Sr Buyer / Planner.

Senior Buyer / Planner

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. In this exciting role as a Senior Buyer / Planner, you will have responsibility for MRP accuracy, purchase planning and execution, PO maintenance and raw material inventory. This position leads and works in a collaborative environment with Production planning, Manufacturing, Commodity Management, Supplier Quality and Supplier Management. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week, onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As a Sr. Buyer / Planner, you will :

• Understand, validate, correct, and act on Material Requirement planning (MRP) and its messages. Get BOM, yields corrected to ensure MRP signal is right.
• Source, purchase, plan, and schedule the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory process.
• Actively manage raw material inventory analyzing it, reducing unhealthy inventory to exceed
• Lead and participate in cross-functional projects involving Supply Chain, Sector and / or corporate initiatives that ensure business objectives are met.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and represent purchasing in audits.
• Coordinate and follow up with production, warehouse, IQC and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Compile information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
• Monitor performance of suppliers and collaborate on demand analysis planning.
• Meet inventory goals while supporting material requirements for production.
• Maintain PO for dates and Quantity to remain current and drive excellence in Supplier OTIF
• Represent Purchasing in Manufacturing, Operations Scheduling and other daily Tier meetings.
• Keep close coordination with supplier as well as Manufacturing to ensure there are no line downs due to Material.
• Place timely purchase orders, expedite material and resolve payment issues with suppliers.
• Partner with Commodity Management / Supply Management on supplier Value Stream, Capacity Planning, supplier issues / delays and Business continuity assessment.
• Proactively escalate any supplier issues, get buy in from a cross functional team to ensure risk (of line down) are mitigated.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD) : $82,400.00 - $123,600.00 This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification / education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week : Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance / reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees : Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.