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.

• 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.

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