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Job Title

Buyer Planner

Employer

Collins Mcnicholas Recruitment

Location

Clare

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 3 - 4 years medical device industry experience looking for the next step in their career! Medical device experience essential! Buyer/Planner. The Buyer/Planner plans the procurement of the material required to support Customer Demand and New Product introduction, and develop and execute the business unit production schedule. Job Functions: Planner: Develop and schedule the Manufacturing Production Plan from the Master Production Schedule requirements with increased complexity and volume and with higher level of autonomy. Development includes the following: Manage issues preventing execution of the MPS and production plan. Issues include but are not limited to non-conforming materials or processes, material or equipment availability, completing unplanned requirements. Analyze resource availability, develop short and mid-range capacity plans with manufacturing teams, and lead teams to ensure plans are met. Generate work orders using system (e.g., JDE. Manage work order progress, including working with production and other supporting departments (e.g., quality, microbiology, engineering) to ensure production plans are met. Provide ship schedule to Supply Chain/Demand team. Establish and maintain gross inventory targets with a limited scope. Includes developing action plans to minimize inventory exposure and for scrapping or mitigating excess and obsolete parts based on business information, and assess inventory management. Develop and identify cost reduction process improvements. Creation of reports of key performance indicators and identify opportunities for potential report automation and drive these to completion. Support plant level and enterprise level planning improvement initiatives with a high degree of complexity. Logistics: Liaise with the warehouse team for shipping and receiving of material with increased complexity and volume and with higher level of autonomy. Potential supervision employees supporting work order scheduling and cutting. Ensure shipment of materials by applying knowledge of import and export laws and regulations. Buyer: Plan materials requirements and provide to support production schedules and new product launches with increased complexity and volume and with higher level of autonomy. including: Working with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the proper specs. Leading cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non-conforming material, unclear specifications or vendor capacity constraints. Expediting purchase orders as required. Includes expediting material from the receiving dock though receiving inspection, to production stores. Required Education, Experience, and Skills: Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ minimum experience in purchasing, logistics and/or production control. Experience working in medical device or regulated industry. Experience in MRP and ERP systems, JDE preferred. Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite. Excellent written and verbal communication skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives. Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Full knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to purchasing material, logistics, and/or production control. Full knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and inventory management programs (e.g., Kanban, Min/Max. Full knowledge of manufacturing methods and procedures and cost reduction techniques. Full knowledge of market and economic indicators, practices and procurement procedures Advanced problem-solving skills. Knowledge of and adherence to import and export guidelines. Strict attention to detail. Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels. Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment. Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams, key contact representing the organization on contracts or projects, and vendors/suppliers. Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control. For more information on our Recruitment and HR Services, and to see a full list of our available jobs across Ireland, please visit our website at www.collinsmcnicholas.ie. Follow us on LinkedIn and connect with our consultants to discuss all the latest jobs! This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

Date Added

1684 days ago

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