Sr. Buyer/Planner

job summary:
A Sr. Buyer/Planner is needed for the world's largest standalone medical technology development company in the Brooklyn Center, MN area. In this role, you will participate and/or lead Sourcing strategic activities, especially those involving product life cycle and supplier management including but not limited to: product/part phase in-phase, Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete processes, local sourcing related initiatives, supplier delivery performance and inventory management.

 
location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
job type: Contract
salary: $15.72 - 26.67 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
 
responsibilities:

• Maintain and promote strong relationships with suppliers, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Finance, Quality, Commodity Management and any other internal customers.
• Liaison with the Commodity Management and Sourcing Engineering Teams in the development of commodity strategies, inputs and discussions about supplier score card and performance reviews (Quarterly Business Reviews).
• Participate in supplier visits and audits to drive continuous improvement activities (Cost of Poor Supplier Quality Support)
• Use problem solving techniques/methodologies to identify supplier delivery root cause and achieve resolution of production continuity events (support sCAPA when necessary)
• Knowledge of the quality system and responsible for following all applicable procedures
• Site support for regulatory body audits
• Daily stand up at Site production and Tier meetings. Attend other Staff meetings as needed
• Prioritize for expediting and coordinate with planning and receiving inbound daily receipts including incoming inspection
• Performs special projects as assigned including but not limited to: Lifecycle Management, material cost reduction initiatives (Price Point Variance), consignment agreements, KPI tracking and other projects within the business unit
• Cash Flow Initiatives: Support the Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete process and follow-up scrap disposition at sites and monitor, implement consignment agreements and leverage Cardiovascular group to limit inventory costs

Education Required:

• Bachelors

Years' Experience Required: .

• 5+ years

Top Needs:

• JDE Experience
• Perseverance and active problem solving
• Fast learner with excellent communication skills

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qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

 
skills:

• Supply Chain
• Scheduling
• Planning
• JDE
• Buyer

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.