Portfolio Performance Analyst
Addepar
Python
Senior Analyst, Buyer/Planner
Edwards Lifesciences
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Salt Lake City • Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Lead and plan materials requirements and place purchase orders to support production schedules and new product launches
- Negotiate and forecast prices and delivery
- Monitor PPV (purchasing price variance)
- Partner with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the proper specs
- Lead cross functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule
- Analyze current EW and VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) levels to determine if VMI release is warranted
- Expediting purchase orders
- Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) when relevant and in Vendors management monthly meeting
- Evaluate and monitor acquisition of equipment/assets through Capital Procurement Assets (CPA) process
- Establish and maintain gross inventory targets and develop action plans
- Identify, plan and execute cost reduction and cycle time reduction initiatives
- Update changes/parameters within MRP (Material Requirements Planning) in the Manufacturing Enterprise system.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of previous related experience OR Master’s degree and 3 years of previous related experience
- Medical Device experience
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, and Word, and ERP
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Full knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to purchasing material and/or production control
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
- Leadership, talent development and communication skills
- Work performed independently on complex projects and/or lines of work and reviewed for accuracy and soundness
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules).
Benefits
- COVID Vaccination Requirement: Proof required unless medical/religious accommodation is requested.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
materials requirements planningpurchase orderspurchasing price varianceVendor Managed Inventorycost reduction initiativescycle time reductionMaterial Requirements PlanningCapital Procurement Assets
Soft skills
negotiating skillsrelationship managementproblem-solving skillscritical thinking skillsleadership skillstalent developmentcommunication skills