Junior Buyer
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Junior Buyer supports day-to-day purchasing activities to help ensure the timely availability of materials required for manufacturing and operations. This role places and maintains raw material purchase orders and releases based on Planning direction and MRP requirements, tracks and expedites supplier deliveries, and escalates potential shortages or supply risks.
Job description
The Junior Buyer also supports supplier onboarding, maintains material shortage reporting, and provides visibility into expected delivery dates and recovery actions. Working onsite, this position collaborates with Planning, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and other operational partners to address material availability issues and changing production requirements.
This position reports to the Senior Manager, Planning & Procurement and is part of the Planning and Procurement team located in Vista, California. This is an onsite role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Place and maintain raw material purchase orders and releases based on Planning direction, MRP requirements, Kanban and established purchasing procedures.
- Track, confirm, and expedite supplier deliveries, following up on open orders and escalating potential delays, shortages, or supply risks.
- Maintain material shortage and stock-out reporting, including supplier commitments, expected delivery dates, and recovery actions.
- Support supplier onboarding and maintain accurate supplier and purchasing information within applicable systems.
- Collaborate onsite with Planning, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and other operational partners to resolve material availability issues and support changing production requirements.
The essential requirements of the job include
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 2 or more years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of purchasing processes, purchase order management, and supplier delivery follow-up.
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- ERP System experience, SAP preferred and knowledge and understanding of purchasing programs and MRP
- Supplier management and performance reporting
- Excellent written and verbal skills – the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 2 or more years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of purchasing processes, purchase order management, and supplier delivery follow-up
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- ERP System experience, SAP preferred
- Knowledge and understanding of purchasing programs and MRP
- Supplier management and performance reporting
- Excellent written and verbal skills
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k)
- Bonus/incentive pay
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.