Highridge Medical | Senior Buyer

Job Summary

The Sr. Supply Planner is responsible for the supply planning, new products launch, procurement, and management of orders of medical devices and manufacturing services from approved suppliers in alignment with forecasted net requirements. This role drives effective supply planning through a deep understanding of both internal and external constraints, analysis of data, assessment / mitigation of risk, and effective problem solving. This role interfaces with the Quality, Engineering, Marketing, Logistics, and Finance departments to align on, and achieve organizational objectives. In this role you will also be responsible for commercializing medium complexity supplier agreements, driving total cost reduction, and creating and capturing value for Highridge Medical Operations by partnering with internal stakeholder and suppliers. You will be a trusted advisor that delivers value and fosters innovation. The Sr. Supply Planner also guides and mentors less senior Supply Planners.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with company policies and practices.
• Lead medium complexity sourcing engagements, including bid evaluations; contract awards based on best quality, price and lead time performance; contract negotiations; and ongoing supplier relationship management activities for assigned material categories.
• Oversees supply chains and forecasts supply and demand for Legacy and NPI products.
• Assess supplier capability, capacity, and cost to allocate annual spend to qualified suppliers optimizing for service, quality, and cost.
• Plans, organizes, controls, and executes new product introduction projects on time.
• Manage advanced planning parameters to ensure optimal net requirements planning.
• Review net requirements against supply and demand; manage open order exceptions, and place and manage purchase orders.
• Regularly review KPIs; develop and execute strategies to address unfavorable results.
• Identify and lead closure of business process gaps; collaborate with stakeholders to drive business process improvement for planning, procurement, and inventory.
• Lead regular supplier production reviews to ensure needed capacity and on-time delivery.
• Lead quarterly business reviews with suppliers and key internal stakeholders.
• Monitor inventory levels to mitigate stockouts while maintaining cost effective operational expenses.
• Coordinate new supplier qualification activities.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and internal departments such as Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and Finance.
• Visit existing and potential supplier facilities to evaluate manufacturing processes, capabilities, recent investments, potential for growth, performance trends, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Four-year Degree (B.S / B.A.) required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in related field such as supply planning, purchasing, or supply chain required, preferably in medical device environment.
• APICS CSCP / CPIM certification preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including expert level Excel skills.
• SAP ECC or S4 experience preferred.
• Strategic Sourcing, opportunity analysis, and strong negotiation skills.
• High volume purchasing / planning experience required.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with detailed product line forecasts; familiarity with Sales & Operations Planning business management process.
• Demonstrated success in driving process improvement.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving skills, and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross functional teams.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Previous medical device experience preferred.

Travel

Less than 25% of overnight travel