Sr. Buyer/Planner

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Buyer/Planner

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Westfield, Indiana location, and we are seeking an experienced, high caliber Planner/Buyer to ensure continuity of supply of materials needed for production and new product development teams. Activities include obtaining quotations, generating purchase orders, scheduling deliveries, communicating schedule impacts, and generating work orders. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

What You’ll Work On

• Generates work orders and takes appropriate actions to manage the day-to-day build schedule.
• Manages production orders to identify possible part shortages or significant changes in inventory.
• Manages production orders in SAP, including engineering order set up and old order clean-up.
• Manages purchase orders for both components and services needed to support production and project requirements, including generating orders, ensuring on-time receiving and G/IR reconciliation.
• Communicates purchase order requirements to suppliers and take appropriate action for schedule adherence and continuity of supply.
• Works closely with Global Planning, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and other functional areas to optimize inventory and minimize material shortages and disruption to Operations and/or development schedules.
• Participates in supply chain initiatives and project teams.
• Develops and maintains strong supplier relationships.
• Coordinates the return of materials to suppliers.
• Sets and maintains ERP system parameters (i.e. safety stock, lead time, etc.).
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related business field (Supply Chain, Finance, Business Admin, etc.).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Procurement and Planning/Scheduling.
• Knowledge of ISO, FDA QSR and cGMP. Strong understanding of lot control / traceability required.
• Recent experience with large-scale MRP/ERP system, such as SAP or Oracle.
• Strong proficiency with computer software, specifically Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Strong understanding of current MRP/ERP, purchasing, planning, inventory management, and production principles.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proven ability to represent Company with outside suppliers in a professional manner.
• Able to work independently and simultaneously manage multiple projects/priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device manufacturing industry experience.
• Professional certification in purchasing or materials management.
• Strong understanding of lot control/traceability experience.
• Proficiency with SAP.
• Project management experience

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE co