Buyer Planner

Philips International; Reedsville (PA); 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 optimal material availability in the supply chain. In this dynamic role, you will engage in tactical material planning, identify supply risks, and drive continuous improvement in material supply processes. Your expertise in SAP and strong communication skills will be key in collaborating with suppliers and internal teams. Join a forward-thinking health technology company dedicated to improving lives through innovation and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Generous PTO

401k (up to 7% match)

HSA (with company contribution)

Stock purchase plan

Education reimbursement

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a buying and/or planning role.
• Ability to assess demand and bill of materials within SAP.

Responsibilities

• Drive customer demand fulfilment by ensuring material availability.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and secure material lifecycle.

Skills

Material Planning

SAP

Risk Mitigation

Communication Skills

Inventory Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

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.

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 .

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.

About Us

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.

For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

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