Buyer/Planner

Purpose Statement:

Responsible for procuring raw materials, components, tooling, supplies and services to ensure a 100% customer service level, while achieving the targeted Quality & Cost objectives. Assist in the implementation of sourcing & commodity strategies for all goods and/or services to achieve improvements in all areas of Quality, Cost and Service. He/She will demonstrate a moderate level of decision-making skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform all raw materials purchasing procedures.

• He/she will contact local and international providers for the supply of merchandise.

• Maintain good relations with providers of raw materials.

• Assess raw materials provider performance periodically.

• Evaluate and select the company´s raw material providers.

• Maintain the cost-quality relation, pursuing the maximum savings for the company.

• Satisfy established raw material inventory levels.

• Execute the complete raw material purchase cycle, from definition of the requirement to receiving the merchandise.

• Generate continuous improvement projects for processes related to raw material purchases.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, or related functions.
• Experience with SAP and Kinaxis RapidResponse is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong data accuracy focus.
• Ability to analyze supply chain data and support operational decision-making.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Good-to-Have Qualifications

• • Experience leading or participating in continuous improvement projects.
  • Inventory management experience, including inventory analysis and optimization.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Power BI for reporting and dashboard development.
  • Experience working in a manufacturing or multinational environment

About Us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.