Procurement Direct Buyer

Kindeva Drug Delivery; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindeva Drug Delivery is seeking a Procurement Direct Buyer I to manage direct-material procurement, supplier relationships, and schedule alignment with production under supervision. You will collaborate with Production, Quality, and suppliers to ensure material availability and meet delivery targets.

Responsibilities include using D365 for purchasing, sourcing suppliers, and ensuring on-time delivery; leveraging Power BI for performance insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with minimum 2 years in procurement (or master’s with no experience).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, ERP, QMS, and online procurement portals.
• Self-starter; able to work in a fast-paced environment; strong communication skills.
• Strong business acumen and analytical mindset; attention to detail.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills to coordinate with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Use Microsoft D365 to review requirements and firm planned orders.
• Source and evaluate suppliers; negotiate pricing and contracts.
• Issue requisitions and POs; ensure on-time delivery of materials.
• Monitor on-time delivery using Power BI; drive improvements toward Class A.
• Expedite/de-expedite materials weekly under supervision.
• Support supplier changes and CAPA/SCAR processes.
• Build relationships with internal teams and suppliers.

Skills

Self-starter

Excellent communication

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

Quality Management Systems

Online procurement portals

Job description

Posted Monday, August 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Procurement Direct Buyer I is responsible for ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and compliant procurement of direct materials needed to support production under direct supervision of the Procurement Manager. This role helps manage supplier relationships, issues and monitors purchase orders, and coordinates with internal stakeholders to maintain material availability, meet delivery expectations, and support business continuity. The role also supports sourcing, negotiation, inventory planning, and issue resolution within a regulated manufacturing environment. The Procurement Direct Buyer I works cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and suppliers to ensure materials meet quality and technical requirements, supplier performance is monitored, and procurement processes are continuously improved.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn to utilize Microsoft D365 to review requirements, research purchase and usage history, review inventory levels in order to purchase raw materials. This includes firming planned purchase orders and planned production orders. Aligns orders with production schedule requirements considering lead time, transportation, phase in/phase out of packaging materials, quality testing timelines, safety stock, available capacity, and other general supply chain planning parameters.
• Help to source, evaluate and select suppliers for direct materials and services, ensuring quality, cost and delivery requirements are met. Negotiates pricing, terms and contracts with terms which are favorable to Kindeva.
• Issues purchase requisitions and purchase orders, ensures timely order confirmations and is responsible for ensuring on time delivery (OTD) of raw materials and other production-related supplies to support production schedules. Learns to monitor OTD report in Power BI and works toward improvement to Class A level.
• Reviews exception messages to ensure materials are expedited and de-expedited weekly under direction and final approval by Procurement Manager.
• Provides information to support customer order promise dates and timely communication of changes. Facilitates communication between procurement, production, supply chain and quality and acts as the point of contact with suppliers to relay issues and resolve problems under direction of Procurement Manager.
• Learns to utilize Quality system to request any changes to existing part numbers such as updating a product code. As assigned, processes Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCAR) or Corrective Action, Preventative Action (CAPA), provide support and escalation.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with business partners and stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Responsible for awareness and compliance of Procurement policies, procedures and systems and complies with them.
• Participates in self-development activities and provides training to peers and internal stakeholders.
• May support Indirect Procurement activities as needed.
• Execute other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or other related field, with a minimum of 2 years’ related experience in Procurement or no experience with master’s degree.
• Intermediate level computer skills that include Microsoft Office (with an emphasis on Excel), ERP Systems, Quality Management Systems, on-line procurement portals and other similar tools.
• Self-starter, able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communications skills both oral and written to communicate clearly and effectively with others, including the ability to make effective presentations.
• Strong business acumen and an analytical mind. Problem-solving skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills to interface with internal customers, management and employees in other Kindeva locations.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience in a highly regulated industry (pharmaceutical, medical device, etc.)
• Experience with Microsoft D365 MRP and Procurement software.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Relevant work experience in procurement, sourcing, contracts, analytics, ERP Systems.
• Working knowledge of theories and practices applied to planning, procurement and inventory.
• Knowledge of Incoterms 2020.
• Experience in Continuous Improvement methodology such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Total Quality Management Systems (TQMS), Yellow Belt/Green Belt.
• APICS/ASCM/CIPS/ISM coursework towards certification

Kindeva does not accept unsolicited assistance from headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted to Kindeva employees—regardless of format—without a valid, signed agreement and an approved job order from an authorized signatory in Talent Acquisition will be considered the sole property of Kindeva. No fees will be paid in the event that a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited resume or referral.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Kindeva Drug Delivery is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.