Supply Chain Planner

Permanent, Supply Chain Planner, Medical Devices

Summary

Our client, an innovative global leader within medical devices, has engaged GForce Life Sciences to provide a Supply Chain Planner. The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for the supply planning, new products launch, procurement, and management of orders of medical devices and manufacturing services from approved suppliers in alignment with forecasted net requirements. This role ensures forecast, cost, inventory, delivery, and service targets are met or exceeded through day-to-day supply chain management techniques in conjunction with identified improvement projects. This role interfaces with the Quality, Engineering, Marketing, Logistics, and Finance departments to align on, and achieve organizational objectives. In this role you will also be responsible for commercializing low-to-medium complexity supplier agreements, driving total cost reduction, and creating and capturing value for the Operations team by partnering with internal stakeholders and suppliers. You will be a trusted advisor that delivers value and fosters innovation.

Job Duties

• Lead low-to-medium complexity sourcing engagements, contract negotiations, and ongoing supplier relationship management activities for assigned material categories.
• Oversees supply chains and forecasts supply and demand for Legacy and NPI products.
• Assess supplier capability, capacity, and cost to allocate annual spend to qualified suppliers optimizing for service, quality, and cost.
• Manage basic and advanced planning parameters to ensure optimal net requirements planning.
• Review net requirements against supply and demand; manage open order exceptions; place and manage purchase orders.
• Lead regular supplier production reviews to ensure needed capacity and on-time delivery.
• Lead quarterly business reviews.
• Monitor inventory levels to mitigate stockouts while maintaining cost effective operational expenses.
• Support new supplier qualification activities.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and internal departments such as Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and Finance.
• Visit existing and potential supplier facilities to evaluate manufacturing processes, capabilities, recent investments, potential for growth, performance trends, etc.

Mandatory Requirements

• Four-year Degree (B.S/B.A.) required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in related field such as supply planning, purchasing, or supply chain required, preferably in medical device environment.
• Strategic Sourcing, opportunity analysis, and strong negotiation skills.
• High volume purchasing/planning experience required.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Previous medical device experience preferred.
• APICS CSCP/CPIM certification preferred.

Term & Start

· Permanent, Full time

· $75,000 negotiable based on experience

· Onsite 5 days/week in West Minister, CO or Olive Branch, MS

· Less than 25% travel to suppliers