Strategic Medical Device Buyer II

Cordis, LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cordis, LLC seeks a Buyer II to manage procurement for medical device manufacturing, ensuring continuity of supply, quality, and regulatory adherence. You will issue POs, analyze MRP data, negotiate terms, and build strong supplier partnerships.

Responsibilities include supplier selection, audits, cost-reduction initiatives, and coordination with cross-functional teams to support new-product introductions and product transfers at our Santa Clara site.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of relevant purchasing experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• EquivalEnce education and experience acceptable; advanced degree with no prior professional experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions and issue purchase orders for production materials, components, packaging, equipment, and services.
• Analyze MRP requirements, forecasts, inventory levels, lead times, and production schedules to determine purchasing priorities.
• Communicate forecasts, delivery requirements, specifications, and purchase-order changes to suppliers.
• Monitor open purchase orders and expedite or reschedule materials to prevent shortages, excess inventory, and production disruptions.
• Evaluate supplier quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum order quantities, and other commercial conditions.
• Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships while addressing delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness issues.
• Track supplier performance using metrics such as on-time delivery, quality, cost variance, lead time, and corrective-action responsiveness.
• Collaborate with Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Receiving, and Accounts Payable.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, audits, performance reviews, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate material requirements for new-product introductions, prototype builds, engineering changes, and product transfers.
• Manage obsolete, excess, nonconforming, or returned materials in coordination with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Maintain item, supplier, lead-time, safety-stock, pricing, and purchasing data in the ERP/MRP system.
• Resolve discrepancies involving purchase orders, receipts, invoices, specifications, quantities, and pricing.
• Analyze purchasing and supplier-spend data to identify opportunities for cost savings, supplier consolidation, and process improvement.
• Maintain complete and accurate purchasing records to support traceability, internal reviews, and regulatory audits.
• Create and update purchasing procedures, work instructions, reports, and other controlled documentation.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with applicable FDA requirements, ISO 13485, company policies, and the Quality Management System.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Regulatory awareness

Analytical judgment

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Cordis, LLC seeks a Buyer II to manage procurement for medical device manufacturing, ensuring continuity of supply, quality, and regulatory adherence. You will issue POs, analyze MRP data, negotiate terms, and build strong supplier partnerships.

Responsibilities include supplier selection, audits, cost-reduction initiatives, and coordination with cross-functional teams to support new-product introductions and product transfers at our Santa Clara site.