Sr Purchaser - Manufacturing

Realize your career ambitions in Manufacturing at Molnlycke where you’ll develop your career in a growing organization and be recognized for your results.

Molnlycke is now hiring a Senior Purchaser to work at our Brunswick & Wiscasset Maine Facilities!

In manufacturing, this pivotal role is dedicated to the seamless fulfillment of our customers' orders, driven by meticulous purchasing strategies. With a keen focus on precision and efficiency, this position orchestrates procuring materials and services to meet production demands. Our goal? Ensuring timely delivery, impeccable quality, and unwavering compliance with industry standards.

Join us in shaping the future of manufacturing excellence.

What you’ll do:

• Source and negotiate with new local/global suppliers, maintain the approved supplier list, and oversee supplier products and capabilities.
• Negotiate contracts, update cost development files, and ensure accurate pricing in the MRP system.
• Coordinate drafting, review, and approval of supplier agreements, evaluating and monitoring contracts for compliance.
• Investigate market trends and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, and delivery speed.
• Host supplier business review meetings and provide support to various departments.
• Identify purchasing opportunities, follow risk management processes, and visit supplier sites regularly.
• Maintain records of purchases, costs, deliveries, and inventories, measuring supplier performance and recommending actions.
• Drive suppliers to improve supply and quality performance, ensuring production plans meet scheduling requirements.
• Support planners by monitoring order status and ensuring adequate safety stocks and logistic support.
• Coordinate production activities with production management and planning, assisting quality in supplier qualification.
• Address defective or unacceptable goods or services, drive solutions for quality and supply issues, and participate in supplier audits.
• Ensure compliance with local and global regulatory standards and drive drafting and review of supplier quality agreements.
• Duties may include attending industry events, analyzing price proposals, and implementing best practices to improve production, quality, and EHS standards.

What you’ll get:

• Competitive salary plus annual performance-based incentives
• Excellent benefits including health, dental, short and long-term disability and life insurance; medical and dependent care reimbursement accounts; education assistance; wellness incentives; and more
• 4 Weeks PTO and 11 paid holidays per year
• Plus 100% employer 401k match on the first 3% of employee contribution and 50% employer match on the next 2%

Work/Life Balance

• 5-10% Domestic travel; 0-5% International Travel
• Covering Brunswick and Wiscasset sites

What you’ll need:

• A bachelor’s degree in business is preferred, along with at least four (4) years of purchasing/sourcing experience; extensive equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in material management and/or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment a plus.
• Demonstrated understanding of international procurement and logistics.
• Proven experience effectively utilizing an ERP system preferred.
• APICS- CSCP or CPIM Certification a plus.
• Knowledge and understanding of Lean with the ability to apply in live situations the principles and tools of lean manufacturing.
• Highly proficient in the use of MS Office tools as well as purchasing activities in an ERP system.

Our approach to diversity and inclusion

At Molnlycke diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced, and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging. Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.

About Mölnlycke

Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes.

Our business is organized into four business areas: Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics. Customer centricity, sustainability, and digitalization are at the heart of everything we do.

Mölnlycke employs around 8,400 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers