Buyer / Planner

Buyer / Planner

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Our manufacturing facility in Scottsdale, AZ reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) and Neuromodulation products. Abbott CRM is a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, focusing on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats. If you would like to make an impact, there is no better time to join than now! At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Our 114,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Purpose of the Role :

A Buyer / Planner contributes to the supply chain by managing day-to-day procurement and planning activities with growing autonomy, applying analytical thinking, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure timely material availability and operational alignment.

Responsibilities :

• Inventory Management : Monitoring and managing inventory levels of assigned components to ensure an optimal balance between supply and demand, to ensure material availability for production while minimizing excess and carrying costs. This includes setting reorder points and maintaining safety stock levels.
• Procurement : Placing and managing purchase orders with suppliers, ensuring that the materials and products needed are ordered in a timely manner and at the best possible price.
• Supplier Management : Building and maintaining strong relationships with assigned suppliers. This includes resolving any issues, and ensuring supplier performance meets expectations, and communicating gaps. Negotiating basic contracts, such as CDAs and simple pricing agreements, are preferred.
• Data Analysis and Reporting : Analyze data related to inventory, and supplier performance; generate reports or recommendations for presentations to support decision-making.
• SAP Maintenance & Support : Support the expanded use of SAP ECC modules by maintaining relevant supplier data. As required, collaborate with IT (CIM), warehouse (materials), and the site planner teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Continuous Improvement : Drive process improvements by identifying inefficiencies in sourcing and supply chain operations, implementing changes that enhance performance and reduce costs.
• Learning and Development : Actively participating in training and development opportunities to gain a deeper understanding of supply chain processes and improve skills.
• Administrative Support : Maintain accurate procurement and planning records, update relevant databases, and ensure timely data entry to support operational efficiency and cross-functional coordination.

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The base pay for this position is $50,000.00 $100,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.