Senior Analyst, Buyer/Planner

Edwards Lifesciences

88d

About The Position

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease and critical care needs. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of previous related experience OR Master’s degree and 3 years of previous related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Medical Device experience.
• Experience in a regulated industry.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, and Word, and ERP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including negotiating and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Full knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to purchasing material and/or production control.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Leadership, talent development and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and plan materials requirements and place purchase orders from outside suppliers to continuously support production schedules and new product launches.
• Negotiate and forecast prices and delivery.
• Monitor PPV (purchasing price variance).
• Partner with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the proper specs.
• Lead cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule.
• Analyze current EW and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) levels to determine if VMI release is warranted.
• Communicate inventory and future requirements to supplier.
• Expedite purchase orders as required.
• Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) when relevant.
• Evaluate and monitor acquisition of equipment/assets through Capital Procurement Assets (CPA) process.
• Establish and maintain gross inventory targets.
• Develop and lead action plans to ensure targets are met.
• Identify, plan and execute cost reduction and cycle time reduction initiatives.
• Update changes/parameters within MRP (Material Requirements Planning) in the Manufacturing Enterprise system.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees