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Buyer II

Spacelabs Healthcare
United States, Washington, Snoqualmie
35301 Southeast Center Street (Show on map)
Jan 16, 2025
Overview

At Spacelabs Healthcare, we are on a mission to provide continuous innovation in healthcare technology for better clinical and economic outcomes. Our scalable solutions deliver critical patient data across local and remote systems, enable better-informed decisions, increase efficiencies, and create a safer environment for patients.

Why work at Spacelabs? Because lives depend on you!

The Buyer II is a key internal resource responsible for the buying and planning activities of their assigned commodities to support Spacelabs Healthcare's Global Manufacturing, Service and Distribution facilities. The primary purpose of the role is to collaborate with suppliers to fulfill requirements by placing orders and maintaining order schedules to prompts driven by the Master Production Schedule and customer Sales Orders. The Buyer II is expected to actively participate as a team member in accomplishing Product Line Team goals as well as overall organizational goals. They will also be expected to coordinate / support activities with the Global Supply Chain Management Team in implementing best practices in the development, ownership, and maintenance of global supply chain business relationships.

**Local Hybrid**


Responsibilities

  • Analyze materials requirements and planning reports (MRP) to establish an optimal supply of material to a Demand Base Flow Manufacturing Pull system.
  • Perform day-to-day purchasing functions to ensure material is available to meet Manufacturing schedules and customer requirements while meeting or beating the current cost standards.
  • Report to the Manager any inventory or demand activity that appears to be out of the ordinary schedule.
  • Monitor Supplier Change Requests for assigned commodities and work with Global Supply Chain Managers regarding cost changes or part obsolescence issues / changes.
  • Expedite supply when required to ensure on-time shipment and resolve any current or anticipated shortages.
  • Maintain and update the company MRP and other management systems within the assigned area of responsibility to allow for accurate manufacturing planning and supplier performance monitoring.
  • Review reports and Power BI, Supplier Score Card, Supply Chain Metrics dashboards to drive improvement actions.
  • Resolve any issues causing non-conformances that lead to parts not being successfully processed into production inventory.
  • Accountable for managing KPIs like PPV, ensuring on time delivery, line-item fill rate and resolving RMA issues in a timely manner.
  • Work with operations / supply chain on finding alternate & new suppliers as well as competitive players in the Market to fulfil manufacturing immediate needs.
  • Support ongoing R&D programs by placing non-inventory engineering POs and validating new suppliers.
  • Negotiate PO terms and conditions as part of vendor improvement process.
  • Assist and support the efforts of the Global Supply Chain Management team to develop, communicate and implement commodity strategies to achieve the highest quality products and services while achieving product cost objectives.
  • Work closely with Logistics Service Providers (Road, Air, Ocean) to validate freight costs and releasing international shipments. Along with that finding the best Cost-effective solutions to optimize the Freight Cost. Ability to understand and manage the Tariffs and other Tax requirements at International Level.
  • Involvement in Projects driving New Product Introduction and other Continuous Improvement Projects.
  • Collaborate closely with Suppliers to drive improvements as per data & observations from Supplier Score Card on monthly basis. Participate in monthly Supplier Evaluation Meetings and ensure completion of agreed actions with suppliers.
  • Uphold the company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
  • Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company's Code of Ethics and Conduct.
  • It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
  • Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma required; bachelor's Degree is a plus.
  • 3 or more years of directly related work experience.
  • 3 or more years purchasing or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
  • Strong experience in electronics, computers, metal, cable assembly and plastics commodities.
  • Experience working with International Suppliers and US customs import duties and exemptions preferred.
  • Experience in demand/inventory planning preferred.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams desired.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
  • Strong follow through, proactive planner, can-do attitude, results oriented.
  • Excellent communication skills across organization and with various stakeholders.
  • Agile and ERP system users preferred, advanced in Excel and Sharepoint (preferred)
  • Use of computer: 60%
  • Must be able to complete job responsibilities in an environment with global time zone needs such as attending late night/early morning meetings by phone and/or web to meet global business needs.

#LI-Hybrid

Please review our benefits here: Life at OSI
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire. Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.

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