Supply Chain Specialist

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$70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr

For over five decades, Clinician’s Choice® has earned the trust of our customers by developing innovative products that solve clinical challenges and deliver consistent results, supported by education. We are committed to helping our clients achieve clinical excellence by developing solutions for better clinical outcomes. Available in North America and in 50 countries worldwide. visit  to learn more.

Responsible for procuring services and materials, manages order prices, quantities, freight selection, inventory levels, forecasting, responding to changes in demand and resolving supply chain issues timely to ensure continuity of supply at lowest prices which meet or exceed quality standards

• Thorough understanding of MRP principles, able to teach junior members basic and advanced concepts including but not limited to MOQ, SS, QOH, QOD, LT etc.
• Interpret reports to determine purchase needs
• Issue PO's, support production requirements
• Thorough understanding of supply chain principles, able to teach junior members basic and advanced concepts including but limited to manufacturing strategies, planning strategies, inventory strategies,
• Thorough understand of MRP principles, able to identify and teach junior members parameters affecting the material plan
• Support New Product Development, from sourcing and choosing the right vendor at the right price to the procurement and implementation of custom tooling on any product development project.
• Initiates and leads various supplier programs such as, supplier reduction, quality improvements, cycle time reduction, JIT delivery and cost reduction, with an emphasis on building long term relationships.
• Initiate cost reduction programs
• Ensure proper disposition of inventory including part obsolescence and disposal
• Knowledge of Kanban
• Create continuous improvement plans
• Capable of developing supply strategies
• Advanced knowledge of various material planning approaches
• Well read on state of the art supply chain processes
• Recognize demand patterns/trends
• Knowledgeable of commodity market trends and impact on purchase prices
• Ability to manage suppliers and relationships
• Manage an ethical relationship with suppliers
• Anticipate and manage supply risks
• Ability to negotiate with suppliers
• Collaborate on creative solutions to meet supply chain goals
• Able to create and implement plans for strategic suppliers
• Capable of developing supplier profiles
• Routinely track commodity indices and exchange rates for opportunities to drive improvements in material pricing.
• Establish delivery schedules and VMI agreements with vendors to optimize MOQ, maximize inventory turn goals and maintaining appropriate safety stock levels to meet forecasted/budgeted demand.
• Establish opportunity for long term supplier agreements with key suppliers

• Makes logical decisions based on quantifiable data
• Attend to Continuous Improvement walkthrough
• Create meaningful and effective reports
• Creates and provides concise reports/graphical data to senior management
• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills
• Experienced user of supply chain analytical tools, able to teach junior members advanced techniques to analyze data

• Follows company policies and procedures
• Capable of authoring and recommending policy changes
• Well versed on all aspects of Supply Chain policy and regulatory compliance
• Competency to support policy development
• Understand ISO policies and procedures

• Effectively represent supply chain on operations, marketing, and new product development teams
• Demonstrate ability to achieve results
• Significant contributor to supply chain strategy development
• Capable of training/leading supply chain junior buyers
• Accountable
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