Temporary Operational Buyer/Planner (Colorado Springs, CO)

Philips•Colorado Springs, CO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

As a global leader in health technology, Philips is committed to improving people's lives through meaningful innovation. This role is critical in supply chain operations, ensuring the right materials and services are available at the right time and cost. The position focuses on driving cost savings and developing strategic supplier relationships to support production builds for Philips' Image Guided Therapy business’s Philips Laser System (PLS). The role involves analyzing Operational Material Management (OMM) KPIs, proposing and implementing corrective/preventive actions, monitoring continuous improvement, and managing master data and stock levels during the Industrialization phase for a smooth production ramp-up. Responsibilities include generating and monitoring purchase orders, resolving PO issues, validating order quantities, communicating and aligning forecasts with suppliers, planning forecasts with suppliers, and ensuring alignment between material and production planning. The role also involves monitoring unplanned procurement materials and exceptions, conducting supplier business reviews, placing orders during the Industrialization phase, implementing supply disruption mitigation strategies, managing open orders, expediting as necessary, managing customer-supplied materials, ensuring efficient supply chain operations within n-tier supplier networks, and maintaining Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software updates.

Requirements

Bachelor/Master of Science degree in a technical or business field.
4+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Production Planning, or Materials Planning functions.
Strong knowledge of planning and supply chain industry practices.
SAP ERP system knowledge.
Lean Six Sigma methodologies (certification preferred).
Experience in mature S&OP environments.
Proven ability to manage all aspects of tactical material planning.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

Nice To Haves

Driving continuous improvement.
Implementing Lean methodologies.
Certification in Lean Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Analyzes Operational Material Management (OMM) KPIs, proposes and takes ownership of corrective or preventive actions, monitors continuous improvement progress through analytical tools, and handles master data setting and stock levels during the Industrialization phase to ensure smooth production ramp-up.
Generates Purchase Orders to suppliers, monitors order status regarding delivery time, quality, and price, resolves moderate Purchase Order issues and validates order quantities within stock levels by consolidating orders for individual suppliers when necessary.
Validates forecasts and communicates forecasts to suppliers, plans forecast along with suppliers through meetings and supply availability checks and ensures alignment and balance between material planning and production planning.
Monitors unplanned procurement materials and exceptions, conducts supplier business reviews, places orders for materials at Industrialization phase, and implements supply disruption mitigation strategies, including involving procurement for commercial leverage when necessary.
Places orders with suppliers, monitors the order package for delivery time, quality, and price, tracks order confirmations, manages open orders, expedites, when necessary, manages customer supplied materials provided to vendors, ensures efficient supply chain operations within n-tier supplier networks, and ensures Enterprise Resource Planning software is consistently updated with relevant information.