Buyer Planner

Philips Iberica SAU; Murrysville (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Buyer Planner to enhance customer demand fulfillment by ensuring material availability in the supply chain. In this pivotal role, you will perform tactical material planning, identify supply risks, and ensure continuous improvement in material supply processes. Your expertise in SAP and inventory analysis will be crucial in securing optimal material availability while minimizing investment. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to improving lives through health technology, and contribute to impactful projects in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Generous PTO

401k with up to 7% match

HSA with company contribution

Education reimbursement

Stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in buying and/or planning role.
• Experience with end-to-end visibility on part procurement.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive customer demand fulfilment and ensure material availability.
• Perform tactical material planning with suppliers and distribution centers.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and secure material life cycle.

Skills

SAP

Material Planning

Inventory Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Job Title

Buyer Planner

Job Description

Buyer Planner:

As a Buyer Planner you will drive customer demand fulfilment by ensuring material availability in the supply chain.

Your role:

• Performing tactical material planning (forecast and handshake feedback) with internal and external suppliers and distribution centers, in an optimized way through the use of planning calculation methods.

• Identifying supply risks and issues, while driving mitigation actions and escalating issues as needed.

• Confirming master data settings are correct to enable touchless replenishment.

• Ensuring continuous harmonization and improvement of material supply processes, safeguarding Philips Global Process execution.

• Monitoring and securing supplier delivery performance and following up on material life cycle, securing in time availability and prevention of obsolescence.

• Performing inventory analysis and policy definition to secure material availability against minimum inventory investments.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 1+ years of experience in a buying and/or planning role.

• Your skills include experience with end-to-end visibility on part procurement, mitigation of risks/impact to customers, and assessing demand and bill of materials within SAP. SAP highly desired, other ERP systems may be considered.

• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with buying, planning and/or procurement.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

• You’re an excellent communicator (both written and verbal). You also have demonstrated leadership experience (direct or indirect) – a plus.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an onsite role.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business.

• Discover our rich and exciting history.

• Learn more about our purpose.

• Learn more about our culture.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Reedsville, PA is $60,000 to $80,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Reedsville, PA.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.