Senior Buyer/Planner

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.

About the role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Senior Buyer/Planner to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing inventory levels, optimizing purchasing processes, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials. This position plays a crucial role in optimizing purchasing strategies, maintaining relationships with vendors and cross-functional areas, ensuring alignment with the company's objectives. The team is focused on multiple commodities including metals, plastics, chemicals, resins, and packaging. Experience with these commodities is a plus. The facility is located in Spencer, IN and is just outside of Bloomington which is home Indiana University. Our facility focuses on med devices for Urology and Endoscopy and coordinates with dozens of vendors and multiple sister sites to secure materials to support production.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure the best value and reliability. Negotiate terms and delivery schedules.
• Procurement Strategy: Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans to optimize processes, improve quality, and enhance supplier performance.
• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels and manage the ordering process to avoid stockouts or overstock situations. Typically manages high complexity commodities and expense items; formulates purchasing decisions to achieve 100% internal customer service, targeted inventory turns and least total cost material procurement
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, such as production, supplier engineer, supplier quality, planning, logistics, and finance, to align purchasing strategies with overall business goals.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure all purchases comply with company policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practice

• Continuous Improvement: Focus on continuous improvement of strategies and best practices by leveraging data and systems.
• Leadership: Supports team members by setting an example, coaching and providing feedback and guidance
• Problem Solving: Solves a range of problems of varying scope and complexity, generally applying existing solutions, while exercising autonomy to propose alternatives understanding their impact on the business or apply judgment based on experience to develop new solutions

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in purchasing, planning, or supply chain management
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and inventory management software
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills - able to use data to inform, persuade and influence stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Highly organized and able to complete routine tasks while responding to emerging issues
• Ability to assist in coordinating and aligning priorities and resources as part of a project team
• Experience managing vendor relationships and conducting supplier evaluations

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in SAP, Rapid Response, and/or PowerBI
• Experience with SIOP and MRP inputs
• Knowledge of medical device industry

Requisition ID:600885

Minimum Salary: $66100

Maximum Salary: $125600

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most - united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do - as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn't just business, it's personal. And if you're a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.