Buyer/Planner

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A Day in the Life

The Supply Chain function is responsible for ensuring material availability to support manufacturing, customer demand, and inventory objectives across the business. The Buyer Planner plays a key role in balancing supply and demand, managing supplier performance, and driving continuity of supply while supporting operational and service level goals.

This position is based in the Dominican Republic and follows a Flex work arrangement. Travel of up to 10% may be required to support supplier engagement, business meetings, training activities, or operational initiatives.

Job Description field

The Buyer Planner II is responsible for planning, purchasing, and managing inventory levels to support production and customer requirements. This role partners closely with suppliers, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure material availability, mitigate supply risks, and maintain inventory performance. The position requires strong analytical capabilities, effective communication skills, and fluency in both English and Spanish.

Primary Responsibilities

• Plan and execute material purchases to meet production schedules and customer demand.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement actions to maintain target inventory and service metrics.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery, material availability, and issue resolution.
• Analyze demand, supply, and inventory data to identify risks and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, logistics, and sourcing teams to support business objectives.
• Maintain planning parameters, purchase orders, and material master data within enterprise systems.
• Lead or support resolution of supplier shortages, delivery delays, and material escalations.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain performance and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in supply chain, materials planning, purchasing, procurement, manufacturing, or related operations roles.
• Fluent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for purchasing, planning, or inventory management.
• Experience analyzing inventory, demand planning, and supplier performance data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other business reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment such as medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries.
• Experience with SAP or other advanced Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms.
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and inventory control methodologies.
• Experience supporting supplier performance improvement and supply continuity initiatives.
• APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification or similar supply chain certification.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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Benefits & Compensation

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