Buyer II

Work options: Hybrid

Onsite 4 days in Plymouth MN &1 day Remote.

Title: Buyer II

Location: Plymouth, MN

Duration: 12 Months

Hybrid; 4days Onsite & 1day Remote

Shift Time: 8am to 4pm

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing and managing materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Direct Materials purchasing role (direct materials purchasing experience required (2-3 years)
• ERP experience required (SAP is what Abbott uses)
• ERP system, review pricing and lead times, issue POs, update ERP systems, address invoice issues,
• Participate in weekly status reviews for inventory levels, take actions as needed with suppliers to maintain inventory target levels, may need to update master data in the systems (refresh lead times, quantities, etc.)
• MS Office experience required
• Purchasing mix of supporting raw material, electronics, plastic tubing, labels, etc.
• Some possible negotiation on pricing, but primarily managing purchase orders, executing constraints, reviewing purchase reqs, cutting POs, etc.
• Cross functional communication and collaboration – will be working with many teams
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks.
  
  

Education

• High School diploma required.
• Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of experience in the field is strongly preferred. If no bachelor’s degree, candidate would need 5 years of experience in the field.
• Med Device experience highly preferred
• Reliability and dependability – once trained, able to work independently
• Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
  
  

Top 5 Desired Skills Are

• Direct Buyer experience
• SAP/ERP experience
• Reliable / ability to execute tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability to lead and collaborate with cross functional groups
• Proactive – ability to anticipate needs and take action accordingly
  
  

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)
  
  

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.