Senior Analyst, Planner/Buyer

4 weeks ago


West Valley City, United States Edwards Lifesciences Full time
Job 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.

Our Sr. Analyst, Planner/Buyer professional will plan the procurement of the material required to support customer demand and new product introduction, build long run procurement strategy, including cost reduction and strategic partners.

You Will Make An Impact By:

•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)

•Lead supply chain key projects

•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, or vendor capacity constraints

•Analyzing current internal 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)

•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'll Need:

•Bachelor's degree and 5 years of previous Supply Chain experience OR

•Master's degree and 3 years of previous Supply Chain experience

What Else We Look For:

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

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to complying with the requirements and guidance from our government authorities and to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them around the world. As such, all Healthcare Interacting positions require COVID-19 vaccination, which includes anyone who directly interfaces with patients and those who interact with healthcare providers as part of their role. If hired, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been fully 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 countries where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination. In countries where vaccines are less available, or other requirements exist, we may institute alternate measures that optimize patient safety and healthcare provider safety, which may include regular COVID testing or specific masking requirements.

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