Senior Analyst, Buyer / Planner

Description

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.

How You Will Make an Impact :

• Lead and plan materials requirements and place purchase orders from outside suppliers to continuously support production schedules and new product launches, including :
• Negotiating and forecasting prices and delivery; Monitoring PPV (purchasing price variance)
• Partnering with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the proper specs
• Leading cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non-conforming materials, unclear specifications or vendor capacity constraints
• Analyzing current EW and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) levels to determine if VMI release is warranted, and communicate inventory and future requirements to supplier
• Expediting purchase orders as required. Includes expediting material from the receiving dock though receiving inspection, to production stores (e.g. warehouse)
• Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) when relevant and in Vendors management monthly meeting, to be responsible for supplier related issues, including making recommendations and proposing solutions on Quality reviews of rejected materials and collaborate with Quality to determining final dispositions.
• 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 You Will Need (Required) :

What Else We Look For (Preferred) :

Level of Independence :

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.