Buyer/Inventory Planner

• Focuses on purchasing equipment parts/spares, and indirect materials that would include but not limited to services, production supplies, and consumables.
• Coordinates activities involved with procuring purchased material. Conducts purchasing activities in compliance with company policy and stated objectives.
• Confers with suppliers to obtain information such as price, availability, and delivery schedules of purchases materials. Be able to effectively interact with all levels of supplier management and customers.
• Participates in supplier meetings and assists with resolution of supplier quality issues.
• Analyze the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) generation report to determine ordering, expediting and de-expediting of parts as necessary to support Master Production Schedule (MPS). This includes maintaining an adequate supply of material to support the MPS
• Prepares requisitions and purchase orders for purchase material. Interfaces with suppliers on initiation and follow-up. Processes change orders and revisions.
• Prioritizes purchases material for Quality Assurance approval to support MPS.
• Determines and assigns raw material parts for production using the First In- First Out (FIFO) method. Ensures all raw material parts have accurate inventory balances and transactions in SAP to correspond with the master batch record.
• Minimizes the amount of on-hand inventory through careful planning and execution of the MPS. Reviews Obsolete and Excessive Inventory and actively pursues the elimination of obsolete inventory.
• Coordinates the implementation of new parts to minimize obsolete inventory and comply with all GMP requirements.
• Responsible for raw material and component inventory dollars as compared to budget and supporting the MPS to avoid backorder of products through planning and procurement practices.
• Actively involved with the regulatory revision changes pertaining to raw/component materials. Ensures revision of a material is implemented per the Document Change Control (DCR) approval process. Discards obsolete raw materials.
• Ensures the accuracy of inventory (batch record and SAP transactions).
• Maintains proper supply of inventory to support production with minimum capital investment.
• Follows all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelors Degree with minimum 1 year related experience OR Associates with 3 year related experience OR High School/GED with 5 years related experience
• Must have knowledge of SAP, and more specifically, the MM and WM SAP modules. Prefer implementation experience.
• Must have knowledge of purchasing, production planning, inventory control, and distribution techniques and theory.
• Prefer a background in the pharmaceutical industry or experience in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrate effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, suppliers, and customers.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability,401K with company contribution, andwellness program.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.