**Overview**
**Production Buyer 3 - Guadalajara, Mexico location**
Are you an experienced Buyer seeking a new challenge? Omnicell has an opportunity for a Mission Driven Buyer for our Thornhill/Cranberry PA manufacturing facility. This individual contributor role will oversee the purchase of materials for the sites production, supporting customer orders, service, engineering and operations requirement.
**Responsibilities**:
- Works with assigned Production suppliers on continuous improvement in the areas of quality, cost, inventory, delivery and support. Acts as Milpitas primary point of contact with assigned suppliers, managing overall supplier relationship from the manufacturing site and/or global perspective. Works well within a matrix organization where reports and accountabilities may be outside of immediate structure.
- Based on SAP requirements loaded by the Master Scheduler: generates, reviews and manages forecasts for the assigned products for Milpitas. Ensures supplier capacity, deliveries, inventory, and risk mitigation actions support business objectives.
- Expedites Purchase Orders as needed; Processes RMA's and other related functions within time permitted; Trains/Assists other Buyer/Planners within global team; Provides solutions to problems of moderate to high complexity
- Manages spend, assigned suppliers and inventories. Includes securing/evaluating quotes, negotiating pricing/terms, coordinating schedules, inventory management/levels, etc. Makes recommendations with respects to cost, quality and delivery competitiveness. Generates, issues and maintains accurate PO's to supplier in order to meet production, services and special engineering projects requirements, including tool sourcing and first article qualifications.
- Maintains and strengthens supplier relationships and effectively plans, schedules and monitors movement of materials through global supply chain, up to and potentially including supplier's factory. Effectively utilizes inputs from Planning, Manufacturing, Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Marketing, and other groups to help maintain supplier balance. Develops and utilizes standardized processes for Quarterly reporting of supplier metrics and performance.
- Working with designated Commodity Managers in a matrixed organizational structure, maintains knowledge of global commodity market trends and provides information as required/requested. May include study of market, inventory summaries, cost structures, product life cycles and/or technical improvements that address end-of-life or end-of-service plans.
- Participates in and identifies new sources of supply, evaluates new suppliers, perform pre-assessment and assists with any follow-up activities required for supplier qualification.
- Incorporates and fulfills service and repair parts requirements, as needed. May include stocking plans and negotiation with supplier for vendor-held inventory.
- Creates or participates in cross-departmental teams as needed (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Marketing, Program Management) to address supply chain, engineering and/or supplier issues.
- Collaborating behavior to enable a strong supplier/internal relationship management process.
**Required Knowledge and Skills**:
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities and / or projects.
- Advanced computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Strongly demonstrated written and verbal communications and presentation skills
- Good problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to drive change via collaboration across the organization.
- Working knowledge and understanding of Document Control systems that control ECO's and approvals (ie: Agile, Windchill, etc).
**Basic Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Engineering or Technical Studies
- Minimum 5 years' experience within direct/manufacturing materials, purchasing or supply chain with negotiating responsibility
- Minimum 3 years' experience using SAP Materials Module and electronic Document Control Systems
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- MBA
- APICS or ISM Certificates
- Solid understanding of current commodity trends, markets, and price indexing, with in-depth knowledge of Domestic and International commodity suppliers
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Supplier Applications
- Well demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Willingness and ability to learn and develop new skills
- Experience working at or managing contract manufacturers
**About Us**
Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the quality of healthcare? Omnicell is empowering health systems and pharmacies to radically transform the way they manage medications, so that they can achieve the vision of the Autonomous Pharmacy. Thousands of hospitals, pharmacies, skilled nursing facilities and care homes trust Omnicell to provide continuous innovation. They need us to deliver solutions t
