Job Description

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

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At Medtronic, we seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader -- that's why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.


In this exciting role as a Senior Buyer/ Planner, you will have responsibility for Indirect and Direct purchasing: MRP accuracy, purchase planning and execution, PO maintenance and raw material inventory. This includes placing Purchase Orders for raw materials (including Kanban agreements), negotiating timely delivery for ensuring cost effective acquisition of quality materials, validating BOM for Buy material, inventory analytics to reduce unhealthy inventory. This position leads and works in a collaborative environment with Production planning, Manufacturing, Commodity Management, Supplier Quality and Supplier Management.


Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.


Understand, validate, correct, and act on Material Requirement planning (MRP) and its messages. Ensure BOM and yield accuracy to ensure MRP signal accuracy. Sources, purchases, plans, and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory process. Actively analyzes raw material inventory to reduce unhealthy inventory and avoid scrap and obsolesces. Partners with Sourcing and Supplier Quality to resolve supplier issue of Quality, capacity and lead time. Leads and participates in cross-functional projects involving Supply Chain, manufacturing site and corporate initiatives that ensure business objectives are met. Ensure compliance to procedures and represent purchasing in audits. Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, quality and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services. Monitor performance of suppliers (SOTIF - Supplier On-Time in Full) and collaborate on demand analysis planning. Meet inventory goals while supporting material requirements for production. Maintain PO for dates and Quantity to remain current and drive excellence in Supplier OTIF Represent Purchasing in Manufacturing, Operations Scheduling and other daily Tier meetings. Very close co-ordination with supplier as well as Manufacturing to ensure there are no line downs due to Material. Place timely purchase orders, expedite material, and assist in resolving payment issues with suppliers. Partners with Commodity Management/ Supply Management on supplier Value Stream, Capacity Planning, supplier issues/delays and Business continuity assessment Proactively escalate any supplier issues, get buy in from cross-functional team to ensure risks (of line down) are mitigated.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree required Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

Experience working with MRP/ERP systems (strong SAP knowledge a definite asset) Experience using Blue Yonder advanced supply chain platform Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, etc.) or similar software. Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skills (good working knowledge of PowerBI a definite asset) Excellent communication skills in French and English (both oral and written), team orientation, and ability to negotiate towards positive outcomes. Strong organizational skills and good understanding of team dynamics. Must be detail-oriented, with ability to connect the detail to higher level goals. Working knowledge of quality system requirements and good manufacturing practices. Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical) APICS and/or CPM Certification Cost accounting understanding/experience Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.) Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training)

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

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Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.





This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission -- to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life -- unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart-- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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