Senior BuyerPlanner
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Job Location:
Lausanne - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 looking for an experienced Senior Buyer Planner to join the Supply Chain team for a 6 month temporary assignment. This role is critical to ensuring supply continuity and stable planning execution during a replacement period. The ideal candidate is highly motivated autonomous and able to think outside the box with the ability to step in quickly and manage priorities with minimal ramp up time.This position is opened for a fixed term contract of 6 months.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Ensure end to end buying and planning execution to support production and demand
- Build and execute purchase plans based on forecasts inventory targets and lead times
- Place and manage purchase orders; monitor confirmations and proactively address shortages or delays
- Analyze inventory levels and take actions to prevent stock outs or excess
- Manage supplier follow up on delivery performance and short term capacity constraints
- Work closely with Manufacturing Demand Planning Logistics and Quality teams to resolve supply issues
- Escalate risks and implement practical mitigation plans
- Maintain data accuracy and planning parameters in ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred)
- Bring a proactive solution oriented mindset to daily activities; identify quick wins and propose pragmatic improvements within the assignment timeframe
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering or related field
- 57 years of experience in Buyer Planner / Supply Chain / Procurement roles
- Strong ERP/MRP knowledge (SAP preferred)
- Proven experience managing suppliers and supply issues in a manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical problem solving and communication 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.
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.
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
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
About Company
About Medtronic Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an excit ... View more
