JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Buyer
Primary Function of Position:
Manages procurement of direct materials to support business
requirements: including purchase order management, negotiating costs,
purchase order management, and inventory management. Assists with key
procurement initiatives as directed by management.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to
designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales
requirements within the business.
• Reviews, interprets, and communicates material demand forecast and
manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or
supplier relationships.
• Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing
strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated
suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability,
alignment of risk, and cost goals with vision for the business.
• Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated
suppliers, providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier
business reviews.
• Utilizes lean sourcing principles (Kanban, consignment, and other similar
material pull methods) to achieve 100% material availability and optimize
on-hand inventory.
• Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment
of key purchasing metrics (supplier on-time delivery, quality, inventory
turns, problem shelf, expedited inbound freight, vendor scrap, E&O
reduction).
• Leverages problem solving skills to propose solutions to identified supply
chain issues.
• Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other
functional groups.
• Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction
initiatives, volume pricing or requested by supplier.
• Supports assigned commodity team by participating in identified risk
mitigation and cost reduction opportunities and supporting other
commodity projects as assigned.
Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:
• BS degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing
environment (medical device preferred).
• Computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems,
preferably SAP and Agile.
• Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and
forecasting.
• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
• Ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• English 90%
• Availability to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.
