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Buyer (Entry)

Berkeley, CA 94710

Posted: 03/25/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Other Job Number: 603310 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 25-31.89/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Role:

Responsible for ensuring material availability to support production schedules by managing material requirements planning, purchasing process and inventory management of raw materials.

Skills/Requirements:
  • SAP knowledge and experience
  • Analyze messages from and MRP system and place orders in a timely manner.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable decision-making or present clear recommendations to leadership
  • Inquisitive and thorough in approach
  • Understanding of internal business structure
  • Able to work both independently and collaboratively in cross functional teams
  • Bring ideas to management and be able to implement necessary process improvements
  • Manage suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, control inventories and ensure timely flow of material
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Medium to high proficiency in MS Excel

Preferences:
  • More than a junior buyer planner
  • Advanced knowledge in SAP
  • High analytical skills, problem solving
  • Solid Communication skills
  • Experience with vendors both locally and international

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.