Buyer/Planner
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$ 66400 - 99600
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
We are currently looking for a Buyer/Planner. This position will be responsible for purchases of components and raw materials to be used in the manufacture of medical devices.The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business and products. The candidate must have a passion for manufacturing operations a strong continuous improvement foundation problem solving skills interpersonal skills and be able to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Sources purchases plans and schedules the movement of raw materials packaging materials parts components services supplies finished goods and related material through production and inventory process.
- Identifies raw material component and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules.
- In front-end procurement mode analyzes data and determines factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality reliability and ability to meet required schedules.
- Coordinates and follows up with production warehouse and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement scheduling and movement of materials and services.
- Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
- May monitor performance of suppliers and collaborate on demand analysis planning.
- Manages Purchase Requisitions
- Provides technical assistance to ensure accurate master data
- Acts as point of contact between suppliers and Medtronic
- Sources purchases plans and schedules the movement of raw materials packaging materials parts components services supplies finished goods and related material through production and inventory process.
- Identifies raw material component and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules.
- In front-end procurement mode analyzes data and determines factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality reliability and ability to meet required schedules.
- Coordinates and follows up with production warehouse and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement scheduling and movement of materials and services.
- Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
- May monitor performance of suppliers and collaborate on demand analysis planning.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 0 years of experience
Nice to Have
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (specifically Excel).
- Program and customer relationship management experience.
- Deep knowledge of Ariba solutions/services.
- Understanding of Procurement processes and Buyer/Supplier interfaces in Ariba.
- Experience working with SAP and Blue yonder
- Experience in B2B ecommerce
- APICS CSCP CPIM ISM CPSM or CPSD certification.
- Experience with sourcing and/or supplier management for products or services within an FDA-regulated medical device biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry is a strong plus.
- Strong communication skills (verbal/written) and internal/external partnering skills.
- The ability to negotiate with suppliers to reach agreement on optimal contract terms and conditions.
- Strong working knowledge of contract documentation interpretation and strategic sourcing processes and trends.
- Excellent organizational skills strong quantitative skills independent thinking and a high level of initiative.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver to project milestones.
- Requires exceptionally sound judgment decision making abilities proven management skills and ability to influence others across the company.
- Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team is essential for success.
- Ability to quickly establish credibility and earns trust of others at all levels of the organization
- Ideally will have MS Teams MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Access and MS Word skills.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Employment Type
Full-Time
