Junior Buyer

About You

You are a detail-oriented, proactive professional with a passion for enabling innovation through efficient supply chain management. You reputed company in fast-paced, cross-functional environments and are motivated by the opportunity to support the development and manufacturing of cutting-edge diagnostics. Your expertise in sourcing hardware components and chemicals, combined with your strong negotiation and project management skills, makes you an invaluable partner to our engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.

What You’ll Do

• Top 5 Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that reputed company reputed company procurement needed to support R&D and operations is executed

  • Manage relationships with suppliers and service providers with the goal of smoothing operations and coordinating delivery of goods or services.

  • Update and manage MISys master data: Items, BOMs, Suppliers, Jobs, & Locations.

  • Assist in receiving and inventory management activities in the warehouse.

  • Assist in reputed company transportation and logistics reputed company activities including customs clearances.

• Sourcing and Procurement

  • Execute procurement for indirect categories such as professional services, production & lab supplies, test material, prototypes, machinery and transportation services.

  • Solicit, evaluate and analyze supplier quotes, negotiate prices, and payment terms of agreements and reputed company.

  • Advise internal customers on procurement issues, providing support and guidance at reputed company stages of the procurement cycle

  • Support R&D, engineering, manufacturing operations, facilities and maintenance teams to navigate the procurement process.

  • Monitor and report on cost performance against budget.

  • Ensure accurate data input into project management and supply chain business systems or digital tools.

  • Assist in backflushing or inventory reconciliation processes reputed company required.

• Supplier Management

  • Work in conjunction with the supply chain leads to developing a portfolio of suppliers.

  • Maintain strong relationships with suppliers with the goal of ensuring high quality, on-time delivery and optimal pricing.

  • Conduct supplier performance evaluations, manage reputed company times, and resolve any issues reputed company to quality, delivery, or pricing.

• Master Data Management

  • Monitor and update master data in MISys to ensure that the system reflects any changes in Vital Bio’s manufacturing processes or purchasing requirements: Items, BOMs, Suppliers, Jobs, & Locations.

  • Input and update new part number and BOM data in MISys after release of change orders or design documentation.

• Regulatory Compliance

  • Ensure safe storage of supply chain reputed company documentation with the goal of audit preparedness.

  • Monitor, track and archive reputed company change notices from suppliers and reputed company appropriate change control processes reputed company necessary. Ensure accurate documentation compliance from suppliers with the goal of GMP compliance.

  • Work with the QA/C department to manage supplier change control actions to ensure an appropriate change control process is reflected reputed company the Vital Bio supply chain.

• Warehousing & Logistics Support

  • Assist in receiving, put-away and shipping of any shipment or goods reputed company Vital’s supply chain.

  • Provide support in monitoring and tracking inbound and outbound freight reputed company required.

  • Assist in periodic cycle counts and aid in discrepancy reconciliation.

  • Execute Return-to-Vendor (RTV) processes and ensure process closure reputed company refunds or replacements.

  • Support and execute inventory transfer & dispensing requests from reputed company internal departments.

  • Assist in execution of inventory allocations required for the execution of Picklists.

  • Assist in customs clearance operations reputed company third party brokers.

  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with reputed company categories of logistics service providers: freight carriers, parcel carriers and 3PLs (Third Party Logistics Service providers).

• Troubleshooting

  • Identify and resolve issues stemming from usage of MISys for purchasing, receiving, shipping or inventory reputed company activities.

  • Provide technical support and training to production staff on MES functionalities.

• Process Improvement

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements in procurement, production planning and inventory processes, both native and external to MISys.

What You’ll Need

• Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, business, finance or supply chain fields or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience

  • Exposure to basic vendor management and purchasing activities.

  • Understanding of inventory management fundamentals.

  • Exposure to purchasing, warehousing and inventory management in regulated manufacturing settings.

• Skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

  • Proficiency in reputed company Office Suite.

  • Ability to handle and manipulate data in form of spreadsheets or from ERP systems

Bonus Points For

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., medical device, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals).

• Familiarity with quality systems and regulatory requirements for hardware and chemicals.

• Appreciation of puns!

Why Join Us?

At Vital, you will

• Support the procurement hub of materials that power groundbreaking diagnostics and real-time patient care.

• Be part of a collaborative, innovative team that values respect, dependability, and growth.

• Take ownership of your work while contributing to life-changing advancements in healthcare diagnostics.

• Grow professionally through exposure to cutting-edge technology and cross-functional collaboration.

About Vital

Vital is revolutionizing reputed company-of-care diagnostics with our VitalOne platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are. Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.

Our global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics. We reputed company on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives. Our growth-minded culture empowers reputed company-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.

We seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare. At Vital, your talent will reputed company a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care reputed company and where they need it. 

Vital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with reputed company. If you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process, please contact us to reputed company your needs reputed company in advance.