Strategic Sourcing Buyer II, Plastics - Wayne, NJ

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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. 

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Job Overview

Represents the company professionally and ethically as a strategic sourcing representative with primary responsibility for plastic components and assemblies, including injection molded and extruded parts. Promotes a global supply chain strategy to drive cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and quality compliance across the Getinge Group. Partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations to support new product introductions, supplier development, and lifecycle management. Role level is Buyer II.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Support consolidation and development of plastics suppliers; maintain preferred supplier list (15%).
• Execute RFQs, benchmarking, and negotiations for assigned parts under category strategy (5%).
• Coordinate supplier onboarding and quoting packages; maintain sourcing documentation (10%).
• Track/expedite First Articles, PPAPs, and validation builds with suppliers and internal teams (10%).
• Support supplier transfers with milestone tracking, inventory planning, and issue escalation (10%).
• Support NPI and engineering changes by aligning specs/drawings and purchasing data (10%).
• Maintain supplier scorecards and drive corrective action follow-up (10%).
• Coordinate and conduct recurring supplier business review meetings (e.g., QBRs/MBRs), including agenda development, KPI/scorecard review, action-item tracking, and escalation as needed (5%).
• Track/report cost savings in PPV/GPIA systems; support finance validation (10%).
• Coordinate ESG assessments and audits for medium‑ and high‑risk suppliers, including tracking corrective actions and ensuring timely closure in alignment with Responsible Sourcing requirements (10%).
• Integrate ESG risk considerations into sourcing decisions, supplier transfers, and ongoing supplier performance management (5%).

Commodity-Specific KPIs (Targets/Measures)

• Annual cost savings delivered (PPV/GPIA): $600K target per year; track quarterly run-rate and realization.
• Tooling & piece-price competitiveness: ≥2 competitive quotes for new tools/parts; should-cost variance within ±5–10%.
• Supplier transfers executed: >2 transfers/year delivered on-time with no production stoppage.
• PPAP/FAI cycle time: median days from PO release to approved FAI/PPAP (target: ≤45 days standard; ≤60 complex tools).
• Quality performance: supplier DPPM < 5000 R12 by 2028 and SCAR closure time (target: ≤120 days SCARs).
• On-time delivery during transfers: ≥90% OTD; inventory exposure within plan (no excess/obsolescence).

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in purchasing/sourcing or related supply chain roles.
• Plastics sourcing exposure (injection molding/extrusion) preferred; regulated industry preferred.
• APICS/ISM certification preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Injection molding and extrusion process knowledge, tooling basics, resin families, and cost drivers.
• Regulated industry discipline (GMP/ISO 13485), documentation, and change control awareness.
• Negotiation and supplier relationship management; cross-functional influence.
• Analytical skills (TCO/should-cost, resin index, tooling amortization).
• Project management for RFQs, validations, and transfers.
• MRP/ERP proficiency; SAP preferred; strong Excel skills.
• Buyer II scope: executes within established category strategy; escalates major commercial/technical risks.

Salary range:  $107k - $115k
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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.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.