Buyer - Commodity Specialist/Mgr 1

Description:   JOB DESCRIPTION

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.