The Buyer is responsible for FGO projects and purchasing activities for Stryker manufacturing sites, ensuring a high level of customer service and communication. The role will interface daily with suppliers in ensuring that we have procured the right amount of finished goods or materials from the supplier and will mitigate and adjust requirements based on weekly planning reviews from supply planning. The Buyer leads efforts with suppliers to address product availability issues and ensures that long term supply constraint issues are resolved or escalated when appropriate. The role will work alongside supply planners, production scheduling and sourcing in the organization.
What you will do
Maintain master data set up in the transactional systems, including e.g., but not limited to supplier lead time, lot size and buyer purchasing group.
Communicate forecast requirements to suppliers based on information from production schedulers and supply planning.
Ensure all POs are placed according to the rules and execute Order Confirmation from supplier.
Act as the first line of contact with suppliers and provide information based on the current supply requirements.
Identify gaps and opportunities and drive improvement activities to close them.
Review of back order and safety stock health to manage deliveries from suppliers.
Point of contact for Accounts Payable Team for invoice resolution: price mismatch, quantity mismatch etc.
What you need
Required
Degree level in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain management
Minimum of 1 year (Associate buyer) or 3 years (Buyer) experience in Purchasing, Procurement, or Manufacturing
Excellent knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint & Word
Proficient in written and spoken English
Preferred
Experience with ERP systems ie SAP, Ariba
Previous experience in supplier relationship management
Previous experience in medical device or other regulated industry
Ability to effectively communicate and present information to suppliers, team members, team leaders, and top management
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies & cost reduction methodologies
Knowledge of using AI tools as an asset
Chinese or French language proficiency would be an asset, but not mandatory
