Buyer

Onsite 4x/week

Responsibilities and Capabilities:

The Buyer plays a key role in supporting procurement activities that enable efficient, cost‑effective, and uninterrupted medical device manufacturing operations. This position is responsible for sourcing and procuring production and non‑production materials, managing supplier relationships, and helping maintain optimal inventory levels to support the company’s strategic and operational goals.

Procurement & Planning

• Procure and plan production materials for assigned commodities
• Reviewing demand forecasts, MRP outputs, and reorder point reports to determine appropriate purchase quantities.
• Creating and managing blanket purchase orders and delivery schedules for high‑volume items.
• Soliciting supplier quotations and evaluating cost‑effective shipping options.
• Monitoring supplier delivery performance; escalating issues when necessary.
• Expediting materials as required to support production needs.
• Maintaining accurate QAD planning data for assigned commodities.
• Procure pre‑production materials to support R&D activities.
• Procure/manage consumable supplies used in manufacturing operations.
• Support Engineering teams (Quality & Manufacturing) by generating purchase orders for non‑production materials.
• Provide commodity status updates and priority insights during production meetings.
• Provide backup procurement support to other Buyers as needed.

Inventory Control

• Maintain optimal inventory levels of commodities based on Forecast and desired months on hand requirements
• Support with ensuring proper storage and handling of all parts
• Lead/participate in the cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy; generate monthly metric reports upon request and follow up on recurring discrepancies.
• Address commodity issues and coordinate timely RTV shipments to suppliers
• Provide backup for all warehouse support, shipping and incoming sterile load shipments

Order Fulfillment:

• Support order fulfillment of clinical, intercompany or distributor orders as needed

General:

• Assist with kitting Production Orders
• Supporting supplier selection for designated commodities
• Attend designated team meetings and contribute as required.
• Serve as backup to the sterile load coordination.
• Support cross‑functional projects as assigned.
• Serve as a QAD system trainer where applicable
• Identify and recommend process improvements in purchasing, materials management, and order fulfillment.
• Utilize company procedures and tracking/reporting databases effectively.
• Support company objectives, policies, procedures, and compliance with GMP, ISO, and FDA regulations.
• Maintain department filing and archive systems.
• Participate in audits and other critical meetings as needed
• Handle administrative tasks related to purchase orders, invoice verification, inventory/demo tracking and supplier management.
• Participate in training of new material handlers
• Support miscellaneous shipping requests related to commodity RTV’s
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 2 years purchasing(direct/indirect) experience
• Experience in material handling (shipping) a plus
• Experience in manufacturing or medical device company a plus
• Experience in ERP systems (QAD preferred)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and operate warehouse equipment such as pallet jack/lift, etc.

General Requirements:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Multi-tasking ability a must
• Attention to detail