Buyer

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for a leading medical device manufacturing site, overseeing all Purchasing Requisitions (PRs), Purchase Orders (POs), Return-to-Supplier (RTS) activities, delivery schedules, supplier on-time performance, and the timely resolution of invoice payment issues.
• Manage procurement of raw material for Production and NPI Products by interacting as needed with Product Development, Engineering, Document Control and Planning while managing buyer owned interactions with Incoming Quality Assurance, Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse, and RTS (Return to Supplier).
• Support Source driven Cost Savings initiatives/projects while maintaining On Time Delivery Performance.
• Develop and maintain communications with Suppliers on deliveries to maintain On Time Performance and send monthly forecast requirements.
• Pull drawing Packages for new quotes for Production and End of Life Components for assigned commodities.
• Complete and Maintain Purchasing Site Records of "Compliance Wire" actions required by FDA.
• Be accountable for RTS process while meeting target timelines.
• Support timely resolution to invoice payment issues.
• Appropriately and in a timely manner escalate raw material issues to management, Source, and through STEM process to avoid or minimize supply disruptions.
• Support audits related to purchasing area.