Solta Senior Buyer- R&D
Bausch Health
- Bothell, WA
- $80,000-110,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Note: The following are meant to be representative but not necessarily all inclusive of the duties and responsibilities for this position title.New Product Development
- Drive new product development to ensure the best supply solution is leveraged for the life of the program in alignment with program sourcing plan.
- Interface with Production Buyers and Planners to confirm supply strategies identified as part of new product development and drive for execution according to plans.
- Participate and provide inputs into early supplier involvement activities depending on the complexity of the commodities to source, for assigned projects.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with key suppliers, for new program sourcing requirements.
- Attend project meetings to have awareness of timeline and need for Procurement support.
- Drive communications with key suppliers to keep project on track. Responsible for issue resolution with suppliers.
- Participate in NPI specific meetings and Material Readiness Review meetings as required.
- Obtains quotes and negotiates with suppliers where appropriate to obtain competitive pricing for high quality indirect goods and services in support of R&D needs.
- Enters purchase orders in the Procurement system, places orders with suppliers, and works with suppliers to ensure on-time receipts or completion of agreed upon milestones and schedules.
- Initiates capital requisitions to support prototype/production intent tooling and negotiates payment terms. Tracks tooling payments and status of milestone payments.
- Assists with R&D AP reconciliation and invoicing activities.
- Communicate and coordinate with R&D Program Managers and Engineers to drive actions toward achieving program deliverables.
- Identify and support/lead supplier assessments related to NPI programs.
- Ensure successful transition from R&D to Production buying for new parts.
- Promote cost reduction initiatives as an integral team member with responsibility to identify and drive execution of the best supply solution.
- Evaluates supplier reliability, works with suppliers on continuous improvement activities and drives for overall best value to Solta.
- Actively engages on the identification and development of new supplier sources where suppliers are inadequate or when new suppliers / technologies are required in support of assigned NPI projects
- Coordinates with Quality and Finance to ensure that suppliers are reviewed, approved, and monitored on an ongoing basis consistent with FDA and ISO requirements and financial objectives.
- Assists in the development of a supplier rating system and provides input regarding Supplier performance.
- Creates and maintains Service agreements with key suppliers as applicable and in support of R&D requirements by collaborating with Indirect Procurement.
- Initiates and leads cost improvement projects through negotiations and/or design improvements from inception to completion for assigned projects.
- Monitors receiving activity for R&D indirect goods and works with suppliers to ensure the orderly receipt of goods and services delivered to the company per R&D Purchase Orders.
- Works with Quality Assurance to ensure the timely flow of R&D goods through QC inspection processes as required in support of R&D activities.
- Budgetary/Financial
- Provides input in the development of a budget for the R&D functional area.
- Responsible for monitoring and reporting of various financial metrics related to R&D spend. Complete financial analysis and what if scenarios to determine viability of cost reduction projects.
- Develops an initial prototype costed BOM and coordinates required Planning parameters are entered into ERP system in preparation for transition from prototype to production.
- Product costing - Central collection point for quotes. Establishes a living costed BOM and compares material cost to product cost goals.
- Responsible for ongoing maintenance of costed BOMs.
- Requires a minimum of an undergraduate degree preferably in a technical field, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
- Senior Buyer experience - particularly in the manufacture of instrumentation and/or medical devices (5 years or more is required) including:
- Extensive knowledge and experience in the utilization of ERP systems and planning tools.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in Bill of Material structures and component specifications.
- Supply-chain management and supplier relationship management
- Purchasing skills to include obtaining quotes, negotiations, and supply agreements.
- Purchase order entry skills, knowledge of receiving transactions and return to vendor transactions.
- Inventory management knowledge to include knowledge of various inventory transactions.
- Turnkey supplier management experience.
- New product introduction experience.
- Experience working within a rigorous quality system environment (ISO, FDA cGMP/QSR) is preferred.
- Strong collaboration, team building, and development skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Strong MS Office skills.
- Experience with ERP systems is preferred.