Buyer

For Purchasing services in the Supply Chain area.

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT:

The Technical Part:

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in related field and at least five (5) years of previous experience with Purchasing activities within the Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Industry.

Bilingual: Spanish and English

Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude.

Shift: Administrative shift (M-F 8:00AM to 5:00PM)

Experience in:

SAP (transactions, data entry, or reporting support)

Resolving non-conforming materials and supplier constraints

Material planning and purchase order management to support production and NPI

ERP/MRP system experience, including VMI and inventory analysis

Knowledge of procurement strategies, costing, and PPV optimization

Supporting supplier/material validation and cost reduction initiatives.

The Personality Part:

Our Next Piece is someone who treats everyone they meet like family, especially our resources, clients, and team members. In other words, being a customer service pro is one of your (many) talents. Being the Piece means you're full of bright ideas and eager to innovate, always bringing top-quality results to the table. Are you ready to Be The Piece?

AS A PIECE OF FITS, YOU WILL: (The day-to-day on the job)

Resolve issues with non conforming material, unclear specifications, or vendor capacity constraints in participation with cross functional teams.

Follow stablished procurements strategies to meet quality requirements and optimize cost, inventory, delivery and services while ensuring continued supply (favorable PPV).

Plan materials requirements and place purchase orders from suppliers to continuously support production schedules and new product launches, including; Negotiate prices and delivery.

Manage purchase orders using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and vendor portal including analyzing current EW and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) levels.

Work with stakeholders to assist with the validation process on new/revised raw materials, components, suppliers and products.

Analyze price and inventory forecast and provide recommendation during the annual standard costing process.

Generate purchase orders using the Manufacturing Enterprise system.

Maintain gross inventory targets including developing action plans.

Identify, plan and execute cost reduction and cycle time reduction initiatives.

Other incidental duties Participate in cross functional projects as needed.

Update changes/parameters within MRP (Material Requirements Planning) in the Manufacturing Enterprise system.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a Service Provider company different from the rest. We pride ourselves in how we treat the most important piece of our company's puzzle: you! We integrate Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Utilities and Specialized Technical services across the Island (and in the US as well!). Our company is flexible, family-oriented and focused on our resources' well-being, while providing our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Manufacturing industry clients with top-notch quality talent. We're FITS!

Are you the Next Piece?