Sr. Site Buyer

Teleflex • Chelmsford, MA

81d

About The Position

This position is responsible for purchasing raw materials and supply continuity for the catheter/pump product families for the Chelmsford facility. Key objectives include achieving, improving, and exceeding targeted customer service levels, managing inventory levels and targets, and managing supply and demand within the Global Supply Chain. The role involves planning and executing purchasing of raw materials from domestic and international suppliers, downloading open requisition reports from SAP, and placing purchase orders accordingly. The position also requires reviewing open PO and past due PO reports to ensure materials coverage required for production, and reviewing MRP exception messages to ensure alignment of supply to changing forecast demands. Building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal customers and external suppliers is essential, as well as proactively reporting product and material availability issues at tier/standup meetings. The role includes identifying opportunities to drive value-add programs, analyzing and managing MRP, and revising master data in essential systems to ensure effective planning of future requirements. Additionally, inventory management support, maintaining purchase order status and shipment tracking information in SAP, and providing support to various internal customers are part of the responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 5-7 years' experience in a procurement role.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Strong communication and attention to details.

Nice To Haves

• ERP System experience, preferably SAP.
• Excel Skills.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve, improve, and exceed targeted customer service levels.
• Manage inventory levels and targets.
• Manage supply and demand within the Global Supply Chain.
• Plan and execute purchasing of raw materials from domestic and international suppliers.
• Download open requisition reports from SAP and place purchase orders accordingly.
• Review open PO and past due PO reports to ensure materials coverage required for production.
• Review MRP exception messages; ensuring alignment of supply to changing forecast demands.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.
• Proactively report product and material availability issues at tier/standup meetings.
• Identify opportunities to drive value-add programs: Kanban, Quick Ship, large impact, and Lead-time reduction initiatives.
• Analyze and manage MRP, source list, material master/parameters.
• Revise master data in essential systems to ensure the MRP system is effectively planning future requirements.
• Support reporting, inventory parameters, safety stock target product life cycle management.
• Maintain purchase order status and shipment tracking information in SAP.
• Provide support to various internal customers, as required.
• Complete special projects and assignments as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees