As an Associate Buyer at Stryker, you will play a critical role in ensuring the right products are available at the right time, supporting a resilient supply chain that powers life‑changing medical solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your procurement career in a collaborative, fast‑moving environment with real business impact from day one.
What you will do
- Execute daily procurement activities for an assigned portfolio to ensure continuous material availability and optimal customer service.
- Place and confirm purchase orders in line with approved rules, lead times, and lot sizes, and secure supplier order confirmations.
- Communicate forecast and demand requirements to suppliers based on production schedules and supply plans.
- Monitor and review backorders and safety stock health, adjusting deliveries to mitigate supply risks.
- Maintain accurate supplier and purchasing master data in transactional systems to support planning and execution accuracy.
- Act as the primary contact for suppliers, providing clear updates on supply requirements and resolving delivery issues.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with supply planning, production, customer service, sourcing, inspection, and accounts payable to support business operations and process improvements.
- Prepare and present procurement reports and represent the purchasing function in meetings, proposing improvement ideas when gaps are identified.
What you will need
Required
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and French.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in supply chain, procurement, or a related operational role.
Preferred
- Minimum 1 year of experience using an enterprise resource planning system.
- Minimum 1 year of experience supporting supplier relationship activities
Salary information will be provided during the recruitment process.