Senior Buyer Indirect Material
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Job Location:
Freiburg im Breisgau - Germany
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Primary Function of Position:
Manages procurement of indirect materials to support business requirements: including purchase order management Supplier management sourcing support contract negotiations spend analysis inventory management and supplier performance 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 organizational requirements within the business.
- Reviews interprets and communicates material demand forecast and manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or supplier relationships.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clarification of invoice discrepancies and processing of accounts payable dunning procedures
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 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 in German and English
- Strong negotiation skills and experience
- Expected to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.
Zusätzliche Informationen :
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Haftungsausschluss für US-Exportkontrollen: In Übereinstimmung mit den U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) können einige Positionen bei Intuitive Surgical US-Exportkontrollen für potenzielle Mitarbeiter unterliegen die Staatsangehörige von Ländern sind die derzeit einen Embargo- oder Sanktionsstatus haben.
Bestimmte Informationen die Sie im Rahmen der Bewerbung angeben werden verwendet um festzustellen ob Intuitive Surgical (i) in Ihrem Namen eine Exportlizenz von der US-Regierung einholen muss (Hinweis: Das Lizenzierungsverfahren der Regierung kann 3 bis 6 Monate dauern) oder (ii) einen Technologiekontrollplan (TCP) implementieren muss (Hinweis: verlängert den Einstellungsprozess in der Regel um 2 Wochen).
Für jede intuitive Rolle die Exportkontrollen unterliegt hängen die endgültigen Angebote vom Erhalt einer genehmigten Exportlizenz und/oder eines ausgeführten TCP vor dem Startdatum des potenziellen Mitarbeiters ab was flexibel sein kann oder auch nicht und innerhalb eines Zeitrahmens der den Einstellungsbedarf nicht unangemessen behindert. Gegebenenfalls werden die Kandidaten über die diesbezüglichen Anforderungen informiert und angewiesen
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Contracts
About Company
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 pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assi ... View more
