Buyer Planner II

The Opportunity

Quidel Ortho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

As we continue to grow as Quidel Ortho, we are seeking a Buyer / Planner II to work in our manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY. This position has responsibility for assigned raw materials including but not limited to assessing demand, supply, inventory, pricing, quality, and master data management in the ERP system (SAP specifically) supporting Rochester Operations. The buying aspects of the position include creation, maintenance and tracking of purchase orders for raw materials and services used in Quidel Ortho's manufacturing process.

The candidate will be responsible for achieving quality, cost and delivery goals to support the business unit operating plan. Management of non-conformances and resolution of invoicing issues are included to the scope of this position. Development and maintenance of relationships with business partners (Operations, Warehouse, Finance, Quality and Product Support), as well as partnering with the Procurement leads and suppliers is also a core component for this role.

• Development of material purchase plans and preparation of quote requests and purchase orders for the timely and economical purchase of goods and services in consideration of cost, quality and delivery metrics.
• Point of contact for suppliers, ensuring purchase order adherence, facilitation of expedites/de-expedites.
• Establishment and maintenance of appropriate material safety stock levels.
• SAP maintenance of material master data, purchase orders, planned delivery dates, settling of invoice discrepancies.
• Attendance on daily production / planning meetings, providing updates as required.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

• Operations, Warehouse, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Support

• Suppliers, Vendors

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment or business is required; 4-6 years preferred.

• Developing material purchase plans, preparing purchase orders for acquisition of goods and services in consideration of cost, quality and delivery metrics.
• Driving business results, focusing on group achievement rather than individual preferences.
• Building excellent relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and respect.

• Understanding assigned category and its intricacies, suppliers and special cases.
• Raw Material planning principles and technology utilized to achieve it, including but not limited to ERP systems (SAP, Ariba) and other business tools, such as Power BI.
• Terms and conditions and its implications, payment terms, Incoterms.
• Internal Standard Operating Procedures, including but not limited to quality, master data management, product lifecycle management, order management.
• Forecasting / explaining purchase price variance versus standard cost.
• Reviewing production schedules and raw material requirements and project variance scenarios in terms of inventory quantity and value.
• Clearly communicating results of analyses in verbal and written format as well as illustrating trends by utilizing supply plan templates and graphical charts.
• Utilizing Microsoft Office…