Senior Buyer

Primary Function of Position:

Manages procurement of direct materials to support business requirements: including purchase order management sourcing support contract negotiations spend analysis inventory management and supplier performance management.
Leverages enterprise tools and systems to drive continuous improvement techniques identify and complete key procurement initiatives and enhance the performance of the purchasing function.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Reviews administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales requirements within the business.
• Reviews interprets and communicates material demand forecast and manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or supplier relationships.
• Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability alignment of risk and cost goals with vision for the business.
• Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated suppliers providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier business reviews.
• Utilizes lean sourcing principles (kanban consignment and other similar material pull methods) to achieve 100% material availability and optimize on-hand inventory.
• Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment of key purchasing metrics (supplier on-time delivery quality inventory turns problem shelf expedited inbound freight vendor scrap E&O reduction).
• Leverages problem solving skills and develops countermeasures to implement long-term solutions to identified problems.
• Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other functional groups.
• Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction initiatives volume pricing or requested by supplier.
• May mentor colleagues within the supply chain organization.
• Supports assigned commodity team by identifying and driving closure of risk mitigation and cost reduction opportunities understanding commodity trends across the market mentoring teammates and supporting commodity projects as assigned.
• Support Strategic purchasing with the creation negotiation and management of commercial agreements covering cost quality and delivery terms.

Qualifications :

Required Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• BA degree in economics Industrial Business Management Assistant or equivalent and 5 years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing environment (medical device preferred).
• Significant computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems preferably SAP and Agile. Strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge of and experience working with kanban systems and other lean principles.
• Working knowledge of buying material planning master scheduling and forecasting.
• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
• Proven ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
• Ability to provide positive direction by encouraging peers to have a commitment to high standards of quality and performance.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Good communication and collaboration skills (written and verbal) interacting with partners suppliers and internal stakeholders across different time zones.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 90% English. German will be condsidered as an advantage.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience.
• Expected to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.

Additional Information :

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity 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.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time