Edwards Lifesciences
Planner/Buyer, Supply Chain
USA - Utah – Salt Lake City
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
AgileSupply ChainProcurementInventory ManagementMedical DevicesCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingMicrosoft OfficeWarehouse Management System
About the role
- Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options.
Responsibilities
- Plan materials requirements and place purchase orders from outside suppliers to support production schedules and new product launches, with increased complexity and volume
- Lead cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non conforming material, unclear specifications or vendor capacity constraints
- Develop the Manufacturing Production Plan from the Master Production Schedule and or project team requirements with increased complexity and volume and with higher level of autonomy
- Manage issues preventing execution of the MPS and production plan. Issues include but are not limited to non conforming materials or processes, material or equipment availability, completing unplanned requirements
- Analyze resource availability, develop short and mid range capacity plans with manufacturing teams, and lead teams to ensure plans are met
- Manage and prioritize work order progress, including working with production and other supporting departments (e.g., quality, microbiology, engineering) to ensure production plans are met
- Establish and maintain gross inventory targets with a limited scope. Includes developing action plans to minimize inventory exposure and for scrapping or mitigating excess and obsolete parts based on business information
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
- Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
Requirements
- Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient's life.
- Bachelor's Degree with 3 years of previous related experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
- Expedite purchase orders as required.
- What you'll need (Required):
- Strong understanding of purchasing
- Experience with new product purchasing
- Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams, representing the organization on specific projects, and vendors/suppliers
Nice to have
- What else we look for (Preferred):
Benefits
- Experience working in a medical device and/or regulated industry
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