Senior Buyer Planner

Verathon® is looking for a Senior Buyer-Planner to join our Operations team in Bothell, WA. In this role, you will perform a variety of purchasing assignments to ensure we achieve our corporate goals relating to raw inventory availability, supplier costs, on-time delivery, and quality.

About the role

If you are an experienced and driven supply chain professional looking for a new challenge in a rapidly growing business with a purpose of making a real difference in today’s world, then the Senior Buyer-Planner at Verathon is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end supply chain and supplier relationship for assigned commodities
• Evaluate supplier capacity required to support customer demand
• Analyze demand and place purchase orders for materials, ensuring supplier commitments are met
• Manage assigned inventory within predefined Min/Max levels and implement countermeasures as needed
• Ensure the third-party logistics facility achieves the required inventory level
• Negotiate with suppliers to mitigate potential delivery issues
• Analyze supplier responses and make recommendations to the business when constraints arise
• Manage NPI (New Product Introduction) transitions to production
• Participate in Supplier Business Review meetings
• Closely monitor supplier OTD (On-Time Delivery) and escalate as needed
• Escalate EOL (End-of-Life) and LTB (Last-Time Buy) decisions and associated supplier negotiations (e.g., pricing, lead-time)
• Collaborate with the A/P team to promptly reconcile PO/invoice discrepancies
• Work with the MRB (Material Review Board) team to process RTVs (Return to Vendor) in a timely fashion
• Respond to and update ECRs (Engineering Change Requests) and ECOs (Engineering Change Orders) as needed
• Serve as the purchasing lead for annual regulatory audits (e.g., FDA, TUV, ISO)
• Identify potential supply chain risks and offer creative solutions
• Partner with Sourcing on special projects
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 8+ years of purchasing experience
• Experience purchasing and planning electrical, electro-mechanical, and mechanical components
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers
• Experience in supply planning and/or managing subcontract POs
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present information
• Ability to create partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Understanding of S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process
• Understanding of MRP systems, bill of materials, and engineering change order processes
• Proficient in ERP systems and Microsoft Excel (Epicor experience a plus)
• Travel up to 10% of the time is required
• APICS and ISM Certifications are preferred

Pay

Salary range: $117,040.00 - $156,000.00. Compensation will vary based on skills, experience, and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance (for full-time employees not on a commission plan)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• 401(k) matching plan

For more information, please visit our complete Benefits Summary.