MCS Supply Chain Associate

Location:Hybrid - New Albany, OH

Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)

Contract Length: 6 months (possible extension)

Compensation: $28/$31 per hour (based on experience)

Summary of the Role

Join a large biotech pharmaceutical leader’s Supply Chain team as a Procurement/Inventory Management Associate. Reporting to the Supply Chain Planning Sr. Manager, you’ll support order placement, procurement of materials, and cross-functional initiatives to optimize supply chain processes. This hybrid role enables you to drive operational efficiency and supply reliability at the Ohio site.

Key Responsibilities

• Procure printed, packaging components, and raw materials to ensure material availability.
• Place, expedite, and negotiate orders with suppliers; resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies.
• Process purchase requisitions for materials and services in compliance with company policies.
• Manage and monitor purchase orders, vendor-managed inventory, and supply agreements.
• Participate in or lead special projects to identify cost savings and process improvements.
• Maintain purchasing documentation to cGMP standards for audit compliance readiness.
• Organize, analyze, and communicate operational performance metrics and data.
• Monitor and coordinate returns of goods and ensure supply chain audit-readiness.
• Respond swiftly and effectively to crises, competing objectives, and resource constraints.

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong organization and ability to manage multiple competing priorities in procurement and inventory management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; quick and accurate responses; escalation when necessary.
• Proficient user of enterprise software systems, especially SAP, Smartsheets, and Microsoft Outlook.
• Demonstrates strong analytical ability and consistent follow-up.
• Highly organized, able to balance multiple priorities and meet deliverables.
• Technically proficient and able to adapt to new systems.

Top 3 Must Have Skills

1. Organization with ability to handle competing priorities.

2. Strong communication skills for collaboration and escalation.

3. Proficiency in SAP, Smartsheets, Microsoft Outlook, and related applications.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Support inbound vendor management of Purchase Orders for commercial manufacturing and offsite test material storage.
• Work onsite across both AOH sites, collaborating with procurement and warehouse inventory teams.
• Contribute to daily operations to ensure ongoing supply reliability and process efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

• High school/GED + 4 years of relevant work experience
• Associate’s + 2 years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor’s + 6 months of relevant work experience

This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE