Senior Planner Buyer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Añasco, PR

About The Position

The Senior Planner Buyer ensures direct and indirect materials are ordered and available to meet quality and manufacturing requirements while maintaining acceptable inventory levels. The role coordinates material planning and purchasing in support of production to help ensure uninterrupted operations and timely delivery of finished products to customers. It also adheres to environmental policies and procedures and supports departmental environmental objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 4 years of supply chain, operations, logistics, or relevant experience.
Experience in finished-goods or raw-material buying or planning.
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, including reading, writing, and speaking.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work with complex planning tools and extensive knowledge of ERP systems.
Ability to present information effectively to employees at all levels.
Ability to write reports, memos, and technical procedures.
Ability to translate complex situations into simple working solutions.
Strong analytical and organizational skills and aptitude for planning.
Accuracy and attention to detail on assigned tasks.
Proactive problem-solving approach and ability to persuade and influence others.
Ability to drive continuous process improvements and work with limited supervision.

Nice To Haves

Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related discipline.
Master’s degree.
Experience in a regulated environment, such as pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
SAP experience.
Green Belt Six Sigma Certification.
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) or Project Management certifications.

Responsibilities

Collect information about raw material, component, and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules.
Manage or maintain raw material inventory investment according to inventory entitlement models and drive improvement opportunities.
Review and analyze statistical data to determine buying trends and volumes and establish price objectives or identify opportunities.
Compile and analyze procurement, scheduling, and materials-and-services movement data to support forecasting, and recommend process improvements to management.
Maintain the accuracy of the supplier database for products used in manufacturing.
Prepare vendor orders for raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and other materials needed for production.
Inventory received goods and identify discrepancies in order quantity or price.
Check scheduled delivery dates and make initial contact with suppliers about late deliveries.
Escalate issues and notify appropriate personnel or management as appropriate.
Check with warehouse and production teams about material availability and movement to detect shortages or overages.
Support the evaluation of potential suppliers.
Lead supplier or component S&OP as required.
Identify and drive Lean or Six Sigma improvement initiatives.