Vp of Inventory and Procurement

**Responsibilities**:

- Overseeing and directing sourcing and strategy personnel. Lead all procurement functions for a multisite domestic assembly and distribution facilities with hands on oversight of sourcing/procurement,
- Establishing communication and relationships with vendors. Manage and resolve escalated Client Concerns to client satisfaction.
- Ensuring production and delivery occurs on-schedule.
- Create a Global strategy for Procurement to support the Global footprint of production/distribution.
- Analyzing and evaluating the performance of vendors.
- Developing and facilitating efficient procurement strategies
- Improving the supply chain by reducing costs and maintaining standards for product quality
- Responsible for the profitable growth and management of the Procurement teams to achieve financial growth objectives including gross and net margin.
- Establish, implement, and communicate the strategic direction of the organization’s Procurement and Inventory division.
- Work and lead teams that create packaging solutions driven by customer and regulatory requirements.
- Perform long-term planning for capacity, scalability and resources (facilities, people, systems, equipment) to achieve growth objectives and work with finance to plan / secure funding.
- Ensures that systems are in place to support the overall strategic needs of the business and improve overall efficiency, reporting and analytical requirements.
- Lead teams to identify, design/solution, and implement new processes, technologies, and systems to improve efficiencies, controls and quality. Work with Continuous Improvement, Quality, operations leadership and IT to define, plan and implement opportunities through goal realization.
- Own budget planning, management and performance for the department.
- Manage performance metrics and reporting to proactively identify service or quality issues. Use real-time data to manage and measure operating performance to drive accountability to SLA’s and customer performance standards.
- Understand innovative supply chain and procurement processes and systems and motivate teams to identify, solution and implement improved performance models leveraging processes, systems, automation and ERP systems.
- Strategically work with HR, Finance, IT and Sales to create cooperative solutions for systematic change and growth.
- Work with Finance to understanding costs/performance and financial implications. Resolve costing/inventory issues.
- Drive quality functions in all areas of the business and hold teams accountable to exceeding all quality standards.
- Manage key supplier relationships and negotiate key contracts with supply chain teams.
- Oversee new customer implementation and confirm operating procedures are accurately established to achieve performance SLA’s.

**MEASURES/GOALS**:

- Achieve budget, revenue and EBITDA plan.
- Ensure scalabilities for all Operational areas.
- Achieve client performance standards to contract.
- Achieve quality standards.
- Grow, develop, and manage team members to achieve their objectives.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- 10+ years in Healthcare / medical disposables, sterile product management with high attention to quality in a high mix / high volume multi-facility operation.
- Direct managed all key Process and procurement functions spanning planning, sourcing/procurement, production management, distribution management, quality, facilities, safety.
- Managed cross functional project transformations, ERP system implementations
- APICS, and or related certification
- Extremely strong process and systems understanding supporting supply chain planning through execution.
- Data driven and demonstrated experience in using analytics to drive performance standards, improvements and financial modeling.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or other industry-related field required; MBA preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the principles, procedures, and best practices in medical device and/or other FDA regulated industries.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

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**LOCATION**
- Hybrid Role
- Sites: GA, Rhode Island, NC and Ireland