Buyer with French (fixed term contract - 18 months)

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

Job summary

Stryker is hiring a Buyer in Warszawa for an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will manage supplier relationships, maintain inventory availability, and drive operational excellence in a global supply chain.

You will collaborate with multiple functions to support customer service and manufacturing performance. A Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in MRP are required; English and French fluency are essential, with SAP experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an MRP environment.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activities for an assigned portfolio to maintain material availability and support customer service targets.
• Place purchase orders and maintain accurate order and delivery dates within the ERP system.
• Monitor inventory receipts and proactively resolve supply issues to ensure on-time material availability.
• Analyze material requirements and adjust purchasing plans based on demand and planning reviews.
• Collaborate with suppliers to understand planning and capacity processes and align supply with business requirements.
• Expedite or defer orders to balance material availability while supporting inventory targets.
• Generate and communicate purchasing, inventory, and supplier performance metrics to key stakeholders.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Sourcing, Engineering, Customer Service, Transportation, and Distribution teams to support initiatives and process improvements.

Skills

MRP experience

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

English

French

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials Management, or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

This is a fixed-term contract position for 18 months

As a Buyer, you will play a key role in managing supplier relationships, maintaining inventory availability, and driving operational excellence across a global supply chain environment. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with multiple business functions while making a direct impact on customer service and manufacturing performance.

What You Will Do

• Manage purchasing activities for an assigned portfolio to maintain material availability and support customer service targets.
• Place purchase orders and maintain accurate order and delivery dates within the enterprise resource planning system.
• Monitor inventory receipts and proactively resolve supply issues to ensure on-time material availability.
• Analyze material requirements and adjust purchasing plans based on supply planning reviews and changing demand.
• Collaborate with suppliers to understand planning and capacity processes and align supply with business requirements.
• Expedite or defer orders as needed to balance material availability while supporting inventory targets.
• Generate and communicate purchasing, inventory, and supplier performance metrics to key stakeholders.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Sourcing, Engineering, Customer Service, Transportation, and Distribution teams to support business initiatives and continuous process improvements.

Required

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a material requirements planning (MRP) environment.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Preferred

• Experience working with SAP.
• Professional certification in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Procurement, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting supplier performance management and inventory optimization activities.

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.