Comprador Pl

Requisition ID: 74734

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Location:

Diadema, SP, BR

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Department: Procurement

Description:

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Job Summary

This role will be responsible for planning, purchasing, and managing the direct materials required to execute the production schedule. This role will be expected to analyze inventory levels and usage to achieve optimal positions between material coverage and obsolescence risk. This role is required to collaborate with other West Facilities and Global Purchasing Groups to manage network controlled materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Analyze production requirements to purchase raw materials in accordance to vendor arranged lead times and MOQs Complete monthly inventory counts

Collaborate with vendors on continuous improvement initiatives (pricing, packaging, volumes, lead times, etc)

Manage open orders to ensure on time deliveries

Maintain material specific master data such as safety stock

Analyze usage trends to establish optimal inventory levels and safety stocks

Collaborate with Global Supply Chain and other West Facilities on the management of network controlled materials

Investigate and implement corrective actions when material outages occur

Collaborate with Site Planners to ensure production schedule changes are supported

Support site inventory initiatives and audits when applicable

Support production variance analysis to determine root causes of any misses

Support Supply Chain initiatives to consume at risk material timely and according to deviation work instructions

Participate in cost savings / Kaizen projects as applicable to operational material consumption and transactional management

Supports plant operations outside traditional work hours while the site is running production

Comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times

Comply with the SOPs, as per Company policy, as relevant to the position covered by this Job Description

Other duties as assigned

Additional Responsibilities

Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations

Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize

Must be able to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts

Ability to make independent and sound judgments

Read and interpret data, information, and documents

Analyze and solve problems

Education

High School Diploma required

Bachelor's Degree Business or relevant field preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Previous manufacturing work experience

Experience with SAP, MES programs, Database programs

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Detail oriented with exceptional time management and multi-tasking ability

Ability to create Standard Operating Procedures