, and written communication.