Buyer/Planner

Medtronic•Villalba, PR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer/Planner manages purchasing and planning activities to ensure material availability, support production schedules and maintain inventory targets in a regulated medical device environment. This role collaborates with suppliers and internal teams to ensure continuity of supply, operational efficiency and compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Requirements

Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires a Bachelor degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
Bilingual/Spanish/English- is a must
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.
Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in medical device or other regulated manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485 and GMP requirements.
Familiarity with change control, engineering changes and supplier quality processes.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and inventory control.
Strong cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, Engineering and Manufacturing.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI or other reporting tools is a plus.
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement initiatives is a plus.

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.