Buyer

At CooperVision a division of CooperCompanies were driven by a unifying purpose to help people to experience lifes beautiful moments. We are connected through our shared values - dedicated innovative friendly partners and do the right thing. As a leading global manufacturer of contact lenses we are committed to helping improve the way people see each day. Through our diverse lens portfolio we tackle the toughest vision challenges including astigmatism presbyopia and childhood myopia. We offer the most complete collection of spherical toric and multifocal products available enabling us to fit 99% of all contact wearers. Learn more at.

Job Summary:

The buyer will be responsible for the purchasing of products and services in support of business operations; obtaining quotes from vendors negotiating price terms and lead time creating purchase orders tracking orders to ensure on time delivery to meet organizational requirements through development of business relationships and strategic partners. Partnering with finance and stakeholders to ensure sourcing decisions are in the best interest of CooperVision.

• Plan purchases against business requirements and establish appropriate inventory levels/services to ensure continuity of supply.

• Establish develop and maintain effective supplier relationships and hold regular review meetings with suppliers covering performance (delivery quality) and opportunities for savings and innovation.

• Develop introduce and apply strategies to minimize business risk within the purchasing process including where appropriate the use of supplier agreements and disaster recovery planning for key materials and services.

• Participate in Tender processes/RFPs as required.

• Undertake routine purchase order administration (order placement receipt invoice approval) investigate and resolve discrepancies.

• Vendor selection development and management negotiating with the vendor.

• Identify cost saving opportunities and lead projects to realize these.

• Accountable for category savings targets and performance measures. Reviews specifications and Statements of Work (SOWs) to ensure materials goods and services ordered meet proper quality standards.

• Participate in cross functional project team activities to ensure that high value/long-term purchasing agreements are commercially sound and providing best value/lowest risk for CooperVision.

• Work together with the Product Change Regulatory and Quality teams as appropriate to ensure that new materials and changes are introduced via the correct change processes including regulatory validation discontinuations and product launches.

• Participation in company audits both internal and external as required.

• Provide a range of data and reports on purchasing and inventory activity to allow management budgetary and expense reviews to be carried out.

• Actively participate in continuous improvement opportunities.

• Any other purchasing related duties in connection with the Companys business as may be required.

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional travel between different work locations (e.g. West Henrietta Victor and Scottsville).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Core competency Professional Level

• Leadership Motivation and Management

• Professional Competence & Knowledge

• Problem Solving

• Planning and Organizing

• Strategic Planning

• Continuous Improvement

• Knowledgeable of good purchasing / supply chain practices.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

• Fluency in English both written and verbal required. Any other language would be an advantage.

• Experience using an MRP system preferred previous experience in Oracle BAAN and Agile would be an advantage.

• Intermediate level in the use of Excel Word and PowerPoint.

• Ability to read and understand technical material such as engineering specifications or SOWs.

• Commercially aware with the ability to communicate at a professional level both internally and externally.

• Must possess a strong business and work ethic and be capable of decision making to the benefit of the business.

• Perform as an inclusive team player supporting the rest of the team to ensure that business objectives are met.

• Able to drive and develop supplier performance to achieve best value and service for CooperVision.

• Basic accounting knowledge.

Work Environment:

• Most of the work will take place within an office environment.
• Visits to suppliers the warehouse production and ancillary areas might be required.
• Normal office environment
• Light physical effort necessary to perform the job
• Exposure to shop floor

Experience:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in sourcing / purchasing environment preferred.
• Experience in a medical device industry preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing packaging and/or distribution industry preferred.

Education:

• Professional qualification/certification or Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Purchasing Business or equivalent required; or 2-3 years or more in a Purchasing role.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation the starting base pay for this role is between $62315.00 and $83086.00 per year and may include cost of living adjustments. The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.