Medical Purchasing Specialist

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Monitoring Process:

• Compare and evaluate offers from suppliers
• Negotiate contract terms of agreement and pricing
• Oversee business units and handle demand and supply planning, forecasting, inventory, new product launches, and business planning.
• Train new hires and mentor staff on new business processes; advised contract manufacturers on planning and system logistics.
• Monitor stock levels and place orders as needed

Operation Excellence Process:

• Develop relationships with logistics vendors and work with vendor manager and warehouse operations manager to establish operations requirements.
• Execute cost-analysis to control costs and actualize plans to reduce freight costs.
• Research potential vendors.
• Analyze demand metrics to optimize global demand and supply planning, and leverage data to forecast raw material and inventory requirements.
• Prepare reports on purchases, including cost analyses.
• Evaluates the performance of suppliers, oversees the customs clearing process and coordinates the processing of assigned purchase orders.
• Issue POs and follow up the execution process.
• Enter order details (e.g. vendors, quantities, prices) into internal databases
• Maintain updated records of purchased products, delivery information and invoices.

Customer Satisfaction Process:

• Track orders and ensure timely delivery
• Review quality of purchased products

Innovation Process:

• Coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage.
• Support/Lead a strategic sourcing approval process.
• Identify and negotiate commercial cost reduction opportunities.
• Negotiate cost changes related to product design changes.