Buyer/Planner I - Acquisition Integration

Buyer/Planner I - Acquisition Integration

Work mode: Hybrid

Onsite Location(s): Arden Hills, MN, US, 55112

Additional Location(s): Costa Rica-Coyol; Costa Rica-Heredia; US-CA-Carlsbad; US-CA-Valencia; US-MA-Marlborough; US-MN-Maple Grove

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing whatever your ambitions.

About the Role

At Boston Scientific, the Acquisition Buyer/Planner is part of the Acquisition and Integration Team. This team is responsible for onboarding the Acquisition site into BSC systems and support them through the integration process. The Buyer/Planner is expected to support run the business, identify gaps, and support the integration into BSC Core Systems and/or line transfers to existing BSC sites. The role will moderate travel and/or relocation to the acquisition sites.

Your Responsibilities Includes

• Generate, adjust and expedite purchase orders (including NSFP, BTP, ECC & S4 SAP and AE purchasing systems) for multiple acquisitions with the direction of more senior team members.
• Track and confirm purchase orders as needed, keeping the senior team member on the acquisition informed of any problems/delays.
• Update the AVL/AML for new vendors/vendor location for multiple acquisitions with the direction of more senior team members.
• Support Run the Business at the acquisition site working through supply chain issues to meet demand.
• Assist senior team members in gathering and organizing data needed for the parts and BOMs projects Use offline tools to run Safety Stock calculations as needed.
• Effectively investigate and resolve vendor invoice issues (through Vendor Invoice Management, or "VIM"), provide status updates to vendors, and ensure invoices are processed correctly by tracking payment status, purchase order status, and addressing discrepancies or missing information as needed
• Help design, update, and manage supplier or performance scorecards to track metrics, identify trends, and support decision-making across procurement, planning and logistics activities.
• Run What if Scenario's as needed to support increased demand as Acquisition Site Products are added to Boston Scientific Portfolio and access to Boston Scientific Distribution Network.
• Engage in the setup and integration of Acquisition Site master data into BSC Core systems and ensure correct system output.
• Support the Core Systems team in roll out of BSC Core Systems (MES, SAP, RR, Windchill)
• Train acquisition site to Boston Scientific processes and systems.
• Identify areas of improvement and value-add, define, and implement efficiency enhancements.
• Assess Acquisition site processes and help support gap analysis to BSC Systems and work through solutions to support the integration process.
• Be an ambassador of Boston Scientific Culture.
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.
• 10-25% travel required and/or short-term relocation based on business needs.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA with a concentration in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration Operations Management, Computer Science, IT or Engineering.
• 1-3 years broad Supply Chain/Operations experience, including analytics. Requires basic conceptual and technical knowledge of theories, practices and procedures of end-to-end Supply Chain setup and principles.
• Able to work in fast paced ever-changing environment.
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize a variety of ERP systems under supervision.
• Solves problems in repeatable situations; uses defined professional concepts and company policies and procedures; analyzes information and standard practices to make judgments
• Contributions are usually limited to task-related activities. Receives instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles/manager
• Strong project management, organization, and time-management skills; looks for opportunities to drive efficiency improvements.
• Most important of all: Must be a self-motivated independent thinker who is eager and quick to learn; highly adaptable, flexible, willing to take on new challenges and champion new ideas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a global Supply Chain/Operations setting at BSC
• Expertise of BSC Purchasing & Planning processes and systems
• Experience utilizing SAP, Kinaxis Rapid Response, or other Advanced Planning solutions a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience utilizing and developing off-line MRP tools.