What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mgr Supplier Engineering position at Intuitive Surgical?
Company Description
At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission : we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position
The mission of Supplier Engineering is to bring top quality components to our production lines by building a world-class supplier network that can ensure continuity of supply, growth to support our demand, achieve yearly cost reductions, and mitigate supply chain risks. The ideal candidate will apply their broad and deep hands-on experience in manufacturing and design of mechanical components and mechanisms to lead a team of high performing supplier engineers that support Multiport DaVinci Systems.
Roles and Responsibilities :
- Manage and grow a high performing team of Supplier Engineers. Maintain a culture of achieving challenging goals. Coach and empower your team to continually improve.
- Work closely with design, manufacturing, and project teams to sustain DaVinci products; implement performance, quality, capacity, and cost improvements.
- Mange project plans and timelines. Align projects and priorities with stakeholders and suppliers. Communicate status and risks to leadership.
- Seek out new suppliers in support of product needs. Assess suppliers for capability to fit Intuitive’s quality and business requirements.
- Develop suppliers to excel in all KPIs including Supplier Owned Quality, Capacity, and Sub-tier Management.
- Empower suppliers to own completion of part qualification deliverables : pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, Cpk Studies, Capacity Studies, DfX, and cost analysis.
- Ensure compliance to quality management system and regulatory requirements by supporting supplier audits.
- Lead your team to solve complex problems using structured problem solving techniques.
- Apply improvements for supplier process issues by using true root cause analysis and corresponding corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop and execute supply chain strategy and optimizations
Leadership Requisites
Qualifications
Skill / Job Requirements :
Additional Information
Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and / or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.
Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.
EEO and AA Policy
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.
Base Salary Range Region 1 : $151,500 - $218,100
Base Salary Range Region 2 : $128,800 - $185,400
Shift : Day
Travel : 25% of the time
Workplace Type : Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.
Salary : $128,800 - $218,100
