Material Planner

At Alive Dx, we empower diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30-years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba–– our blood bank reagents portfolio–– and Mosai

Q®–– one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms––are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision‑making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as Alive Dx, we innovate for life.

Alive Dx is a commercial‑stage diagnostics company advancing blood grouping and donor disease screening solutions for safer transfusions worldwide. We are looking for a Material Planner to join the Supply Chain Team based in Eysins, Switzerland. The role is a full permanent position working flexible working hours.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Material Planner will be responsible for managing the procurement of material from all suppliers in order to achieve the required quality, cost and on time delivery standards for all stakeholders.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Work with manufacturing team to understand forecasts, identify and formalize production needs in materials demand plan
• Collaborate with suppliers to establish optimal replenishment plans for supplies continuity
• Review and monitor updates of purchasable items base to ensure replenishment parameters MoQ, FLM, lead time, Min-MAX stock stop are up to dates
• Track orders and ensure continuous accuracy of orders information (orders status, quantities, delivery dates, and pricing).
• Ensure parts & materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time for production.
• Ensure orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts, report non-conformances.
• Support as needed the P2P process

• Work with the Buyers and leverage data to improve Oracle database (MOQ, FLM, Leadtime, Min-Max…)
• Take over Excel MRP tool ownership and support deployment in the Procurement team
• Participate actively to the development of Mosai
  
  Q™ ERP Purchasing module

• Identify new Mosai
  
  Q™ suppliers, agree terms and negotiate supply agreements where appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates.
• Drive new suppliers and alternative solutions implementation in QMS and ERP (Change Controls and ERPCreation forms management)
• Work with R&D and other stakeholders to understand their needs and identify efficiencies
• Understand the industry to identify potential new suppliers in the spirit of dual sourcing / risk mitigation and efficiency generation

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, or Business Administration, with comprehensive knowledge and experience in raw material procurement.
• High competency in Excel and Power BI
• Fluent in both French and English.
• Experience in pharma, biotech, IVD or medical devices would be a plus
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills at different levels, able to communicate clearly and concisely, facilitating efficient partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Occasional travel may be required as needed.

• A highly dynamic and growing environment,
• An opportunity to live your passion for an intrapreneurial mindset, where cultivating innovation and customer centricity are at the heart of everything we do,
• A flexible working environment where applicable and a range of core and flexible benefits, ranging from lunch allowance support, additional annual leave, cycle to work scheme, technology and access to marketplace discounts.

Interested? We invite you to send your application, including your resume and any other relevant documents. We look forward to exploring your potential contributions to Alive Dx.

Alive Dx is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of nationality, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on competences, performance and business needs.