Associate Buyer​/Planner

ABOUT US

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is world leading Medical Device Contract Design and Manufacturing company that offers a comprehensive portfolio of services for implants and instruments with significant experience in the joint reconstruction, spine, trauma, dental and sports medicine markets. This site focuses primarily on Swiss style turning for the trauma, spine and dental markets. We are also FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified.

A career with Orchid provides training and growth opportunities, great benefits, including quarterly bonuses, insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid time off and employee engagement events. For more information, please visit

No Shift ($0) (United States of America)

The Associate Planner/Buyer is responsible for determining what/when products are produced/purchased, track production numbers, anticipate problems that could affect the production schedule, and timely delivery of materials/products to Orchid and our customers. The Associate Planner/Buyer also ensures that all aspects of customer order management, including entering and scheduling customer orders, ensuring Kanban and finished goods inventory levels are maintained, and interacting with the production team to make sure the production schedule is followed.

The scope of responsibilities will include communication with both suppliers and customers on the status of their orders.

• Develops and manages executable manufacturing and purchasing plans in support of customer orders.
• Delivers, manages, and maintains production plans/schedules to the shop floor; ensures schedules remain viable and aligned to demand.
• Determines component delivery schedules using pull systems, MRP, or other appropriate planning techniques; translates demand into timing and priorities.
• Opens, releases, and assembles manufacturing job orders to the shop floor; maintains due dates and coordinates workflow to meet commitments.
• Maintains and manages due dates of open shop orders, monitoring progress and driving actions to protect customer delivery.
• Reconciles component shortages by identifying constraints, communicating impacts to supply chain/production, and supporting resolution of production problems.
• Revises manufacturing schedules when changes occur (demand shifts, constraints, quality events, capacity issues), and communicates updated priorities across functions.
• Manages engineering changes as they relate to manufacturing and supply chain plans; ensures timing, planning, and execution align with change implementation.
• Performs ERP tasks supporting planning and execution, including item master maintenance, vendor/item setup where applicable, job/order transactions, and planning-related reporting; ensures data integrity across ERP and tracking systems.
• Drafts and routes procurement/manufacturing specification changes and updates through the established document control system as required.
• Coordinates with outside processors/external operations (or internal stakeholders managing them) to ensure schedules and lead times are met.
• Drives cost and system improvement initiatives, including identifying and executing Cost Improvement Projects (CIPs) and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) opportunities to meet annual goals.
• Identifies and implements product and system flow improvements to eliminate waste and improve throughput, schedule adherence, and delivery performance.
• Communicates priorities for processing workflow among departments; works closely with appropriate partners to identify and resolve issues that may negatively impact production or delivery timeliness.
• Participates in departmental projects, meetings, and reporting/analysis of operational data; supports cross-functional alignment on plan performance and constraints.
• Leads and provides direction to customer service/order entry personnel to ensure order data, priorities, and changes are executed accurately and on time.

• Researches products, prepares purchase orders and places orders, and selects vendors
• Organizes product information, and tracks back orders
• Obtains materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality,…