Job Details: Buyer/Planner


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Jervis Street
Dublin 1
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Buyer/Planner
THE COMPANY: Edwards Lifesciences is driven by a passion to help
patients. The company collaborates with the world?s leading
clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working
to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives.

THE POSITION: Plan the procurement of the material required to support
Customer Demand and New Product introduction, and develop and execute
the business unit production schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planner
* Develop and schedule the Manufacturing Production Plan from the
Master Production Schedule requirements with some level of complexity
* Manage issues preventing execution of the MPS and production plan.
Issues include but are not limited to non conforming materials or
processes, material or equipment availability, completing unplanned
requirements
* Analyze resource availability, develop short and mid range
capacity plans with manufacturing teams, and lead teams to ensure
plans are met
* Generate work orders using system (e.g., JDE)
* Manage work order progress, including working with production and
other supporting departments (e.g., quality, microbiology,
engineering) to ensure production plans are met
* Provide ship schedule to Supply Chain/Demand team
* Creation of reports of key performance indicators and identify
opportunities for potential report automation and drive these to
completion
* Establish and maintain gross inventory targets with a limited
scope. Includes developing action plans to minimize inventory exposure
and for scrapping or mitigating excess and obsolete parts based on
business information, and assess inventory management

Logistics
* Liaise with the warehouse team for shipping and receiving of
material with some level of complexity
* Ensure shipment of materials by applying knowledge of import and
export laws and regulations

Buyer
* Plan materials requirements and provide to Irvine to support
production schedules and new product launches with some level of
complexity, including:
* Working with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the
proper specs
* cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the
schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non
conforming material, unclear specifications or vendor capacity
constraints
* Expediting purchase orders as required. Includes expediting
material from the receiving dock though receiving inspection, to
production stores
* Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
* 5 years related experience required
* Bachelor&#**Apply on the website**;s Degree in in related field
* Experience in purchasing, logistics and/or production control
* Experience working in a medical device and/or regulated industry
preferred

Additional Skills:
* Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
* Experience MRP and ERP (e.g. JDE) preferred
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and
interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and
relationship management skills
* Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills
* Solid knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures
and guidelines relevant to purchasing material, logistics, and/or
production control
* Solid knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and
inventory management programs (e.g., Kanban, Min/Max)
* Solid knowledge of market and economic indicators, practices and
procurement procedures
* Good problem-solving skills
* Strict attention to detail
* Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
* Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
* Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control
measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to
the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their
span of influence/control
THE COMPANY: Edwards Lifesciences is driven by a passion to help
patients. The company collaborates with the world?s leading
clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working
to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives.

THE POSITION: Plan the procurement of the material required to support
Customer Demand and New Product introduction, and develop and execute
the business unit production schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planner
* Develop and schedule the Manufacturing Production Plan from the
Master Production Schedule requirements with some level of complexity
* Manage issues preventing execution of the MPS and production plan.
Issues include but are not limited to non conforming materials or
processes, material or equipment availability, completing unplanned
requirements
* Analyze resource availability, develop short and mid range
capacity plans with manufacturing teams, and lead teams to ensure
plans are met
* Generate work orders using system (e.g., JDE)
* Manage work order progress, including working with production and
other supporting departments (e.g., quality, microbiology,
engineering) to ensure production plans are met
* Provide ship schedule to Supply Chain/Demand team
* Creation of reports of key performance indicators and identify
opportunities for potential report automation and drive these to
completion
* Establish and maintain gross inventory targets with a limited
scope. Includes developing action plans to minimize inventory exposure
and for scrapping or mitigating excess and obsolete parts based on
business information, and assess inventory management

Logistics
* Liaise with the warehouse team for shipping and receiving of
material with some level of complexity
* Ensure shipment of materials by applying knowledge of import and
export laws and regulations

Buyer
* Plan materials requirements and provide to Irvine to support
production schedules and new product launches with some level of
complexity, including:
* Working with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the
proper specs
* cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the
schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non
conforming material, unclear specifications or vendor capacity
constraints
* Expediting purchase orders as required. Includes expediting
material from the receiving dock though receiving inspection, to
production stores
* Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
* 5 years related experience required
* Bachelor&#**Apply on the website**;s Degree in in related field
* Experience in purchasing, logistics and/or production control
* Experience working in a medical device and/or regulated industry
preferred

Additional Skills:
* Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
* Experience MRP and ERP (e.g. JDE) preferred
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and
interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and
relationship management skills
* Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills
* Solid knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures
and guidelines relevant to purchasing material, logistics, and/or
production control
* Solid knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and
inventory management programs (e.g., Kanban, Min/Max)
* Solid knowledge of market and economic indicators, practices and
procurement procedures
* Good problem-solving skills
* Strict attention to detail
* Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
* Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
* Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control
measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to
the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their
span of influence/control


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