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Procurement

• Serve as a central point of contact for all Product Development purchasing requirements.
• Negotiate contract terms, price, and lead-time with suppliers.
• Create and issue purchase orders as required for internal and external Product Development programs.
• Manage the delivery schedule of all required materials and capital equipment ensuring delivery and quality commitments are met. 
• Provide Product Development teams opportunities such as alternative suppliers and delivery expedite opportunities.
• Assist Product Development teams in researching potential suppliers.
• Support new business opportunities by expeditiously issuing and managing new part proposals or researching previous programs to accurately estimate cost.
• Follow internal purchasing procedures, where applicable.
• Evaluate the suppliers on the Approved Supplier List as first options for projects.

 Material Management

• Ensure materials are available and acceptable for the appropriate phase activities.
• Manage or co-manage the BOM for products in Product Development. 
• Manage or co-manage component inventory for Product Development projects. 
• Own and support material storage and organization for each Product Development project. 
• Assist in activities that ensure efficient material movement through the Company’s system(s).
• Responsible for BOM readiness for manufacturing launches including appropriate data management set-up.
• Support supplier metrics with input from Product Development projects.
• Ensure at transfer to manufacturing that all project inventories are still viable parts for manufacturing. If not, ensure that timely disposition is completed before transfer.

 Communication

• Report status of open orders weekly to project teams
• Report out risks and opportunities as it relates to components and materials on regular intervals to internal teams and clients.
• Regularly solicit information from Product Development teams to anticipate component and material changes to ensure effective material planning.
• Manage and issue the CDA process for Product Development.
• Coordinate meetings between suppliers and required Product Development personnel.
• Visit and suppliers as required.
• Coordinate required supplier audit requests with the Supplier Quality Engineer.

 Professional Experience and Skills

• Minimum of five years experience purchasing, preferably in product development and/or the medical device industry
• Proficient in the use of standard word processing and spreadsheet software
• Ability to create Excel spreadsheets and manage data within them
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Demonstrated time management and planning skills
• Ability to develop and present using PowerPoint slides
• Capable of multi-tasking multiple projects.
• Work with minimum supervision
• Pro-active decision maker
• Problem solving skills
• Facilitation leadership
• Strong comprehension of the FDA QSR and GMP

 Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Basic mathematic and accounting skills

 Physical Demands      

• Ability to work extended hours and travel as required         
• Must perform light lifting       
• Work in controlled environment rooms while fully gowned         

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Basic mathematic and accounting skills