Buyer - Wayne, NJ

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Overview

Responsible for the planning, procurement, and management of raw material and CMO products to ensure manufacturing commitments are achieved while supporting inventory and sales objectives. Represents the company professionally and ethically as a purchasing agent.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Evaluate MRP to procure and schedule raw materials and CMO products in accordance with procedures.
• Provide timely and appropriate material availability information to internal customers.
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships; take corrective action as appropriate.
• Align inventory with plant objectives and targets.
• Participate in projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and product introductions as assigned.
• Maintain SAP parameters to ensure data integrity.
• Resolve receiving discrepancies, invoices, and supplier returns.
• Work closely with internal customers to communicate and follow up on issues related to purchased goods and services.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field, or a combination of education and related experience.
• 2–3 years of experience in purchasing, materials management, production planning, or similar fields.
• Experience in medical device or regulated industry preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to exercise sound judgment, be well organized, take initiative, be flexible
• Must work well under pressure, work effectively with both employee and management and be able to facilitate resolution of complex issues.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound procurement practices and principles and provide solutions to procurement and purchasing issues.
• Previous working knowledge of MRP or equivalent system is preferred.
• Prior SAP experience is preferred

Salary range: $80k - $85

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About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.