Sr. Buyer/Planner

Sr. Buyer/Planner**job details:**+ location:Minneapolis, MN+ salary:$15.72 - $26.67 per hour+ date posted:Thursday, January 14, 2021+ job type:Contract+ industry:Manufacturing+ reference:815743**job description**Sr. Buyer/Plannerjob summary:A Sr. Buyer/Planner is needed for the world's largest standalone medical technology development company in the Brooklyn Center, MN area. In this role, you will participate and/or lead Sourcing strategic activities, especially those involving product life cycle and supplier management including but not limited to: product/part phase in-phase, Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete processes, local sourcing related initiatives, supplier delivery performance and inventory management.location: Minneapolis, Minnesotajob type: Contractsalary: $15.72 - 26.67 per hourwork hours: 8am to 5pmeducation: Bachelorsresponsibilities:+ Maintain and promote strong relationships with suppliers, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Finance, Quality, Commodity Management and any other internal customers.+ Liaison with the Commodity Management and Sourcing Engineering Teams in the development of commodity strategies, inputs and discussions about supplier score card and performance reviews (Quarterly Business Reviews).+ Participate in supplier visits and audits to drive continuous improvement activities (Cost of Poor Supplier Quality Support)+ Use problem solving techniques/methodologies to identify supplier delivery root cause and achieve resolution of production continuity events (support sCAPA when necessary)+ Knowledge of the quality system and responsible for following all applicable procedures+ Site support for regulatory body audits+ Daily stand up at Site production and Tier meetings. Attend other Staff meetings as needed+ Prioritize for expediting and coordinate with planning and receiving inbound daily receipts including incoming inspection+ Performs special projects as assigned including but not limited to: Lifecycle Management, material cost reduction initiatives (Price Point Variance), consignment agreements, KPI tracking and other projects within the business unit+ Cash Flow Initiatives: Support the Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete process and follow-up scrap disposition at sites and monitor, implement consignment agreements and leverage Cardiovascular group to limit inventory costs**Education Required:**+ Bachelors**Years' Experience Required:** .+ 5+ years**Top Needs:**+ JDE Experience+ Perseverance and active problem solving+ Fast learner with excellent communication skills\#LI-PM3qualifications:+ Experience level: Experienced+ Minimum 5 years of experience+ Education: Bachelors (required)skills:+ Supply Chain+ Scheduling+ Planning+ JDE+ BuyerEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.