Planner/Buyer, Chemicals Job in Norwood 45207, Ohio Us

EMD Millipore is a Life Science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. As a strategic partner, we collaborate with customers to confront the world's challenging human health issues. From research to development to production, our scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals. EMD Millipore is a division of Merck KGaA, Germany.

Merck KGaAis a global pharmaceutical and chemical company with a history that began in 1668, and a future shaped by around 40,000 employees in 64 countries. 
Position Summary:
In this position candidates will be responsible for Planning and Buying of Chemical raw materials and finished products. Candidates will be responsible for analyzing product demand, mitigating demand issues, entering purchase requisitions, and placing Purchase Orders with established vendors in a timely manner.  This position is also responsible for ensuring product requirements are analyzed, ordered and received within established lead times to ensure stock is available for our customers.
 
Essential Job Functions:

Responsibilities include:

Material Requirements Planning

Enter and release Purchase Requisitions

Enter and place Purchase orders with Vendors

Maintain open Purchase orders

Collect and report monthly data for Supply Chain KPI's

Conduct regular meetings with Key Vendors as dictated by Manager

Maintain Purchasing Info Records and Purchasing Master Data

Maintain Planning Master Data

Participate and provide data for monthly SOP Supply Reviews

Liaison between internal Regulatory Requirements and Vendor compliance

Project Management

Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

Education:
Associates or BA in Operations or Supply Chain Preferred
Work Experience:
5+ years experience in Supply Chain Preferred
SAP System Experience Preferred
Certifications: APICS Certification Preferred
Other Qualifications: i. e. skills, knowledge)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning
Knowledge of basic Purchasing functions
Strong computer skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong Analytical skills
Project Management skills (Six Sigma certification a plus)
Strong ability to work independently

 
 

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