What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Zimmer Biomet?
At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.
As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talented team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels inspired, invested, cared for, valued, and have a strong sense of belonging.
What You Can Expect
Obtain basic goods and services at the lowest total cost with focus on total value. Assist other departments in supplier selection, defining product specifications and ordering practices that reflect the best interests of the company.
How You'll Create Impact
What Makes You Stand Out
As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talented team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels inspired, invested, cared for, valued, and have a strong sense of belonging.
What You Can Expect
Obtain basic goods and services at the lowest total cost with focus on total value. Assist other departments in supplier selection, defining product specifications and ordering practices that reflect the best interests of the company.
How You'll Create Impact
- Purchase packaging materials or assigned commodities from approved and qualified suppliers in sufficient lead time to prevent material shortages and recommend cost savings when possible.
- Ensures that all activities are in compliance with company policies and practices.
- Resolves problems that arise in relation to delivery dates, quality, specifications, quantity or cost of purchased goods or services.
- Reviews requisitions and confers with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity and quality of merchandise, and delivery requirements. Recommends alternate suppliers where a savings cost or improved delivery will result.
- Reviews discreptant invoices which are not in complete agreement with purchase orders and resolves the discrepancies.
- Establishes standard costs for assigned commodities on annual basis with assigned suppliers and project/ mitigate purchase price variance.
- Issues purchase orders, negotiates contracts, and establishes blanket orders that may include consignment stock.
- Investigates supplier's financial condition, technical competence, facilities, and production techniques to ensure adequate supply sources.
- Negotiates prices and follows competitive bidding procedures when necessary to ensure the lowest total cost for specific materials, interacting with other departments as necessary.
- May participate, along with category manager, in internal meetings in the development of strategy and negotiations as a member of a Procurement team.
- May be required to do supplier scheduling - maintain purchase order acknowledgment control system lead time maintenance and interface with material planner/ master schedulers, buyers, quality control, engineering, suppliers, etc.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Ability to engage in basic contract negotiations and implement contacts in standard form; create basic project plans, prioritize, engage resources, implement across functions & sites.
- Address problems quickly and effectively using factual data, possess situational flexibility, know the resources to approach for efficient resolution and drive for results.
- Learn the organization, the orthopaedics business, and focus on personal growth to excel at purchasing in assigned area and expand into new areas in the future.
- Working knowledge of purchasing and planning systems.
- Knowledge of accounting principles and budgeting practices.
- Experienced in MS Office (Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge of JDE and/ or SAP Ariba is a plus.
- Organizational, communication, and quick learning skills required.
- Bachelor's Degree (Business, Finance, Engineering or related fields). Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in purchasing & negotiations or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Prior experience purchasing raw materials and packaging.
- Knowledge of raw material market is a plus.
- Experience with JDE or similar ERP software is a plus.
- A.P.P certification from ISM preferred; C.P.M is a plus
- Up to 10%