Buyer/Planner II

Vetsource•Portland, OR

25d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Buyer/Planner II is responsible for coordinating and managing all purchasing, inventory, demand planning, and operational activities, ensuring customer service levels and financial targets meet strategic objectives. This position leverages best practices, technologies, cross-functional internal and external collaborations to maintain and improve data analysis, processes, and communications in a sustainable and scalable manner. This is a full-time, hybrid position at our Sandy Office, located at 17014 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97230.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting/finance, operations/supply chain or equivalent job-related experience.
2+ years of purchasing experience.
Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office products, Google Suite, and ERP systems (Oracle Fusion Cloud, SAP, etc.).
Ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to drive results at a high level, performing independently and in a team with minimal instruction or direction.
Effective verbal and written communication of information in a clear, calm, and concise manner, tailored to various audiences.
Experience working with and ability to calculate operational and financial metrics (year-over-year performance, inventory turn, days/weeks of supply, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Experience in a task management system (monday.com, Jira, Asana, Todoist) preferred.
Experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning Module preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain all aspects of forecasts.
Manage purchase orders from creation to close including expediting, discrepancy resolution, changes, active monitoring and reporting of performance.
Maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure consistent supply, optimal pricing, and performance.
Collaborate with internal and external teams in addition to utilizing tools and technology to maintain appropriate inventory levels per organizational targets.
Proactively identify and implement opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies while ensuring quality and service standards are met. Ensure compliance and accurate documentation is maintained including procedures, processes, and work instructions.
Maintain strong collaborative working relationships within the Purchasing team and unit collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and external partners utilizing all forms of written, verbal, and meeting formats to ensure proactive sharing of information, metrics, and efforts to achieve workload balances. These teams include suppliers, category management, account payable, regulatory compliance, pharmacy catalog, customer support, pharmacy operations, and inventory/receiving teams at multiple warehouses.
Develop and maintain system data and reporting on KPIs and metrics, providing context on drivers of change/performance.