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1303BR SR. IT Buyer
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of
Position
This individual provides professional procurement skills to
significant areas of influence and impact to business systems development. Areas covered include PC/LAN/Workstations,
operations, facilities, services contracts and administrative support areas
ensuring that customer objectives are met. There is a high volume of activity
with large contracts and responsibility for vendor quality and delivery.
The buyer assists user in development of Statement of Work or
requirements and coordinates the development of qualifications and evaluation
criteria for solicitations. Plans negotiation strategy and leads negotiations covering
all aspects of the contract with the selected source in accordance with
objectives. Perform cost and price analysis, negotiate contracts and work on
special projects. Draft and release complex bids and proposals and be able to
proactively drive through agreements against demanding timescales.
Interacts closely with the IT department, suppliers and others to
resolve issues and produce timely deliveries. Documents and manages
requisitions, POs and contracts from award to completion. Works with management
to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support,
commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product
availability.
Complete job description, company and production information at
www.varian.com.
Position
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years
experience with IT purchasing. Broad knowledge of supplier market place.
- Experience with
consultant contracts, maintenance contracts, hardware and software
negotiations.
- Clear understanding of
IT definitions, technologies and department dynamics.
- Ability to work across
functional lines and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel,
internal and external.
- Knowledgeable user of
large database systems. SAP (preferred), I-Spring (Fusion Opts), etc.
VARIAN MEDICAL
SYSTEMS is firmly committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and
will administer its Human Resources policies and conduct its employment
practices in a manner that treats each employee and applicant for employment on
the basis of merit, experience, and other work-related criteria without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
age, marital status, medical, disability (mental or physical), veteran status,
or any other protected class under relevant state and federal laws.
Please apply
online at www.varian.com, careers, job
search 1303.
Location:
Local
Candidates Only, No Relocation
Planner Responsibilities:
A Planner is responsible for the establishment and execution of the Master
Schedule Plan, and for scheduling the activities of the Pilot Plant in clinical
manufacturing. Both schedules are highly complex, and dynamic. The candidate
will be required to understand the biotech manufacturing processes within a GMP
environment. This requirement is, in order for the candidate to have the
ability of anticipating bottlenecks and obstacles to the execution of the
schedules. This individual will also be required to negotiate across a diverse
cross-functional workforce to resolve issues that adversely affect the
schedules.
• Establishes and plans production schedule for the manufacture of
clinical trial and intermediate materials.
• Tracks and provides reports, to support teams, on progress of the
schedule.
• Release and maintain process orders to support production schedule at
manufacturing site, including reschedules, and notification to support groups
of order status.
• Creation and maintenance of Bills of Materials in ERP system (SAP) to
support site production schedule.
• Creation of part numbers in accordance with site procedures.
• Monitors inventories to support schedule. Reports on
materials / components affecting schedule.
• Generate Purchasing Requisitions in support of manufacturing site,
monitor and report on progress of request.
• Work with Materials Management team on resolution of key issues which
affect schedule compliance.
• Participate in multi-function team meetings to achieve process
improvement goals.
• Proficient in meeting management, publishing agenda, minutes and action
item tracking.
• Measure, and report on, Planning team metrics.
Senior Planner Responsibilities:
A Senior Planner has the Planner responsibilities as stated, as well as,
additional responsibilities as stated below.
• Identify process deficiencies, perform Root Cause Analysis, and provide
corrective action plans for process improvement. Also requires the ability to
convey the analysis in a manner that will be understood by the cross-functional
support team(s).
• Lead projects that will support the site goals and/ or objectives.
These projects may include cross-functional team members, as well as, Materials
Management personnel.
• Provide long term planning schedule, including Rough Cut Capacity
Planning.
• The Senior Planner will act a mentor for less experienced planners, and
materials management personnel. Including training, and
guidance, of team members, to achieve site objectives.
Experience: Planner:
Minimum 3 – 5 years experience as a manufacturing production planner or
in a supply chain support positions in a GMP controlled environment, preferably
in a development or start-up company.
Senior Planner:
Minimum 5 years experience as a manufacturing production planner or in a supply
chain support positions in a GMP controlled environment, preferably in a
development or start-up company.
Special Skills/Abilities:
Proficient in Word, Excel.
SAP experience is a plus.
Job Complexity: High. The candidate must have the ability to work in a highly
flexible and diverse environment. The candidate must be able to gain
information from multiple sources and people in the organization, in order to
create a successful schedule with multiple options. The candidate must have
strong, professional communication skills across all levels of the
organization.
Supervision: High level of independence in decision making.
Candidates must have the ability to take the lead role in a cross-functional
team environment.
To
apply online visit: www.medimmune.appone.com and
search for req # 00846.
Apple - Materials
Program Manager (
JOB
The Materials
Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for materials execution within a
product’s supply chain from sustaining through
end of production phases of a
product’s lifecycle. This position reports directly to a
WW Materials Manager.
JOB
DESCRIPTION:
The Materials
Program Manager will assure the availability and clearance
of all constraining materials tied to factory production build
plans,
planning MPS, and end of production demand
considerations. The MPM attends NPI post mortems to
improve knowledge of CM or transition issues.
The MPM will
monitor contract manufacturing shortages and
excesses while balancing global supply and worldwide demand.
The MPM will
drive the request/commit process between CMs
and Apple Suppliers by providing front line escalation to
Apple’s Global Supply Management (GSM) team.
As required, the
MPM will provide direction or negotiate freight options as they relate to
production timing (to me urgent revenue deadlines).
The MPM will
support the end of life planning process by analyzing, assessing,
and reporting materials risks, exposures, and opportunities
to management and finance. In addition, they
are responsible for driving the elimination of excess inventory through
redistribution to other programs, rework for reuse, or recommend for scrap.
TASKS CRITICAL TO
POSITION:
I. CM (OEM)
Procurement Audits:
Audits the CM’s compliance of all planning and procurement
processes; performs a quarterly audit to be carried out at the
factory;
provides an assessment of team competence and
training programs; verifies purchase order coverage of
Apple’s MPS; verifies factory to planning ties (yields are considered
in CM’s requirements plan MRP).
II. Clear-To-Build
Management & Reporting:
Reviews and
monitors the CM’s materials commitment tied to
both the Build Plans and the current MPS; Highlights critical path materials
in a cascading level of importance to meet
schedule; Articulates issues and concerns through high level summaries, but can
support with key details; presents this data to
Apple management and executives.
III. Materials
Escalation Management:
Engage in supply
escalations to ensure that any supplier or process related gaps are
addressed with the CM; play an active part in driving
rootcause and corrective action; acts as point of contact (POC) to CMs and ensures Apple’s GSM engagement on issues
between CM
and sub-tier suppliers
(CM owns driving and leading any multi party meeting).
IV. Excess
& Obsolete Management & Reporting:
MPM will provide
forward looking risk and opportunity analysis to simulate
materials exposures and cost of incremental demand
(add backs); reviews and monitors excess and obsolete
being reported by factories; Takes, directs, or records specific
actions to
mitigate risks;
provide management summaries and is prepared to present to management
and/or executives accordingly; drive
process for final
disposition of product (redistribute, reuse rework, or scrap); coordinates
across functions.
V. Compile CM
Materials & Procurement Scorecard:
Provides feedback
to the Business Operations team as it relates to CM
operational procurement performance.
Makes both
subjective and objective constructive feedback to be used in the Supplier
Quarterly Business Review Meeting; may be required to present or be
available for a working session with CM.
VI. Product
Disposition Support (part change implementation):
Work with product
operations to coordinate key actions pertaining to the execution of part
changes with the CM site or Supplier (GSM).
VI. Mentor/Coach
CM (Apple Specific Programs/Processes):
Make sure that
factories are familiar with Apple specific processes and programs; provide
necessary training (if required); responsible for CM readiness for new
initiatives or process roll-outs.
CRITICAL
SUSTAINING SKILLS:
§
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
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Material planning/procurement experience
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Project or Program management experience
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Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
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Ability to multi-task and set priorities
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Excellent supplier management skills
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Excel, Powerpoint, Experience using ERP/MRP system
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Knowledge of BOM management systems
REQUIREMENTS:
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Normally requires BS/BA in Business plus at least six years of experience.
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MBA plus related background is a plus
Katt Staples
Updated June 3, 2008
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