Skip to main content

Buyer

Cartago, Costa Rica

Apply
Job ID 58065 Functional area Production & Manufacturing Full-time/part-time Full Time Experience level Professional

Buyer

[title]
Buyer
Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. Whether production, research, sales or administration - we love being the invisible force behind innovation. We deliver world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, we employ around 16,400 employees in 40 countries. 


About our Corporate Consulting Team

As Corporate Consulting and Digitalization team at Heraeus, we know the challenges today's global manufacturing and service companies face. We work on key topics that are highly relevant for the performance of the Heraeus Group and thus create real added value side by side with our colleagues in the Operating Companies. We have deep expertise in Supply Chain Excellence (e.g., Operations, Lean Six Sigma) and Commercial Excellence (e.g., Marketing and Sales). We drive digital innovation in our Operating Companies in many different areas, such as Digital Customer Experience (e.g., eCommerce, Web, CRM, Customer Analytics), IoT (e.g., Machine Connectivity, Robotics, Automation, Metrology) and Data Science (e.g., AI, Data Engineering, Optimization). In our Consulting team, we are always in close contact with each other. Openness and trust create room for personal and professional development. GROW with us and let’s get EXCELLENT together. More information about our Corporate Consulting team can be found at www.heraeus-consulting.com/careers.

JOB PURPOSE

Execute and coordinate the scheduling, planning, purchasing, and logistics transportation of materials to meet Material Planning requirements according to customer orders, ensuring the supply of raw materials, consumables, and spare parts in conformance with Corporate Supply Chain Regulations and business needs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities
1. Analyze the material requirement planning in SAP system and create purchase order suppliers no critical for purchase orders creation assuring the raw materials supply, consumables, services, and spare parts, according to dates and quantity needed.
2.    Ensure purchase orders quantity and dates confirmation according to demand planning to deliver on time the requirements of internal customers.
3.    Coordinate with logistic area the arrival of materials ensuring the suppliers day confirmation, and weekly instructions for  arrival (air-sea)
4.    Analyze invoice inconsistencies that limit supplier payment to reduce late or missed payments.
5.    Approve and redirect invoices to the Accounts Payable department to continue the payment process according to the terms agreed in the contracts with each supplier.
6.    Manage the Master Purchasing Data in the SAP system to assure lead time, safety stock, processing time, goods receipt, lot size, max and min order quantity, and all other purchasing-related parameters.
7.    Defective material disposition review for on-hand inventory and payment terms for this material. 
8.    Ensuring the inventory levels are aligned with business needs to ensure the business continuity the customers accomplish. 
9.    Ensure the transfer tasks are executed in a timely manner and coordinate the requirements in the core team for raw material, consumables and spare parts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

•    University degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Customs or related.
•    Excellent bilingual (English/Spanish) verbal and written communication.
•    Strong knowledge of ERP/SAP systems.
•    MRP systems, BOM and planning skills.
•     Inventory Management.
•     Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Outlook Microsoft. 
•    Warehouse Management
•    Knowledge of Supply Chain methodology and best practices.
•    Strong analytical and negotiating skills. 
•    Must be able to problem solve and think independently in a constantly changing production environment. 
•    Project Management experience and strong organizational skills. 
•    Scrap Management.
•    Knowledge of hazardous materials classification.
•    Knowledge of medical device-associated supply base a plus.  
•    0-3 years of experience in similar positions
•    Medical Device manufacturing experience.
•    APICS certification.
•    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Curious? Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your documents by reference code 58065 via our online application portal.

Any further questions?

Our Recruiting Team, Heraeus Medevio, is happy to assist you by email: [[cust_RecTeam]]. Or visit us at www.heraeus-consulting.com/careers.


ReqID: 58065
Apply
Explore location

Related Content

Get new jobs by e-mail!

Our job openings –
tailored to you

Interested InSelect a job category from the list of options. Select a location from the list of options. Finally, click “Add” to create your job alert.

By signing up, I acknowledge I have read the privacy policy , and I wish to receive email communications. I understand I can opt-out from receiving email and SMS communications at any time.