Buyer II

Buyer Planner

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why here at Abbott we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Management Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with conditions like : heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

This position will be located in our Sylmar, CA office.

Main Purpose Of Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Buyer Planner to join our Global Third-Party Manufacturing (TPM) Supply Planning Team, specializing in external accessories including Remote Care connectivity. In this role, you will manage purchasing and planning activities for products manufactured by external suppliers, ensuring seamless supply continuity and alignment with global demand.

Main Responsibilities

• Creates and processes purchase orders, direct and indirect, in accordance with documented procurement processes.
• Executes procurement plans, reports supplier performance, aligns with contracts, and processes purchase requests, while ensuring the timely and uninterrupted flow of materials between suppliers and distribution site.
• Communicates with Management and Stakeholders purchase order status.
• Manages orders through completion and executes closures once fulfilled.
• Interacts with suppliers and is responsible for maintaining and enhancing good business relationship between Abbott and suppliers.
• Communicates component specifications to suppliers.
• Mitigates invoicing issues.
• Updates vendor performance data.
• Supports development of supplier scorecards and Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Manages the implementation of suppliers (including ensuring the ordering of appropriate first articles and validations).
• Facilitates cost savings and quality improvement projects through purchasing.
• Manages material master data in ERP.
• Uses continuous improvement to establish metrics, drive KPIs, standardize and automate tactical activities over time.
• Supports site projects that contribute to organizational goals.
• Provides audit support of purchasing policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree ( 16 years) in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Experience / Background : A good understanding of specified functional area.

Technical / Business Knowledge : Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures and practices.

Will perform this job in a quality system environment.

Cognitive Skills : Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

Minimum 5 years related work experience.

The base pay for this position is $79,500.00 $138,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.