Boston Scientific Senior Buyer/Planner 

Costa Rica 

715008637

About the role:

Perform raw material purchases for the company in a timely and efficient manner in order to assure proper functioning of the organization. Satisfy our clients´ product requirements through an efficient control and programming of company resources.

You're Responsibilities include:

Buyer area

• Perform all raw materials purchasing procedures.
• He/she will contact local and international providers for the supply of merchandise.
• Additional Responsibilities:
• Maintain good relations with providers of raw materials.
• Assess raw materials provider performance periodically.
• Evaluate and select the company´s raw material providers.
• Maintain the cost-quality relation, pursuing the maximum savings for the company.
• Satisfy established raw material inventory levels.
• Execute the complete raw material purchase cycle, from definition of the requirement to receiving the merchandise.
• Generate continuous improvement projects for processes related to raw material purchases.
• May eventually have personnel under his/her supervision, where he/she will be responsible for their management, supervision and organization.

Planner area

• Conduct production planning to effectively comply with product requirements, maintaining a balance between the clients’ requirements and the site´s efficiency and inventory level.
• Additional Responsibilities:
• Establish an actual, reachable, and acceptable Production Plan.
• Obtain an effective use of labor and equipment.
• Achieve timely communication with operative areas (Production, Purchasing, etc.) with direct influence on their functions, and with the entire organization in general.
• Follow up on the production plan through defining appropriate quantities, distribution and times in order to achieve maximum operative efficiency.
• Participate in the MRB (Material Review Board) as required.
• Perform the capacity requirement analysis, with a monthly frequency as minimum.
• Weekly and monthly reports on Production Plan´s control and monitoring.
• Establish “special” schedules, such as overtime, trainings, meetings, etc. within the production plan.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in: Industrial Engineer, Logistics, Business Administration, Customs administration.
• English Level desired: Advanced.
• Experience: 5 years in medical company.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Desired knowledge: SAP, Rapid Response, Microsoft office.