Service and Repair Buyer Planner II (Remote)

Arthrex Inc. is hiring a Service and Repair Buyer Planner II (Remote) be responsible for the global procurement of spare parts to accommodate internal repair requirements. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews MRP outputs weekly to ensure all required actions are taken – planned orders, expedites, de-expedites, cancels, etc.
• Limits backorders of all assigned parts while communicating backorder information to internal departments.
• Runs and analyzes weekly open order report to determine if further action is required.
• Calculates safety stock and minimum stock levels for spare parts for Global operations.
• Calculates safety stock for US Internal repairs at ACT. 
• Provides trade-out pool recommendations for subsidiaries in EMEA, LATAM, APAC to minimize customer downtime.
• Works with Global Trade for the importation of spare parts from US Suppliers to EMEA.
• Maintains and reviews Forecast vs. Actual sales for assigned products.
• Responsible for remote Purchasing/Planning at off-site locations.
• Ensures item costing is fair and reasonable. Works with each supplier to reduce costs while still maintaining quality and deliveries.
• Responsible for PO receipts of non-inventoried goods, and invoice approval.
• Works closely with Supply Chain to establish quarterly PBOM for internal repair operations.
• Coordinates new product launch activities as assigned by management.
• Able to evaluate suppliers based upon price quality, service support, reliability and selection.
• Works closely with Service Engineering to identify product deficiencies and reliability issues.
• Reviews repair output and determines spare parts required or overdue.
• Travels to offsite Suppliers to coordinate project meetings/reviews.
• Coordinates on-site supplier visits with internal departments.
• Manages workflow at each supplier to ensure delivery as required.  Adjusts delivery schedules to support forecasts or customer orders.
• Manages conference calls with key suppliers to resolve current schedule and issues.
• Maintains and reviews inventory levels based upon forecast, safety stock, and/or strategic product importance.  Identifies those products that are excess or slow moving.
• Manages high-level strategic product launches.
• Liaises with other internal departments such as: Product Surveillance, Regulatory, Product Management, Material Master, Doc Control, Service Engineering, Service Agreements and Finance to ensure parts are set up correctly for future business transactions.
• Support department with internal/external audits, NCR’s and or CAPA’s.
• Provides support and leads ongoing Global Service and Repair projects.
• May have cross-functional project management responsibility.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 2 Years’ of Purchasing, Manufacturing, MRP experience required.
• Experience in the medical device industry preferred
• Experience working in a FDA regulated environment preferred.
• Experience working in a fast paced, multilayered work environment required.

Knowledge:

• Intermediate SAP knowledge required.
• Intermediate knowledge of product lines applicable to GSR customer fulfillment.
• Knowledge of FDA and ISO regulations preferred.
• Microsoft Office knowledge required (Office, Word, Outlook).
• Strong numerical, analytical skills required.
• Purchasing/Manufacturing/MRP experience required.

Skills/Abilities:

• Microsoft Office skills required (Office, Word, Outlook).
• Detailed knowledge of materials management, regulations, procedures, and records required.
• Ability to analyze cost to determine and implement opportunities for reduction.

Discretion/Latitude:

• Work is performed under general direction.
• Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy. 
• Microsoft Office skills required (Office, Word, Outlook).
• Detailed knowledge of materials management, regulations, procedures, and records required.
• Ability to analyze cost to determine and implement opportunities for reduction.