Senior Buyer/Planner

hace 4 semanas


Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica Cardinal Health A tiempo completo
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Buyer/Planner to join our team at Cardinal Health. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and monitoring the purchase of raw materials and services, negotiating pricing and terms, and ensuring supplier performance and quality control activities meet company standards.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain the capacity statement to ensure optimal production planning.
  • Collaborate with the engineering group to remove factory constraints and implement improvement projects that increase capacity.
  • Lead the build plan process, defining production plans for short and midterm horizons.
  • Establish daily, weekly, and monthly goals for product platforms, considering factory resources and constraints.
  • Develop planning scenarios to evaluate demand changes and perform material requirement analysis to avoid supply disruptions.
  • Negotiate pricing and terms for raw material purchases and establish optimum buying patterns.
  • Monitor and report supplier performance, including on-time deliveries and product quality.
  • Determine supplier risk levels and implement strategies to minimize risk.
  • Administer communication between the Costa Rica facility and suppliers, including purchase order generation and vendor information management.
  • Manage and review MRP runs in the ERP system, ensuring correct parameters for accurate MRP messages.
  • Ensure purchasing procedures and activities comply with FDA and ISO standards.
  • Facilitate supplier auditing with the QA Department to ensure compliance with CMS procedures.
  • Establish purchasing standards for raw materials and provide periodic updates on PPV forecasts and activities.
  • Support new product introduction processes and collaborate with corporate planning and R&D to develop startup strategies.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Industrial Engineering.
  • Advanced English language technical writing and verbal communication skills.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in purchasing and/or planning and production control, preferably in a medical device manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with custom-manufactured medical components is preferred.
  • New product development activities are desirable.
  • 3 years of experience with ERP, AS400 preferred.
  • APICS and/or CPM certifications are preferred.
  • Computer skills in purchasing systems, Microsoft Office, and ERP software.
  • Expert understanding of supply chain management, including production control, negotiation, sourcing strategy development, risk analysis, capacity analysis, and inventory management.
  • Skilled negotiator with working knowledge of contract terms and conditions.
What We Offer

Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate the power of diversity and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development.


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