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MILLENNIUMSOFT

Material Buyer / Planner 3, Purchasing

MILLENNIUMSOFT, San Jose, California, United States, 95199


Position :

Material Planner Buyer

Location : San Jose, CA

Duration : 12 Months

Total Hours/week : 40.00

Client: Medical Device Company

Level Of Experience: Entry Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens Or GC Holders Only)

Description:

The Material Planner Buyer is responsible for supporting manufacturing by procuring raw materials, components, equipment, tooling, and services in a timely manner to meet performance objectives in maintaining customer service, quality, cost, and targeted inventory levels. Determines material requirements from production schedules and/or engineering to plan, schedules, and monitors the supply of assigned materials commodities to support production.

Essential Functions:

• Timely review of MRP and execution of purchase orders, supplier confirmations, and delivery schedules for materials in assigned commodities to support production

• Tracks and monitors open purchase orders, supplier confirmations, delivery schedules, and invoices for supplier compliance with quality, quantities, cost, invoices and schedule adherence

• Generates cost savings through the continuous improvement process and engineering support

• Reviews and plans material requirements for targeted inventory levels and minimizing EE&O

• Routinely reviews and dispositions EE&O inventories

• Negotiates supplier pricing within assigned commodities to drive favorable PPV

• Complies with all GMP, regulatory and ISO guidelines including company policies and departmental procedures

• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

Education/Training:

• BS in Supply Chain, Finance, or Business Administration or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years purchasing experience

• Experience medical industry preferable

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

• Action oriented with continuous improvement focus

• Ability to multitask effectively in a fast paced environment

• Strong SAP with detailed knowledge of MRP

• Strong EXCEL, pivot tables, vlookup, macros

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

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