Purchasing Manager II

Purchasing Manager II

Company is in the business of manufacturing Medical Devices. This position is with my direct client.

Job Description

Location: CORNELIA, GA Duration: 11+ Months (Contract, with possible extension) on W2

Our client is looking to hire Purchasing Manager II. Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Assistant Manager Hours: 8am - 5pm

Manager is looking for candidates with the following experience: FDA, chemicals used in the medical device, or pharma industry. Also a candidate with strategic sourcing experience would be ideal.

Detailed Job Description:

• Act as support to the Strategic Sourcing Manager for Chemicals in Client's manufacturing plant
• Multi-task and problem solve continuity of supply issues within all levels of authority internally (e.g. engineering, operations, marketing, quality and R&D) and externally (suppliers).
• Assist in the execution of day to day sourcing activities within the plant (specifications, ASL, etc updates)
• Partner with key stakeholders and partners to address technical issues for components and processes
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to mitigate and reduce risk to support business continuity planning
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to reduce cost
• Identify, recommend and execute opportunities to improve and enhance resource efficiencies (streamline processes, take the "work out", etc)
• Manage supplier capabilities including but not limited to capacity planning, tooling and resource investments including inventory management
• Upgrade supplier skills (ship-to-stock, emerging technologies, etc.)
• Track and manage performance of suppliers and ensure that performance issues are quickly addressed

Knowledge of:

• Purchasing procedures
• Supplier manufacturing processes
• Production systems
• Receiving and inspection procedures
• Quality, Compliance and Regulatory procedures
• Database management
• Negotiation approaches
• Contract law
• Statistical methods

GLP's / Personal Attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal skills required
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills required
• Creative & decisive problem solving skills
• Ability to influence/collaborate to get to desired result
• Customer focus (internal & external)
• Adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities
• Strong Credo values
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• SAP/JDE experience a plus

Qualifications

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, business administration, operations or equivalent experience

• APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society) or CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) certification preferred, or certified member of CIPS(Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply)

• 7 years Purchasing Manager experience (Responsible for chemicals preferred) in a manufacturing plan for a highly regulated organization

• 7 years of Materials / Supply Chain experience is required.