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Job Title: Commercial Purchasing/Buyer - EP US Disposables (Buyer II)

Work Location: Plymouth, MN – Onsite 4 days/week, 1 day remote

Top 5 Skills desired are:

• Direct Buyer experience
• SAP/ERP experience
• Reliable / ability to execute tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability to lead and collaborate with cross functional groups
• Proactive – ability to anticipate needs and take action accordingly

Position Summary

• The Direct Materials Buyer is responsible for procuring and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies to support manufacturing and operational needs.
• This role evaluates vendor quotes, reviews pricing and lead times, issues purchase orders, updates ERP systems, and ensures inventory targets are met.
• The Buyer collaborates cross functionally to resolve supply constraints, address invoice discrepancies, and maintain accurate supplier and master data.
• This position requires strong ERP proficiency, reliability, and the ability to operate with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors. Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• May require a bachelor's degree and 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks.
• Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. High School diploma required. BS degree preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase direct materials such as raw materials, electronic components, plastic tubing, labels, and other production-related supplies.
• Issue purchase orders (POs), review purchase requisitions, and monitor open orders until delivery is complete.
• Evaluate vendor quotes and services to identify optimal suppliers; participate in limited price negotiation as needed.
• Manage and update ERP system data including lead times, quantities, and supplier information (SAP preferred).
• Review and act on material constraints to support production schedules and inventory targets.
• Address invoice discrepancies and collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure timely resolution.
• Participate in weekly status reviews of inventory levels and take corrective actions with suppliers as required.
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with cross functional groups including Planning, Operations, Quality, and Finance.
• Utilize MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) to prepare reports, track orders,

Additional JP Notes:

• Direct Materials purchasing role
• Onsite 4 days in Plymouth – 1 day remote
• Direct Materials purchasing experience required (2-3+ years)
• SAP experience highly preferred
• Med Device experience highly preferred
• ERP system, review pricing and lead times, issue POs, update ERP systems, monitor until filled, address invoice issues, participate in weekly status reviews for inventory levels, take actions as needed with suppliers to maintain inventory target levels, may need to update master data in the systems (refresh lead times, quantities, etc.)
• Comfortable purchasing in ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.)
• MS Office experience required
• No supervisory experience need – will not be a supervisory role
• BS degree preferred, HS Diploma okay as long as they have extensive professional experience.
• Reliability and dependability – once trained, able to work
• Purchasing mix of supporting raw material, electronics, plastic tubing, labels, etc.
• Some possible negotiation on pricing, but primarily managing purchase orders, executing constraints, reviewing purchase reqs, cutting POs, etc.
• ERP experience required (SAP is what Client uses)
• Cross functional communication and collaboration – will be working with many teams
• Initial Phone Screen – second interview will be onsite.