Senior Planner Buyer

**Job Function**:
Supply Chain Planning
**Job Sub Function**:
Supply Network Planning
**Job Category**:
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

**About MedTech**

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

**We are searching for the best talent for SENIOR PLANNER BUYER**

**Purpose**:
The Planner/Buyer will, under general direction and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, plan, order and monitor raw material used by Ethicon's North America branch plants. Manage the flow of inventory and minimize slow moving and obsolete material.

Will ensure that the supply of materials meet the production schedule and minimum stock levels to ensure operational and production continuity. Able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. To maintain strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Decisions and results have a significant impact on manufacturing sites and customer service.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Drive customer service and inventory results for their assigned codes.
- Create the product, sales and inventory plan on a monthly basis.
- Provides guidance on any activity that affects capacity required to achieve the long-term production volume, which would include making recommendation to the Procurement/suppliers on the need to identify / create additional capacity to achieve the production requirements.
- Create and communicate the production and inventory business plan.
- Ensure optimum mix of codes and quantities are scheduled to the optimum inventory levels.
- Drive raw material redirect and allocation process to maximize customer service.
- Optimize system-planning parameters to drive accurate production signals and inventory targets (safety stock, period of supply, period order quantity, DOD, builds/time phased safety stock, purchased item lead times, purchased item parameters).
- Ensure planned events (conversion / transfers. Projects) affecting supplier or productions do not impact customer service or inventory goals.
- Provide information as necessary to track / trend customer service, inventory and performance metrics (Planning models, purchased orders).
- Execute SLOB process.
- Document business processes to support business continuity.
- Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels
- Assess requirements against planning assumptions
- Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries
- Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule
- Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production
- Utilize Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) to ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
- Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels
- Support Procurement lead on improvements to business processes.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Follow current compliance regulations and standards.
- Comply with all federal regulated programs.

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A minimum of bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, logistics or engineering.
- A minimum of 3 years supply chain, inventory and production experience.
- Approximate experience, or equivalent knowledge and skills, necessary to satisfactorily perform the position responsibilities.
- 4 - 6 years’ experience in supply chain/operations and medical device experience
- Strong analytical and computer skills (Excel, Access, etc.)
- Supply chain/operations and medical device experience and work experience in a regulatory environment, knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures is required
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills are required.
- Ability to test assumptions and scenarios and weigh business risks and opportunities.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate basic competency in project management skills
- Consistently meet required training due date target be able to function independently while supporting
the overall team’s goals.
- Certification in production and inventory management (CPIM) or certification in supply chain planning
(CSCP) is desirable.
- Process Excellence/Six Sigma Certification, Training, and/or use of tools are preferred.
- Preferably bilingual (English/Spanish)