Buyer/Planner

Medtronic•Plymouth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer/Planner is responsible for procurement and planning activities that support manufacturing operations at the Plymouth-Cheshire Lane site. The position serves as a key link between suppliers, manufacturing, operations, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams to support uninterrupted product flow and timely delivery of finished goods. In addition to purchasing activities, the Buyer/Planner is responsible for managing MRP including purchase order management, coordinating sterile load planning and scheduling, managing supply risks, and driving execution against site service and inventory objectives.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience utilizing SAP for material planning, procurement, inventory management, and supply chain execution activities
Experience creating, managing, and expediting purchase orders (POs) to support manufacturing requirements and resolve supply constraints.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, pivot tables, lookups, filtering, and data analysis.
Ability to analyze inventory levels, demand forecasts, and production requirements to identify potential material shortages and supply risks.
Experience coordinating with suppliers to improve delivery performance, manage lead times, and resolve material availability issues.
Knowledge of inventory management principles, including safety stock, reorder point planning, cycle counting, and excess and obsolete inventory reduction.
Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments such as medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly controlled industries.
Lean, Six Sigma, Yellow Belt, or other continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Sources, purchases, plans, and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory process.
Identifies raw material, component, and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules.
In front-end procurement mode, analyzes data and determines factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
May monitor performance of suppliers and collaborate on demand analysis planning.

Benefits

Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)