Buyer Planner

About the Position

At KARL STORZ, we take pride in helping patients through some of the toughest journeys of their lives. We are making contributions that matter. Regardless of your role, YOU improve patients’ lives every day. Get to know us and join our team as a Buyer Planner.

About KARL STORZ

From the operating room to surgery centers-and everywhere in between-KARL STORZ North America is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design specialty innovations, smart instruments and devices, integrated ecosystems, and intelligent imaging-to build a more connected, software-enabled operating room.

As an independent, family-owned MedTech company, we ambitiously think in generations instead of quarters to improve patients’ lives around the world.

About the Role

As an Inventory Planner, you’ll play an important role in ensuring KARL STORZ has the right products, in the right place, at the right time. You’ll manage a portfolio of finished goods and oversee supply planning activities that balance product availability, customer service, inventory levels, and cost.

Working across Demand Planning, Marketing, Product Management, Logistics, Quality, Customer Service, and our supplier network, you’ll turn demand requirements into actionable supply plans while helping identify opportunities to improve service and reduce waste.

This position will be based in our Auburn, MA location and observes a hybrid work schedule. The base salary of this position is $65,700 - $85,400.

Responsibilities

• Manage supply planning and inventory for an assigned portfolio of finished goods, maintaining appropriate stock coverage and customer service levels.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Marketing, and Product Management to develop and execute demand and supply plans.
• Create and manage purchase orders, considering lead times, order quantities, pricing, volume discounts, and supplier capabilities.
• Monitor supplier commitments and proactively expedite or adjust deliveries as demand and inventory needs change.
• Partner with Transportation, Warehouse, Quality, Customer Service, and Accounts Payable to resolve shipment, receiving, product, order, and invoice issues.
• Monitor key inventory and supplier performance measures including fill rates, days of coverage, backorders, excess and obsolete inventory, inventory turns, and supplier performance.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities that increase efficiency, improve service levels, and reduce waste.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–4 years of relevant experience with direct or transferable skills, or 8 years of directly related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong analytical, organizational, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer and systems skills with the ability to work effectively with data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly as business and supply requirements change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and with suppliers.
• Results-oriented, self-motivated approach with strong time-management skills.

Nice to Have

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
• SAP experience.

We Offer

• Medical / Dental / Vision including a state-of-the-art wellness program and access to pet insurance, too!
• 3 weeks vacation accrual for full-time roles, paid holidays plus paid sick time too.
• Up to 8 weeks of 100% paid company parental leave; includes maternal/paternal leave, adoption, and fostering of a child.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan providing a match of 66.67% (4%) of the employee’s first 6% contribution (up to IRS limits).
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts.
• HSA Savings Accounts with company contribution.
• Life, STD & LTD Insurance.
• We prepay your tuition up to $5,250 per year! - Tuition pre-imbursement.
• Fitness reimbursement of up to $200 annually.
• And much more!

Field sales, internships, and roles that are regularly scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for vacation, except where required by law.

Non-employees, including temporary workers and consultants, are not eligible to participate in the KARL STORZ benefits program.

KARL STORZ reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Additionally, KARL STORZ, through its supervisors, may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description within the sole discretion of the supervisor. Employees must comply with all applicable KARL STORZ policies and procedures.

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Nearest Major Market: Worcester

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