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Buyer II

Abbott
1 day ago
Contract
On-site
Plano, Texas, United States

Title: Buyer II

Location: Plano, TX

Duration: 12 Months

100% Onsite

Duties:

  • Procuring both direct (production supporting) and indirect (tooling) materials for Abbott NM.
  • Managing purchase orders and purchase reqs to ensure supply is in house on time and at the correct stocking targets.
  • Escalating parts with supply concerns or risks and putting together a summary of runout timeline (using templates already created).
  • Meeting with internal and external customers to align on delivery timelines when there are concerns.
  • Meeting weekly with accounts payable to assist in invoicing concerns.
  • Buyer will own ~200-300 part numbers with that number changing based on business developments and needs.

Experience:

  • 2-5 years.
  • Ability to use excel to analyze materials.
  • Ability to work cross functionally.
  • Exposure to inventory controls (setting stock targets and meeting targets versus just placing PO’s and accepting parts) good work history/ tenure

Key Skills:

  • SAP – demonstrated usage of MD04 and ME21N.
  • knowledgeable of MRP.
  • Finance/ Supply Chain/ Purchasing Schedule are a plus.

Preferred Experience:

  • Proficient user of SAP; Minimum 1 year direct procurement experience to justify buyer 2 versus buyer 1.
  • Experience converting MRP requirements into PO’s,

Education:

  • BS degree, or closely related discipline or relevant combination of education & 2-5experience

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

  • Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Plan
  • Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
  • Long Term Disability
  • Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
  • MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
  • 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.