Procurement Specialist - Direct

Terumo•Davie, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Terumo Aortic, our mission is to transform the treatment of aortic disease worldwide. With our comprehensive portfolio of surgical, endovascular and hybrid technologies, we enable physicians to find the right fit for each patient anatomy. The company has over 1,250 associates around the world with manufacturing facilities in Glasgow, Scotland and Sunrise, Florida. Terumo Aortic is focused on the continuing development of new and innovative products driving the growth of the business globally. Associates are part of a stimulating and exciting environment in which they can develop their skills and achieve career goals. Working for the company, each associate’s role contributes greatly to helping to save or improve the lives of patients in over 100 countries worldwide. At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, impactful solutions for patients. Join us and help shape wherever we go next! Advancing healthcare with heart www.terumoaortic.com Job SummaryThe Procurement Specialist is to ensure that the company receives best value for money from its suppliers. This includes purchase orders are maintained in line with MRP suggestions. That materials are provided on time, to cost and at the specified quality and quantity. This position also ensures obsolescence and wastage are prevented on a regular basis by continuously monitoring and amending demand levels in line with exception reports.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year experience in purchasing field
Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Working knowledge of large, fully integrated MRP/ERP system such as SAP, a plus
Experience working in an FDA regulated environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and send RFQ's (Request for Quotation) to supply base.
Using benchmarking techniques, identify & introduce competition into the company supply base, evaluate responses from suppliers and select most competitive suppliers for order placement.
Ensure that new suppliers are appraised through relevant quality approval & evaluation system prior to inclusion on the company’s approved vendors list.
Ensure supplier adherence to SLA conditions & terms and conditions of purchase.
Work with existing suppliers to develop continuous improvement programs to improve quality, reduce purchase cost and rationalise supply base.
Run MRP exception reports on a regular basis. Ensure that appropriate actions are taken to prevent shortages whilst also eliminating overstocking situations, by following & interrogating MRP exception data.
Calculate and distribute demand forecasts to supply base in line with master schedule requirements monthly.
Highlight any shortages & potential shortages as and when they occur via company shortage report mechanism and via regular attendance at relevant meetings.
Develop and improve communication and relationship with the company’s supply base to ensure service level expectations are achieved.
Assist goods inwards personnel with any purchase order receipts queries.
Assist finance with any invoice queries.
Expedite delivery of critical components, in line with purchase order & schedule requirements.
Assist in the compilation of supplier performance reports by measuring actual v supplier acknowledged delivery via MRP system.
Conduct regular face to face meetings with suppliers to increase the company's profile in the marketplace, improve communication and service levels.
Contribute to the continuous improvement & development of the procurement function by constantly challenging processes and through idea generation on a regular basis.
Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.
Work within the QMS always, ensure accurate completion of records and highlight issues to immediate supervisor any issues affecting quality.
Responsible to ensure facility, processes and documentation always remain in a state of audit readiness.