SENIOR PLANNER/ BUYER-2544140818
Description
Animas Corporation, a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Family of Companies is recruiting for a Senior Buyer, Planner. The position is located in West Chester, PA.
Animas Corporation, a fully-integrated global company within the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is an innovator in insulin pump technology, with products such as the ground-breaking OneTouch Ping. The company is experiencing an unprecedented period of strong growth, outpacing the rapid market growth in the insulin delivery category. As part of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Franchise, the company's mission is to create a world without limits for people with diabetes. Animas is dedicated to making diabetes management easier through product innovation, exceptional customer support and customized education programs. Our mission is to improve the lifestyle of our patients, reduce the long-term morbidity of the disease and lower healthcare costs.
Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employee.
Description:
The Sr. Buyer/Planner is fully responsible for the planning and purchasing of all raw material and printed material in support of Animas pump manufacturing as well as independent demand for parts that are distributed from the West Chester facility.
Job Responsibilities: (List the task and functions that the employee will be responsible for)
Responsible for the effective coordination of the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function and ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products.
Collects information regarding raw material, component and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules.
Manages raw material inventory investment according to inventory entitlement models and drives improvement opportunities.
Takes appropriate action in resolving discrepancies in order quantity, price and seeks corrective action on late deliveries.
Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, supply chain and others, as appropriate, to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling and movement of materials and services.
Assures accuracy of database of suppliers of products used in manufacturing process.
Prepares orders to vendors as directed for raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material needed for production.
Supports evaluation of potential suppliers.
Leads supplier or component S&OP as required.
Identify and Drives Lean or Six Sigma improvements initiatives
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree: Business, Science or Engineering, required.
Data reporting skills through MS-excel, preferred.
Green Belt six-sigma certification, preferred.
APICS Certification, preferred
A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, required.
Experienced ERP / Raw Material Planning, required.
Supply chain experience in medical device-pharmaceutical industry or any other Regulated Industry, preferred.
Contract manufacturing experience, preferred.
Working knowledge of financial processes, preferred.
Skills:
Strong organization skills and an aptitude for planning, Accuracy with attention to detail ,Ability to translate complex situations into simple working solutions ,Proactive approach ,Persuading and influencing others ,Can drive continuous process improvements. Proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and have the ability to work with limited supervision
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Primary Location:North America-United States-Pennsylvania-West Chester
Organization: Animas Corporation (6150)
Job Function: Procurement
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