NPI Supply Chain Program Lead

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

276d • $134,800 - $194,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible. Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves. Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential. Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Requirements

• Minimum BS degree or equivalent and 10+ years of purchasing and supply chain experience in a regulated industry manufacturing environment (medical device preferred).
• Advanced MS Office skills (MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and forecasting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Outstanding verbal, written communication, and concise and persuasive presentation skills.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Expected minimum 25% travel to both domestic and international suppliers.
• Required onsite presence of 4 days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Significant computer experience including MS Office suites and ERP systems, preferably SAP and Agile, BOM structure.

Responsibilities

• Manages procurement of direct materials and strategic sourcing initiatives to support new product introduction.
• Tracks and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to support ramp up of new products.
• Works closely with strategic sourcing and engineering to ensure that the appropriate supplier strategy is implemented for new product release and production ramp.
• Establishes material requirements from engineering, new product build schedules and maintains appropriate inventory for production.
• Evaluates supplier capabilities and works with supplier engineering and strategic sourcing to develop new supply sources as needed.
• Monitors cost, capacity, and delivery schedule to ensure availability of material for production schedule.
• Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery requirements to designated suppliers as necessary to support NPI and/or sales requirements.
• Reviews, interprets, and communicates material demand forecast and manages capacity planning for assigned commodity.
• Supports performance management and improvement efforts for designated suppliers, including coordinating supplier business reviews.
• Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other functional groups.
• Identifies potential supplier capacity issues and works in conjunction with strategic sourcing and supplier engineering to resolve these issues.
• Tracks purchase price variance and assists with cutover management planning.
• Creates, updates and reviews product material cost models.
• Supports administration of SCRM tool to ensure accuracy of data and support specific risk mitigation projects.
• Prepares supplier scorecards and supplier business reviews.
• Manages quoting activity with suppliers to support supply chain optimizations.
• May support market research to find appropriate supplier(s) for various commodities and manufacturing processes.

Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree