Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
The Senior R&D Supply Coordinator will independently support the purchasing and supply needs of Insulet's R&D organization. This person will act as a key point of contact for R&D teams, helping procure products, materials, equipment, software, and services through established purchasing processes.
This is a high-volume, cross-functional role requiring someone who can manage competing requests, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and drive purchasing activities from request through delivery and reconciliation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate R&D supply and purchasing requests from initiation through completion.
- Manage purchasing requests through established procurement and request-management systems.
- Assess urgency, prioritize competing requests, and communicate delivery expectations and risks.
- Work with laboratory and site teams to anticipate shortages and upcoming supply requirements.
- Partner with suppliers regarding pricing, availability, delivery, service, and purchasing issues.
- Collaborate with Procurement on sourcing questions, approvals, supplier concerns, and potential cost-saving opportunities.
- Partner with Finance to track spending and reconcile invoice discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate purchase, supplier, expense, and asset records.
- Provide spending and purchasing updates to internal stakeholders.
- Resolve routine delivery or purchasing issues and escalate non-routine exceptions appropriately.
- Identify and support practical process improvements.
- Serve as a central contact across R&D, Procurement, Finance, suppliers, and other internal teams.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain, purchasing, procurement, order coordination, vendor management, or a related function.
- Experience with purchasing, order coordination, and invoice reconciliation.
- Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple competing requests.
- Strong organization and attention to detail, particularly around purchasing and financial documentation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with suppliers, Procurement, Finance, and internal business stakeholders.
- Experience with request management, ERP, procurement, or business software.
- Strong spreadsheet and general computer skills.
- Experience with SAP, ServiceNow, and/or Zip is highly preferred.
- High school diploma/equivalent or associate degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a related field.
- Experience within R&D, laboratory, engineering, medical device, or another regulated environment is preferred.
- CPSM, CSCP, or CPPB certification is preferred but not required.