Supply Chain

Supply Chain JD

Role Overview / Position Summary

Manage material planning, procurement, supplier coordination, inventory control, and production support activities for medical-device manufacturing. Ensure the availability of materials and components while meeting production schedules, quality requirements, cost targets, and customer delivery commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare material plans based on demand, forecasts, production schedules, and inventory requirements.
• Create and monitor purchase orders for direct and indirect materials.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding order confirmations, delivery dates, shortages, and delays.
• Maintain supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
• Identify material shortages, supply risks, and potential production interruptions.
• Develop recovery plans for delayed or critical materials.
• Monitor inventory levels, safety stock, lead times, and excess or obsolete materials.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP planning, purchasing, supplier, and inventory data.
• Support production scheduling, material staging, kitting, and work-order readiness.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Program Management.
• Support supplier qualification, nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, and material changes.
• Support new product introduction, engineering changes, technology transfer, and production ramp-up.
• Prepare reports on material availability, supplier delivery, inventory, purchase orders, and supply risks.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures and applicable medical-device quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities for supply chain, procurement, inventory, and process improvement.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, materials planning, purchasing, or production control.
• Experience in manufacturing, preferably medical-device, pharmaceutical, electronics, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase-order management.
• Knowledge of inventory control, material planning, production scheduling, and supplier management.
• Strong Excel, analytical, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Medical-device manufacturing and ISO 13485 knowledge.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar ERP systems.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Experience with supplier performance management, sourcing, and cost analysis.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement.
• Experience with new product introduction, engineering change control, and global suppliers.
• Power BI or supply chain dashboard experience

Experience:

• Medical device Industry: 4 years (Required)
• ERP systems: 4 years (Required)
• supplier performance management: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person