Buyer Planner

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG; Auburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Vacation time

Paid holidays

Sick time

Parental leave

401(k) match

FSAs

HSA contributions

Life/Disability Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

KARL STORZ North America in Auburn, MA is seeking an Inventory Planner to ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time. You’ll manage finished goods, balance service levels, inventory, and cost while coordinating with Demand Planning, Marketing, Product Management, Logistics, Quality, Customer Service, and suppliers.

This hybrid role offers a base salary range of $65,700-$85,400 and opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste in a leading medical technology company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–4 years of relevant experience or 8 years in lieu of a degree.
• Strong analytical, organizational, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer and systems skills with data proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage supply planning and inventory for an assigned portfolio of finished goods.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Marketing, and Product Management to develop demand and supply plans.
• Create and manage purchase orders considering lead times, quantities, pricing, and supplier capabilities.
• Monitor supplier commitments and expedite deliveries as needed.
• Partner with Transportation, Warehouse, Quality, Customer Service, and Accounts Payable to resolve issues.
• Monitor inventory and supplier performance metrics and take action to improve service.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Mathematical skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication skills

Time management

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree or 8 years experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

At KARL STORZ, we take pride in helping patients
through some of the toughest journeys of their lives.
We are making contributions that matter.
Regardless of your role, YOU improve patients’ lives every day

Get to know us and join our teamas

Buyer Planner

Job Function: Supply Chain & Procurement

From the operating room to surgery centers—and everywhere in between—KARL STORZ North America is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design specialty innovations, smart instruments and devices, integrated ecosystems, and intelligent imaging—to build a more connected, software-enabled operating room.

As an independent, family-owned MedTech company, we ambitiously think in generations instead of quarters to improve patients’ lives around the world.

About the Role

As an Inventory Planner, you’ll play an important role in ensuring KARL STORZ has the right products, in the right place, at the right time. You’ll manage a portfolio of finished goods and oversee supply planning activities that balance product availability, customer service, inventory levels, and cost.

Working across Demand Planning, Marketing, Product Management, Logistics, Quality, Customer Service, and our supplier network, you’ll turn demand requirements into actionable supply plans while helping identify opportunities to improve service and reduce waste.

This position will be based in our Auburn, MA location and observes a hybrid work schedule. The base salary of this position is $65,700 - $85,400.

What You’ll Do

• Manage supply planning and inventory for an assigned portfolio of finished goods, maintaining appropriate stock coverage and customer service levels.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Marketing, and Product Management to develop and execute demand and supply plans.
• Create and manage purchase orders, considering lead times, order quantities, pricing, volume discounts, and supplier capabilities.
• Monitor supplier commitments and proactively expedite or adjust deliveries as demand and inventory needs change.
• Partner with Transportation, Warehouse, Quality, Customer Service, and Accounts Payable to resolve shipment, receiving, product, order, and invoice issues.
• Monitor key inventory and supplier performance measures including fill rates, days of coverage, backorders, excess and obsolete inventory, inventory turns, and supplier performance.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities that increase efficiency, improve service levels, and reduce waste.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–4 years of relevant experience with direct or transferable skills, or 8 years of directly related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong analytical, organizational, mathematical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong computer and systems skills with the ability to work effectively with data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly as business and supply requirements change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and with suppliers.
• Results‑oriented, self‑motivated approach with strong time‑management skills.

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to balance customer service needs with inventory and financial objectives.
• Strong cross‑functional communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Sound judgment and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving supply, inventory and supplier issues.
• Ability to translate demand and inventory data into timely purchasing and supply decisions.
• Flexibility and composure when priorities, demand patterns, and supply conditions change.

Nice to Have

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
• SAP experience.

Travel: Up to 10%.

Why KARL STORZ?

Join KARL STORZ and be part of a team creating medical innovations that truly make a difference. Beyond technology, you’ll be part of a culture that values talent as its greatest asset, empowering you to contribute to a mission that improves patient care worldwide.

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• Medical / Dental / Vision including a state‑of‑the‑art wellness program and access to pet insurance, too!
• 3 weeks vacation accrual for full time roles,* paid holidays plus paid sick time too
• Up to 8 weeks of 100% paid company parental leave; includes maternal/ paternal leave, adoption, and fostering of a child.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan providing a match of 66.67% (4%) of the employee’s first 6% contribution (up to IRS limits)
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts
• HSA Savings Accounts with company contribution
• Life, STD & LTD Insurance
• We prepay your tuition up to $5,250 per year! - Tuition pre- reimbursement
• Fitness reimbursement of up to $200 annually
• And much more!
  * Field sales, internships, and roles that are regularly scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for vacation, except where required by law.
  Non-employees, including temporary workers and consultants, are not eligible to participate in the KARL STORZ benefits program.
  KARL STORZ reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Additionally, KARL STORZ, through its supervisors, may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description within the sole discretion of the supervisor. Employees must comply will all applicable KARL STORZ policies and procedures.

KARL STORZ is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our employees and customers. Most field‑based roles at KARL STORZ require hospital credentialing/health screens as acondition of employment. Credentialing can include required vaccinations, health screens & other requirements as outlined by our customers. During the interview process, we encourage you to askhow credentialing/health screens may impact the role you are seeking and if you require any reasonable accommodations regarding these requirements.