.Abiomed is recruiting for a Buyer/Planner to join in Danvers, MA.
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.
Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
Learn more at https://www.Jnj.Com/ .The Buyer/Planner will lead and support the development, implementation, and management of global strategies to provide Abiomed's Supply Chain organization with optimal pricing, flexibility, quality, and delivery performance, as well as supply assurance, with an overall focus on maintaining long-term supplier relationships and managing total costs.
In this exciting and fast-paced role, the Buyer/Planner will conduct various activities involving planning and procuring parts, components, equipment, and suppliers to ensure continuous and uninterrupted flow of materials to Production, Field Service, and R&D projects consistent with Abiomed policies.Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Plan purchases for assigned products, projects, and commodities and negotiate and implement appropriate buying methods preferably Kanban.Develop Purchase Requisition per procedural requirements and Product Specifications, issue purchase orders, confirm deliveries, and expedite deliveries as required.Request bids from suppliers as needed.Maintain, monitor, and enhance the internal Kanban system to continuously meet production requirements.Use various tools like MRP to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained.Maintain and publish accurate tracking systems to keep all stakeholders informed of any potential disruptions in the supply chain.Working closely with Supplier Engineers, develop alliances with Abiomed suppliers to manage supplier performance, and develop plans to alleviate any supply chain risks.Assist Supplier Engineers to identify and qualify suppliers and negotiate the best price for products/services.Input purchasing data into SAP for the assigned commodity and ensure that all required procurement data fields are correct and up to date in SPA.Resolve invoicing and receiving issues with suppliers.Provide forecasts to suppliers on a quarterly basis using MRP and Abiomed business plans.Actively participate in MRB and ensure timely disposition of rejected material from supplier and assist SE/Engineering/Mfg.Establish standard cost for purchased items and maintain the standard cost files.Using market knowledge to mitigate obsolescence risks; proactively seek information to predict, understand, and analyze obsolescence risks and develop appropriate strategies.Help with other activities as needed to support production and the team