Senior Manager - NPI Sourcing

Intuitive

About The Position

This role is a key leadership position in support of and in the development of Intuitive’s new products, with the strategic and tactical responsibility for the supply chain of the products we develop. Requirements include, providing leadership, program management, strategic sourcing, local and regional sourcing, tactical sourcing and administrative help in the procurement of minimally invasive robotic surgical raw materials and finished products. This key management role will lead the NPI supply chain resources required to help new product introduction (NPI) from initial concept to product release, and stabilization prior to the product transfer to the sustaining purchasing organization.

Requirements

Highly proficient in MS Office products and ERP systems, preferably SAP and Agile.
Working knowledge of Kanban systems and other Lean material handling methods.
Detailed knowledge of: Supply chain & sourcing strategies material planning, master scheduling and forecasting global and regional manufacturing
Minimum BS degree or equivalent BE, B.Tech, MS
8+ years of experience in purchasing management with emphasis in new product environment for high complexity product.
5+ years of management experience with medium size manufacturing organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA
BE/B.tech

Responsibilities

Select, train, develop, and manage commodity managers, buyers and program managers across various disciplines from R&D procurement through supply chain product launch stabilization
Create strategies to benefit the company in the near term to 5+ years in the future.
Lead and support new product cost targets, project milestone dates
Review and identify suppliers that will be integral in our mission to expanding minimally invasive care to an ever growing population.
Lead supplier engagements for the organization and our cross functional stakeholders.
Apply critical skills to identify and employ strategies to effectively meet product and project cost goals, identify supply risk, and evaluate supplier performance.
Work with cross functional teams on the evaluation of suppliers and provide guidance to commodity managers on the effectiveness of current strategies.
Efforts to continuously improve time to market, a critical measurement for Intuitive.
Ability to create flexible processes to help new product requirements, and make effective recommendations using limited information.
Ensure that optimal inventory levels of commodities are established to meet production launch requirements.
Meet quick turn requirements for new product development deadlines.
Speed the entire process including PO placement, supplier delivery performance, cost studies, spend examination, new supplier selection, and cost negotiations is necessary to help time to market.
Ensure continued compliance to Purchasing SOP’s, DOP’s and SOX requirements.
Establish and achieve new product Purchasing Departmental Goals.
Set standards for productivity improvements by effectively deploy process improvement and work standardization.
Mentor commodity managers, program managers and buyers to successfully perform job tasks and provide ongoing coaching and development.
Employ supply chain management best practices to secure uninterrupted supply.
Identify alternatives for “high risk” suppliers that could jeopardize product launch goals.
Lead and drive contract negotiations and document creation, provide feedback to development teams regarding effectiveness of new suppliers (risk, cost, delivery, quality).
Develop key supplier relationships to effectively launch new products.
Implement ShortTerm Problem Containment and LongTerm Corrective Action for Shortages and other process related issues.
Oversee supplier new product forecast communication to ensure short and long term visibility is available for supplier capacity and delivery planning.
Create supply chain strategies with materials team for new products; work with cross functional team to approve new key suppliers.