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Supply Chain Planner/Buyer

Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Posted: 03/20/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Procurement/Supply Chain Job Number: 550530 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 25-40.16/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The role will support the purchasing of electrical and mechanical raw components to support Medical Device manufacturing.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Maintains and updates all reporting on critical parts suppliers
  • Tracking high priority order and coordinating with the multiple areas to ensure expeditious handling, ensuring proper escalation of issues if needed.
  • Develops and issues detailed product requirements for assigned suppliers, necessary to achieve customer delivery commitments and to maintain inventory targets, where applicable
  • Accountable for the analysis of supply shortfalls impacting internal and/or external customer requirements and ensure root cause identification and corrective action determination.
  • Demonstrates technical expertise to increase efficiency and flexibility of department
  • Leads supply activities and expedite with the appropriate departments as necessary to insure customer delivery commitments are met.
  • Review and disposition materials requested by internal customers, where applicable and monitor performance.
  • Responsible for and maintains SAP procurement parameters for assigned area of responsibility.
  • Prepare and issue reports related to supply activities and supplier delivery performance.
  • Interacts with supplier quality to drive resolution of supplier quality issues

REQUIREMENTS: 
  • BA/BS required in (Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Mathematics, Business, Information Technology
  • 5+ years of total experience, including minimum of 2 years in a Product Supply discipline
  • Excellent presentation, training, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to influence other members of the organization to help achieve goals and increase performance
  • Ability to build relationships and partnerships within the organization
  • Ability to work on projects of low complexity with direction
  • Demonstrated problem solving abilities
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Experience with Microsoft Office tools
  • Proficient in in the MM module of SAP and also has a general understanding of MRP
  • Strong Excel skills

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 The Planet Group, 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 The Planet Group.

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