Senior Buyer/Planner

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Join a global leader in healthcare technology as a Senior Buyer Planner, where your expertise will directly impact the availability of life-saving medical devices. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, ensuring the seamless flow of materials that support innovative therapies. If you are passionate about supply chain excellence and want to contribute to improving patient outcomes worldwide, this is your chance to make a meaningful difference.

This position is based in Yokneam with a hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration with flexible remote work. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager and work closely with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, R&D and engineering. Occasional interaction with global suppliers across different time zones is expected. Travel requirements are minimal but may include supplier visits or internal meetings when necessary.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Manage Material Requirements Planning (MRP – Material Requirements Planning) to ensure timely availability of components
• Execute procurement activities including purchase order creation, tracking, and supplier communication
• Monitor and optimize inventory levels while balancing cost efficiency and service level targets
• Evaluate supplier performance including on-time delivery (OTD – On-Time Delivery), quality, and lead times
• Identify supply risks and implement mitigation plans to ensure continuity of supply
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support production schedules and new product introductions
  
  

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning and procurement within a manufacturing environment
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, preferably SAP
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel
• Experience working with international suppliers and global supply chains
• Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken)
  
  

Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry and familiarity with regulatory standards such as FDA (Food and Drug Administration) or ISO (International Organization for Standardization) are advantageous, as well as exposure to Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP – Sales and Operations Planning) processes.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here