Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. **Summary:** Senior Buyer/Planner is responsible for leading the development and execution of strategic and tactical production plans to ensure optimal utilization of materials, labor, and manufacturing capacity. This role plays a critical part in balancing supply and demand, ensuring timely product availability to meet customer requirements while supporting operational efficiency and cost targets. **Primary Job Requirements:** + Develops and manages production plans and manufacturing activity levels for GBI in support of business forecast and operational targets, including establishing lead-times, lot sizes, and safety stocks. + Responsible for developing and managing inventory targets to meet Sales & Operational goals including working with Plasma Operations to manage just-in-time deliveries of appropriate plasma material to support production plan. Monitors inventory to prevent loss due to expiration and for variance from standards impacting product availability. Ensure sufficiency of inventory mix to support product allocations per country-specific product license and plasma master file requirements. + Monitors manufacturing performance against budget and communicates issues that require corrective action with alternative solutions. Ensures timely resolution of issues especially those that may impact product availability and/or impede the flow of production. + Directs production planning to ensure on-time availability of products to fill customer orders and on-time shipments. Establishes priorities for Manufacturing and Quality Operations to meet market demands. Communicates barriers in meeting required activity levels. Provides alternative solutions for capacity and throughput improvements. + Develops demand plan, issues purchase orders for, and monitors delivery schedule of contract manufactured finished goods. + Coordinates with Raw Material Department on changes and updated requirements for purchased raw materials and supplies for production. + Assist management with weekly and monthly analysis of plant manufacturing performance. Establishes and provides supply chain metrics. + Develops, creates, edits and manages use of bills of materials for content accuracy and daily-use compliance. + Ensures SAP is utilized compliantly to track inventory and schedule manufacturing. Manages the on-going maintenance and development of computer applications. + Serves as a key contact for materials management issues and product launch/obsolescence plans. Partners with cross-functional teams (e.g., Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality Operations, Logistics, Purchasing) to create, resolve and/or execute plans/resolutions. + Assists with ad-hoc production planning projects as needed, contributing to departmental initiatives and supporting continuous improvement efforts across planning processes and systems. + Domestic and International travel may be required. **Occupational Demands:** Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Frequently sits for 6-8 hours per day. Frequent hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Occasionally walks and stands. Occasionally bends and twists neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 25lbs. Occasionally drives to site locations with occasional travel within the United States. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written words and sentences. Interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups. Must work with diverse groups to obtain consensus on issues. **Education and Experience Requirements:** + Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Science or related field, CPIM certification or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Production/Supply Planning or an equivalent combination of work experience in a planning/manufacturing environment. **Additional Responsibilities:** + Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence others to achieve the company’s vision. + Knowledge of complex plasma processes and capacity constraints. + Strong knowledge of ERP systems (i.e. SAP). PLUS + Must have skills in conflict resolution, negotiations and problem solving. + Have knowledge of Supply Chain management processes including inventory management, capacity planning and work center scheduling. The estimated pay scale for the Senior Buyer Planner role based in Los Angeles, CA, is **$86,500 to $101,500** annual salary. Additionally, the position is eligible to participate in up to 8% of the company bonus pool. We offer a wide variety of benefits including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, up to 5% 401(K) match and tuition reimbursement. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on education, experience, skillset, knowledge, where the role is performed, internal equity and market data. We are committed to offering our employees opportunities for professional growth and career progression. Grifols is a global healthcare organization with employees in 30 countries focused on patient health and providing impactful results. Since our humble beginnings in 1909, Grifols has been a family company that prides itself on its family-like culture. Our company has more than tripled over the last 10 years, and you can grow with us! Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice: Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate. **Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.** Learn more about Grifols (https://www.grifols.com/en/what-we-do) **Req ID:** 529050 **Type:** Regular Full-Time **Job Category:** Manufacturing