Buyer I

Job Description:

At Confluent, we are committed to our values of teamwork, innovation, accountability, integrity, leadership, and customer focus, and we invest in a team who represents these values. Every member of our team plays a critical role in delivering life-saving medical devices through innovative materials science, engineering, and manufacturing. We are the medical device industry's most trusted partner, and we accomplish this with an organization focused on safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

We are looking for a Buyer I to join our team in Costa Rica. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and making an impact on our life-saving work, this may be a good fit for you!  As a uniquely qualified candidate, you will:

SUMMARY: Responsible for procuring raw materials, OEM components, capital equipment, tooling, supplies and services, to ensure customer service level, while achieving the targeted inventory turn objective.  They are also responsible to strike an optimal balance between cost, quality, delivery and service in a fast-paced environment. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Materials Administration: Generates adjusts and expedites purchase orders based on the MRP (material requirements planning) along with pertinent information being used to run the business that maybe more current, i.e. schedule adherence, SOP, WI, policies; Generates buy action based on authorized spending amount; Coordinates with Planners to maintain optimal service levels and determine the proper priorities for material support; Tracks and monitors purchase orders, keeping informed of any problems/delays and communicates any impacts/constraints to the Planner and relevant stakeholders, manufacturing manager/supervisor or other discipline impacted by the change; Supports material needs for the product development; Generates on-going cost savings through the VIP Process.
• Supplier Management: Monitors and communicates quality and delivery performance to the supplier; Responsible to resolve supplier related problems (works closely with suppliers to assure a positive and professional relationship, always establishing and maintaining open lines of communication.)
• Total Quality: Adheres to FDA, BSI requirements; Reviews raw material document change orders; Maintains accurate purchasing master data, AVL, etc.; Interfaces with Engineering, Planning, and Quality to ensure timely throughput and proper prioritization of materials received.
• Inventory Management: Manages low complex commodities and/or responsibilities; Formulates purchasing decisions to achieve internal customer service, targeted inventory turns and least total cost material procurement; Identifies expired, excess and obsolete materials and dispositions the material appropriately.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Have supervisory responsibilities: N/A

Leadership: As individual contributor

Supervises: N/A

Supervision:  Receive general guidance with respect to overall objectives; work is usually quite independent of others; operate within division or department policy guidelines using independent judgment in achieving assigned objectives. May require guidance by peers or direct manager in sensitive tasks.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor degree, with 0-1 year of related experience. College degree preferred or technical qualification degree in related area as a minimum

Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet and graphics.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to work in a self-managed work team environment. Ability to work differing work schedules. Intermediate written and oral English communication skills required.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

MANUAL DEXTERITY: Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with the fingers.

VISION REQUIREMENTS: No special vision requirements

WORK SCHEDULE/HOURS: Monday – Friday.

TRAVEL: None

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Other physical working conditions:     

Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL:

Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.

COMMENTS: This job description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job.  It is not intended to be all‑inclusive of the work to be performed. The incumbent will typically perform other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities.