Buyer/Planner

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing strategies for goods and services required to support manufacturing operations.
• Cook up supplier selection and sourcing initiatives, foster supplier relationships, and collaborate with Quality to add suppliers to ASL (Approved Supplier List).
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and drive improvements.
• Purchase and coordinate movement of materials and supplies to meet production schedule and requirements.
• Create purchase orders, including supporting documentation for completeness and clarity; communicate purchase orders to suppliers and confirm delivery schedule.
• Maintain target inventory levels and budgeted cost; minimize excess or scrap of obsolete materials.
• Mitigate supply risks, actively monitor status of open purchase orders, expedite when needed to avoid disruptions in supply.
• Manage and resolve issues regarding purchase orders, invoicing discrepancies, returns, nonconformances and corrective actions with suppliers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance for issue resolution or process improvements.
• Support MRP system related activities and data maintenance, including reporting, item/BOM creation and updates, corrections, and improvements.
• Support R&D and Engineering with supplier setup, material readiness, and qualification activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be local to either location or willing to relocate at your own expense prior to hire.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with varying levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Capability to balance immediate and longer-term priorities.
• Able to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment with a strong sense of urgency.
• Detail-oriented execution of duties with a compliance mindset and commitment to meeting goals.

Skills For Success

• Associate degree or equivalent APICS certification preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, purchasing/planning in medical device industry with knowledge of GMP practices and ISO 13485 regulatory requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e., Excel, Word, Outlook).
• 1+ years of experience with MRP/ERP systems (i.e., NetSuite, Oracle) a plus.