Senior Supply Chain Engineer

Buyer/Planner

The Buyer/Planner is responsible for the material planning and procurement of raw material, expense items, and equipment in support of manufacturing operations. The Buyer/Planner works to drive improvement and achieve key daily goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP) to allow the manufacturing team to produce medical devices for our patients.

In addition to supporting the factory through purchasing, the Buyer/Planner plays a key role in product lifecycle management and performs the materials planning for new product development, end-of-life planning, and sustaining engineering changes. This position requires the ability to indirectly lead in the manufacturing organization and to build strong working relationships across functional areas and with suppliers. The Buyer/Planner works closely with suppliers to implement action plans focused on meeting the Company's quality, reliability, and delivery requirements.

Responsibilities (Specific tasks, duties, essential functions of the job)

• Communicate and coordinate with the manufacturing team to ensure continuous supply of product, meeting quality and delivery standards.
• Participate in daily management and brief the status of Key Performance Indicators.
• Calculate and maintain Kanban order quantities and target inventory levels.
• Order raw material using a Kanban pull system and audit the Kanban system.
• Resolve general problems with suppliers (i.e.
  
  - receiving errors, invoicing problems).
• Identify and escalate strategic supply issues.
• Monitor and improve line-down part shortages and supplier on-time delivery.
• Establish and achieve inventory reduction goals for raw material through detailed inventory analysis and action plans.
• Implement and sustain improvements in inventory 5S and visual management to improve inventory accuracy, flow, and availability.
• Responsible for onboarding and integrating new suppliers.
• Negotiate with vendors for materials, supplies, equipment, and services used by the Company, where contract pricing is not established.
• Coordinate the transition of raw material during the launch of new products and engineering change orders.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Assist with any other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High sense-of-urgency, work ethic.
• Strong analytical and planning ability.
• Highly organized.
• Attention to detail.
• Effective conflict resolution and communication skills
• Ability to problem-solve complex solutions both daily and long-term.
• Lean manufacturing practitioner.
• Ability to effectively interface with different departments within the company.
• A willingness to spend significant time on the factory floor problem-solving and collaborating.
• Solutions-oriented problem solver.
• Excellent planning, communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications (Experience and Education)

Level IBuyer/Planner I
- Bachelors degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or related technical discipline such as Economics or Engineering, required. 0-3 years of experience in purchasing and inventory management, required;
Medical device manufacturing, preferred. Intermediate proficiency/knowledge in Microsoft Office included Excel, required. ERP Systems experience, preferred. A combination of training, education and experience that is equivalent to the qualifications listed above and that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Level IIBuyer/Planner II
- Bachelors degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or related technical discipline such as Economics or Engineering, required. 3-5 years of experience in purchasing and inventory management, required;
Medical device manufacturing, preferred. Intermediate proficiency/knowledge in Microsoft Office included Excel, required. ERP Systems experience, required. APICs certification – Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Productions and Inventory Management (CPIM) or American Purchasing Society Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), preferred. A combination of training, education and experience that is equivalent to the qualifications listed above and that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Level IIIBuyer/Planner III(Supply Chain Engineer) - Bachelors degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or related technical discipline such as Economics or Engineering, required. 5+ years of experience in purchasing and inventory management, required;
Medical device manufacturing, preferred. Intermediate proficiency/knowledge in Microsoft Office included Excel, required. ERP Systems experience, required. APICs certification – Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Productions and Inventory Management (CPIM) or American Purchasing Society Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), preferred. A combination of training, education and experience that is equivalent to the…