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Job description
At Stryker, purchasing decisions directly impact patient care, operational continuity, and business performance. As a Senior Buyer, you will play a critical role in enabling reliable product availability while balancing cost, risk, and supplier performance. This role offers broad visibility, strong supplier ownership, and meaningful cross‑functional influence in a regulated, fast‑moving environment.
What You Will Do
- Manage strategic and tactical purchasing activities for an assigned portfolio to maintain uninterrupted supply of finished goods and materials
- Communicate weekly and daily demand requirements to suppliers and adjust volumes based on updated supply plans
- Place purchase orders in compliance with agreed rules and ensure alignment with supplier agreements
- Execute and communicate safety stock levels for raw materials and finished goods to support service and continuity targets
- Act as primary operational contact for suppliers, resolving availability issues and escalating long‑term supply constraints when required
- Track, analyze, and report supplier performance using standard metrics including on‑time and in‑full delivery, lead time compliance, price variance, and past‑due orders
- Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier master data, including lead times, minimum order quantities, and replenishment parameters
- Lead supplier-facing and internal continuous improvement initiatives to reduce risk, optimize cost, and improve execution
What You Will Need
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, manufacturing, or supply chain operations
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and French
Preferred:
- Experience in supplier relationship management
- Experience working with enterprise resource planning systems
- Experience in a regulated industry such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or aerospace
- Experience applying continuous improvement or cost reduction methodologies
Salary information will be provided during the recruitment process.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
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