The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.
Bionova is a rapidly growing, biologics CDMO focused on developing and manufacturing recombinant protein products using mammalian cell culture processes. Our business success is built on bringing together top scientific talent, arming them with the best available tools, and setting them loose in an agile, energized culture focused on solving difficult client problems. Because our success depends on our ability to exceed our clients’ expectations, we look for candidates with an innate desire to serve. Adaptability and an interest in transformative action are also common attributes among our team. Bionova became a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Medical in May 2022, a division of Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei Group. This acquisition has enabled Bionova to greatly accelerate growth of the business, both in capacity of current service offerings and expansion into new service offerings.
Company:
Bionova Scientific LLC
Job Description:
Company Summary:
Bionova is a rapidly growing, biologics CDMO focused on developing and manufacturing recombinant protein products using mammalian cell culture processes. Our business success is built on bringing together top scientific talent, arming them with the best available tools, and setting them loose in an agile, energized culture focused on solving difficult client problems.
Because our success depends on our ability to exceed our clients’ expectations, we look for candidates with an innate desire to serve. Adaptability and an interest in transformative action are also common attributes among our team.
Position Summary:
Manages purchasing/planning activities and inventory processes through approved vendors while maintaining high quality and low costs in a current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) environment. Backs up Master Scheduler / Planner as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partners with Operations and Program Management Teams to plan and procure materials needed to support all Operations, Process Development through GMP Manufacturing.
• Manage raw materials inventory levels and updates changes to raw material inventory specifications as needed.
• Uses QAD (Cloud ERP software), Excel spreadsheets and other analytical tools to plan, manage, track inventory levels and inventory flows throughout the organization ensuring product/materials availability and quality
• Manages team of buyers and expediter, ensuring timely and accurate procurement of materials to support site
• Primary Supply Chain contact with client teams to coordinate logistics and materials status as required.
• Manages vendor and supplier relations for Pricing, purchase order deliveries, invoicing, complaints, non-conforming material and Service Agreements.
• Manages the vendor assessment program, files complaints and leads investigations for incoming, non-conforming raw materials
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures.
• Oversees unresolved Physical Inventory issues and helps reconcile counts
• Oversees Purchase Order process ensuring consistent use of procedures
• Processes Requisitions in QAD system
• Updates changes to raw material inventory specifications as needed
• Assist in creating processes and SOP as required to establish workflow in the department.

Working Conditions:
This position required to work in a office setting. The role requires walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 20 pounds independently.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-7 years related experience in a Pharmaceutical or Biotech manufacturing environment preferred
• Minimum 2 years people or project management experience.
• Bachelor’s in related field required or equivalent experience
• Exhibits strong judgment to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload
• Strong ability to anticipate and plan for needs of production and other departments
• Strong attention to detail and applies consistent, effective follow-up skills on multiple projects
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to work with all levels of employees and to effectively manage vendor relations
• Strong computer skills and proficient in the use of MS word, Excel, SAP

As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment

• Partners with Operations and Program Management Teams to plan and procure materials needed to support all Operations, Process Development through GMP Manufacturing.
• Manage raw materials inventory levels and updates changes to raw material inventory specifications as needed.
• Uses QAD (Cloud ERP software), Excel spreadsheets and other analytical tools to plan, manage, track inventory levels and inventory flows throughout the organization ensuring product/materials availability and quality
• Manages team of buyers and expediter, ensuring timely and accurate procurement of materials to support site
• Primary Supply Chain contact with client teams to coordinate logistics and materials status as required.
• Manages vendor and supplier relations for Pricing, purchase order deliveries, invoicing, complaints, non-conforming material and Service Agreements.
• Manages the vendor assessment program, files complaints and leads investigations for incoming, non-conforming raw materials
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures.
• Oversees unresolved Physical Inventory issues and helps reconcile counts
• Oversees Purchase Order process ensuring consistent use of procedures
• Processes Requisitions in QAD system
• Updates changes to raw material inventory specifications as needed
• Assist in creating processes and SOP as required to establish workflow in the department