Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Analyst, Buyer/Planner
Edwards Lifesciences, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193
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):
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of previous related experience
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of previous related experience
What Else We Look For (Preferred):
Medical Device exp
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 with ability to drive achievement of objectives
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
Work is performed independently on complex projects and/or lines of work and reviewed for accuracy and soundness
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
Level of Independence:
Works independently without close supervision
Compares and evaluates possible courses of action after considering various possibilities
Applies his or her knowledge in following procedures or in determining which procedures to follow or determining whether specified standards are met
Considers the cause and effect of activities
Determines or effectively recommends course of action after considering potential risks of alternatives
Makes decisions in the face of different alternatives and without formulas or guidelines or with guidelines that are not complete and exhaustive, and which allow room for creativity and judgment
Direction tends to be high level and focused on end results with means of accomplishment left to incumbent
Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.
Edwards Lifesciences is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to creating an environment where all our employees can grow and thrive. Guided by our values of integrity and service, we are committed to maintaining a culture of inclusivity and belonging by creating a welcoming workplace for people of all backgrounds.
Edwards Lifesciences is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and adjustments to individuals with a disability or neurodivergence. If you need an accommodation or adjustment during the application, interview, or hiring process, please see the disability accommodation section below.
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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):
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of previous related experience
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of previous related experience
What Else We Look For (Preferred):
Medical Device exp
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 with ability to drive achievement of objectives
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
Work is performed independently on complex projects and/or lines of work and reviewed for accuracy and soundness
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
Level of Independence:
Works independently without close supervision
Compares and evaluates possible courses of action after considering various possibilities
Applies his or her knowledge in following procedures or in determining which procedures to follow or determining whether specified standards are met
Considers the cause and effect of activities
Determines or effectively recommends course of action after considering potential risks of alternatives
Makes decisions in the face of different alternatives and without formulas or guidelines or with guidelines that are not complete and exhaustive, and which allow room for creativity and judgment
Direction tends to be high level and focused on end results with means of accomplishment left to incumbent
Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.
Edwards Lifesciences is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to creating an environment where all our employees can grow and thrive. Guided by our values of integrity and service, we are committed to maintaining a culture of inclusivity and belonging by creating a welcoming workplace for people of all backgrounds.
Edwards Lifesciences is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and adjustments to individuals with a disability or neurodivergence. If you need an accommodation or adjustment during the application, interview, or hiring process, please see the disability accommodation section below.
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