As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better. Plus, we have an award-winning culture and were recently named one of the World's Best Workplace by Fortune! Associate buyer - PurchasingPosition SummaryThe roles purpose is to execute either finished goods or materials and components call offs within the production or buying centre location. The role will interface daily with suppliers in ensuring that we have procured the right amount of finished goods or materials from the supplier and will mitigate and adjust requirements based on weekly planning reviews from supply planning. The role will work alongside Supply Planners, production scheduling and raw material planners in the organization. The role has no direct people responsibility.Who we Want:Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.Goal-oriented: Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions. Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.What you will do: Responsible for the maintenance of master data set up in the transactional systems, including supplier lead time, supplier details, product details and replenishment methodology (MOQS)Responsible for the communication of forecast requirements to the supply base either for finished goods or for components and materials.Responsible for cutting work orders and ensuring all POs are placed accordingly to the rules as agreed with the Account LeadResponsible for the execution and communication of safety stock levels required for raw materials/finished goods to the supply base.Responsible for the review of data from the supplier in terms of accuracy and to ensure the information is in support of the supplier agreement and complies with what is in the Stryker system of record.Responsible for acting as the first line of contact from suppliers in informing of any adjustments to daily or weekly requirements based on the latest supply net requirements.Responsible for reporting the supplier performance based on standard metrics, Responsible for communication of phase out or phase in of new finished goods or raw materials into the organization and tracking to ensure that timing has been agreed and is being executed to the agreementResponsible for preparing weekly status reports for the demand and supply execution processKPIs for the role will be Ontime and in full delivery, Material lead time compliancy to targets set, ensuring suppliers meet lead time targets and highlighting to planning and sourcing deviations, PPV Targets, past due invoices and PO'sWhat you need: Degree level in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain managementLanguages at least English but preferably a second language depending on global locationMinimum of 2 years in a similar buying /production scheduling roleEntry level Graduate may also be considered for roleIT Planning system experience to include use of SAP as a minimum requirement or equivalent ERP systemsExperience in Microsoft office applications specifically power-point and excel super usagePrevious experience in supplier relationship managementAbout StrykerStryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at
