Buyer/Planner I

Why Orthofix?
    

Guided by our organizational values – Take Ownership | Innovate Boldly | Win Together – we collaborate closely with world-class surgeons and other partners to improve people’s quality of life. At Orthofix, we want team members who build relationships and share knowledge, challenge the status quo, and deliver results every day to help us achieve our vision to be the unrivaled partner in Med Tech.  

Our global team of over 1,600 employees brings to market highly innovative, cost-effective, and user-friendly medical technologies that heal musculoskeletal pathologies for patients and the healthcare professionals who treat them. Looking to change people’s lives? Look no further.

How you'll make a difference?

The Buyer/Planner I supports the supply chain function in maintaining inventory targets to ensure on-time customer shipment and maximize production line up-time. This role monitors, analyzes, and reports data to maintain department metrics.  The Buyer/ Planner I prepares, processes, and maintains purchase and job orders in the ERP system and completes various other duties.

This is an entry-level professional role. The incumbent learns company policies, procedures, and application of professional concepts. The incumbent works on problems of limited scope and follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data. Work is periodically reviewed based on a set of defined procedures and precedence.

What will your duties and responsibilities be?

The following are the essential functions of this position. This position may be responsible for performing additional duties as tasks as needed and assigned.

• General procurement/ planning duties (in alignment with Company procedures):

  • Process replenishment orders for parts, services, or expense items

  • Expedite existing purchase order (PO) and/or job orders

  • Confirm and maintain PO due dates with suppliers in alignment with required inventory target levels

  • Issue material conversion forms and maintain ERP data   

• Maintain accurate pricing, lead times, and other order parameters in ERP such as  Minimum Order Quantity (MOQs), Min, Max, and Safety Stock

• Responsible for working cross functionally to ensure shortages are appropriately expedited to avoid production line downs and/or late customer shipments

• Responsible for driving supply, in alignment with Company requirements, from PO and/or job order placement to available for production and/or customer shipment  

• Responsible for achieving optimal pricing based on purchase history, usage, and/or forecasted demand

• Attend cross-functional meetings to ensure alignment on purchasing and/or planning related activities  

• Work with internal customers, receiving, and/or accounting to resolve documentation and/or invoice discrepancies to ensure on time supplier payment   

• Support / coordinate return to vendor transactions

• Provide support to other buyers or planners as needed

• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned

What skills and experience will you need?

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skill and/or ability required for this position.

Education/Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience

Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:

• Requires 0-3 years of related experience

• Must understand ERP/ MRP functionality

• Must have good communication and math skills

• Must be proficient using MS-Office

• Team player – always willing to help other team members

• Ability to interact with all company levels

• Self-driven – works with minimal supervision & meets internal customer needs with no follow-up required

• Manage multiple priorities

• Some travel to other Company or vendor sites may be required

What skills and experience will you need?

The education, knowledge, skills and/or abilities listed below are preferred qualifications in addition to the minimum qualifications stated above.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, operations, or related discipline preferred

• 1-2 years of procurement experience

• Lean/Six Sigma preferred

• APICS, NAPM, ISM, or IBF preferred

Additional Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:

• Oracle ERP/EBS experience preferred

• Oracle Fusion experience preferred

• Previous medical device experience preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not limited, to the motor/physical abilities, skills, and/or demands required of the position in order to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to allow qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position.

• No additional physical requirements or essential functions for this position.

The anticipated salary for this position for an employee who is located in California is $68,000 to $72,000 per year, plus bonus, and benefits.

DISCLAIMER

The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.  The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer.  Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status.

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