Buyer, IBP

Stryker; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 101,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Buyer, IBP to execute procurement activities ensuring timely availability of materials, services, and products while supporting quality, supplier performance, and operational efficiency.

You will work closely with planning, supply chain, and suppliers to ensure business continuity, create and manage purchase orders, monitor deliveries, maintain supplier relationships, and align procurement with inventory planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Purchasing, Supply Planning.
• English language proficiency.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience in supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders in line with demand and supply plans.
• Ensure timely procurement of materials to meet production and customer requirements.
• Monitor order confirmations, delivery schedules, and shipment tracking.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with commercial and operations teams to align procurement plans and optimize inventory.
• Analyze procurement data to identify trends and opportunities for cost reductions and process improvements.

Skills

English language proficiency

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JDE

Power BI

Job description

The Buyer, IBP is responsible for executing procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials, services, and products while supporting quality, supplier performance, and operational efficiency. The role works closely with planning, supply chain, and suppliers to ensure business continuity.

What You Will Do

Procurement Execution

• Create and manage purchase orders in line with demand and supply plans
• Ensure timely procurement of materials to meet production / customer requirements
• Monitor order confirmations, delivery schedules, and shipment tracking

Supplier Management

• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure reliability and performance
• Track supplier KPIs such as on-time delivery, lead time adherence, and quality
• Resolve supply issues, delays, and escalations proactively

Inventory & Planning Alignment

• Collaborate with commercial and operations team to align procurement plans
• Monitor inventory health and Purchase order aging to avoid excess and shortages
• Support inventory optimization and working capital targets

Data & Process Management

• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies and controls
• Analyze procurement data to identify trends and improvement opportunities

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Purchasing, Supply Planning.
• English language proficiency.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience in supplier relationship management.

Preferred

• Knowledge of Power BI.
• Previous experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical devices).
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and cost-reduction methodologies.

Poland Pay Ranges

• Poland: zł101.300 - zł169.000 PLN Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.