Buyer

Talentify; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Referral Program

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Talentify's client, a Medical Technology company, is seeking a Buyer for their Peachtree Corners, GA location. The role focuses on direct materials procurement, PO management, and supplier negotiations to ensure material availability for production and sales.

The candidate should have a BS degree and 3+ years in purchasing within regulated manufacturing, with strong communication skills and proficiency in ERP systems (SAP) and MS Office.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent.
• 3+ years purchasing in regulated manufacturing (medical devices preferred).
• MS Office and ERP experience; SAP and Agile preferred.
• Knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and forecasting.
• Strong precision and thoroughness.
• Able to meet stretch goals and objectives.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• English 90% proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Procure direct materials to support business requirements, manage POs and inventory.
• Negotiate costs and maintain delivery commitments with suppliers.
• Coordinate with production planning and NPI for uninterrupted material availability.
• Track supplier performance and drive continuous improvement in on-time delivery and inventory turns.
• Support cost reduction initiatives and price change coordination.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Agile

Job description

Our client, a Medical Technology company, is looking for a Buyer for their Peachtree Corners, GA location.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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 onhand inventory.
• Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment of key purchasing metrics (supplier ontime 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.

Requirements:

• 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%

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities