Company Description
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 a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position
This senior project specialist position is under the direct supervision of Global Supply Chain’s Project Management Office (PMO) and has responsibility for coordinating various purchasing activities related to the readiness of direct materials to support new or transferring product lines. Specific areas of responsibility include:
- Accurately quantifies MRP planned and non-MRP (floor stock) component materials associated with a given production line start-up or transfer;
- Leads completion of applicable reviews of supply chain health and material master attribute data associated with those materials quantified as being in scope to a given production line start-up or transfer (i.e. materials refinement activities);
- Coordinates logistics to ensure smooth transitions of purchased raw materials, including identifying space and equipment requirements, and overseeing stock movements across sites to support line transfers including alignment of key reporting tools and metrics to align with the same; and
- Position will work closely with New Product Introduction (NPI) Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, and Logistics teams to plan and implement line transfer activities.
This position also involves maintaining purchasing-specific checklists and business process documentation, recommending process improvements, and driving cross-functional alignment to enhance efficiency in supporting processes and tools. May support operational initiatives and plans as related to purchasing direct materials across Intuitive’s global operations.
Essential Job Duties
- Leads “material refinement activities” that can include, but are not limited to verifying material status and health attributes such as:
- Supply and inventory health;
- MRP planning type;
- Special procurement key;
- Lot sizing;
- Delivery lead times;
- Minimum order quantities;
- Direct to plant or stock transport order set-ups;
- Source and information record completion in SAP;
- MRP controller codes and
- Verification of applicable scrap rates
Above mentioned “material refinement” activities apply to both MRP planned and non-MRP (floor stock) materials as required to successfully operate and ramp production activities.
- Ensures findings and updates that result from “material refinement activities” are accurately updated to core business applications and reports (includes SAP, Agile and Tableau). Works with responsible functions as necessary to execute.
- May also serve as Purchasing representative to cross functional teams responsible for line transfer readiness and production activation. Activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Creates and presents material supply readiness plans and status reports that are applicable to new or transitioning production lines;
- Ensures Receiving, Inspection and Warehouse functions are informed and updated as to material storage requirements and/or processing impacts to result from production line additions or changes;
- May coordinate and oversee inventory transitions across manufacturing plants;
- Aligns key business reports with expected production line changes; and
- Engages with Procurement, Transportation and Sourcing teams as to specific delivery routing changes needed from suppliers to support Production requirements
- Able to understand and refine supporting business processes to support effective production line start ups and transfer activities, which may include incorporating refinements to existing work instructions, check lists and other tools necessary to scale the business.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
- Highly proficient in MS Office products and ERP systems.
- Proven abilities to effectively engage with internal colleagues (in a matrixed environment) as well as external stakeholders to achieve intended goals and objectives. Key abilities include: conflict resolution, consensus building and gaining commitment of stakeholders to achieve results.
- Detailed understanding of material planning, demand scheduling and supply planning.
- Working knowledge of material pull systems and other lean based material handling principles.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully
- Ability to make effective presentations to peers and suppliers
- Strong analytical capacity and data processing capabilities.
- Project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translating them into operational requirements.
- Proven ability to lead, influence and work well at all levels of an organization and in a cross functional/matrixed environment.
- Strong relationship building, customer focus and facilitation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of internal customers and suppliers.
Required Education and Training
- BS degree or equivalent and 7+ years of experience in purchasing direct materials with varied mix, volume and technical complexities.
Working Conditions
- ~20% travel to both domestic and international operating sites and suppliers
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5+ years operations management experience with medium to large size medical device manufacturing organization.
- Masters level degree in business management, finance or engineering discipline.
- Significant experience with core business systems including SAP, Agile.
- Bilingual (Spanish and English) and experience with maquiladora operating structure.
- Certifications: CPSM, CPIM, and/or PMP desired
Additional Information
Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.
