Job Description

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION:

• Provides leadership to material handling staff to ensure quick and efficient flows by coordinating and scheduling the related activities
• Monitors inventory usage and ensures that appropriate inventory levels are maintained
• Analyzes inventory consumption and material handling activities to make recommendations for continuous improvements
• Work with all departments to competitively source goods and services
• Manages and maintains material master data
• Hands-on material handling and inspection as needed

OTHER DUTIES:

• Ad hoc projects as required to support various departments from an inventory standpoint, or within the logistics function.
• Backup person for production planning, release of production orders and to other logistics/purchasing functions as required

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 7 years previous SAP inventory management and purchasing experience, preferably in a medical device environment or other regulated industry.
• Minimum 5 years’ hands on experience with SAP’s MM and/or PP modules.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience.  Master’s degree is a plus.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Strong work ethic, self motivation and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams with strong customer focus.
• Strong attention to detail and reliability in tasks requiring high accuracy.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) particularly Excel where advanced skills are a plus (Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are required).
• Proven ability to document procedures in an ISO certified environment.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous process improvement.
• Ability to analyze problems and opportunities and systematically approach them to make improvements both short term and long term.
• Ability to prioritize and execute the plan to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organizational and critical thinking skills.

Additional Information

MINDSET:

• Strong work ethic and self-motivated to make a high volume of outbound sales calls daily.
• Must possesses a positive mindset, open to coaching and learning, resourceful, collaborative and self-driven.
• Collaborative in approach to working with other teams in the organization. Ability to build relationships and win the confidence of both the Customer and Peers.
• Enjoy working in a collaboratively competitive and fun environment. Achieve your goals while also making others around you better too!

BEHAVIORAL:

• Is inquisitive and actively seeks knowledge, clarity and context.
• Must be a professional capable of clearly and concisely communicating essential information including products, programs, and promotions.
• Possess a go-getter attitude! You strive to turn any “No!” you get into a “Yes!”
• Work with a sense of urgency, yet maniacally process oriented and customer focused.
• Consultative, enthusiastic, thoughtful, and empathetic in your professional communication - know your stuff so you can think on your feet in a conversation or during a product demo.