**Vacancy Name**
- Sr. Planner - Buyer
**Location of Work**
- Tijuana, Mexico
**Employment Type**
- Full Time Employee
**Job Purpose Summary**
Sr Planner-Buyer will play a critical role improving the way teams deliver high-quality customer experiences. This position is responsible for the material planning, inventory control and purchasing execution and/or coordination enabling effective, efficient, flexible and sustainable supply chains to help achieving the organization's goals.
- **What we value**
- Customer First: _We deliver extraordinary experiences._
- Accountability: _We do what we say_
- Integrity: _We do what is right_
- Inspired: _We love what we do_
- One Global Team: _We before me, always_
**What you will do (job duties)**
- Manage raw material purchases based on planning requirements, raw material, and execute purchase orders and production orders.
- Responsible for using the ERP D365 system to effectively manage the supply organization in all aspects of the supply chain process, developing detailed scheduling plans for each workplace and department.
- Ensure that purchases are with approved suppliers.
- Manage and maintain the optimal level of inventory to meet product requirements. Identify demand variations to establish safety stock strategies (Min-Max, ROP, Kanban)
- Maintain communication with suppliers and monitors performance.
- Conduct the initial supplier contacts for new products and/or transfers.
- Participate in supplier price and contract negotiations.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, marketing and customer service to ensure the highest possible level of customer service while still meeting the established goals of plant productivity and efficiency.
- Main contact between the supply chain structure and the manufacturing team to provide relational feedback
- Identify planning strategies and techniques to manage semi-finished products with the highest service levels for assembly areas, while maintaining control of inventory targets.
- Maintains the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Purchasing function.
**What you will need (job requirements)**
**Education**:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is required.
- MBA degree and/or professional certification (CPM, CPSM, 6 Sigma) is a plus.
**Experience**:
- 3-5 years of experience in planning, purchasing, global procurement or supply chain management in medical devices manufacturing industries.
- Proven experience in transfer projects.
**Knowledge & Skills**:
- Intermediate computational knowledge (Office management: Word, Excel, Power-Point)
- Broad knowledge in production systems for planning and purchasing, such as MRP and JIT.
- Knowledge in system: D365 / ERP desirable.
- APICS desirable
- Previous experience in planning and/or materials.
- Ability to work with different hierarchical levels.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Great ethical and professional sense, plus courtesy when dealing with suppliers.
- Analytical skill in various situations and ease in decision making.
- Strategic thinking, problem solving and strong analytical skills.
- Familiarity with procurement software and tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams.
- Strong sense of accountability, results oriented, can-do attitude.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
**Our brand promise**
We deliver a collaborative experience by working directly with the surgical community to ensure you get the exact surgical tools you need at the right time and the right price.
- **Remarkable service**
A seamless, personal process designed around you and your needs.
- ** Trusted performance**
Our product family is the result of years of experience championing surgeons and listening to their expertise.
- ** Outstanding value**
No matter the surgical specialty, we deliver quality products for all markets.
**Our people promise**
Excellence is our Specialty and what makes us successful is our people. We are committed to fostering a positive, empowering and growth-oriented environment where all team members are encouraged to share their opinions and ideas. That means you will work alongside an accomplished and highly collaborative team that inspires commitment to our goal in attaining excellence in everything they do.
- Join us today and
- **_Corza Medical is an equal opportunity employer. Corza Medical evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics_