Posted 3 days ago
Sourcing Program Coordinator - NPI & Change Management
EMEA-Switzerland-HQOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
The Sourcing Program Coordinator partners with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Planning to manage new product introduction and change management, oversees supplier relationships and onboarding, and acts as a single point of contact for supply chain matters.
About this role
The Sourcing Program Coordinator - NPI & Change Management spearheads all activities related to new product introduction and product change management (e.g., new supplier, new material, etc.). This means partnering with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Planning teams to understand the process for each project and facilitate this process as the Sourcing representative.
This role will require strong understanding of the complexity of raw material changes in the medical device field. You will manage supplier relationships during the development of new products, support supplier onboarding, coordinate with your colleagues in the sourcing organization, and identify potential timeline / qualification risks to develop a robust mitigation approach. In addition, in the early stages, you will act as a single point of contact for all supply chain matters.
You will be joining a global team based out of Rotkreuz, Switzerland with peers in Raleigh – NC, San Jose – CA, Wroclaw – PL, Juarez – MX, and Ziyang – CN. Internal business partners are geographically distributed in locations beyond the above.
This role will require strong understanding of the complexity of raw material changes in the medical device field. You will manage supplier relationships during the development of new products, support supplier onboarding, coordinate with your colleagues in the sourcing organization, and identify potential timeline / qualification risks to develop a robust mitigation approach. In addition, in the early stages, you will act as a single point of contact for all supply chain matters.
You will be joining a global team based out of Rotkreuz, Switzerland with peers in Raleigh – NC, San Jose – CA, Wroclaw – PL, Juarez – MX, and Ziyang – CN. Internal business partners are geographically distributed in locations beyond the above.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and manage risks associated with meeting technical and operational targets for project launches.
- Maintain and communicate project timelines, supplier issues and potential obstacles.
- Use your influencing skills to gain support from the business to implement new processes, as well as to drive compliance with those new processes.
- Act as an internal point of contact for supplier sourcing, supplier performance management, and supplier relationship management.
- Support technical teams in resolving supplier driven issues with the development process
- Develop relationships with the R&D, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Planning teams
- Coordinate with Category Managers once the product launches to ensure their ability to integrate new suppliers and products into their category strategies
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- 6-10 years of relevant sourcing experience
- Experience working in the medical device industry or other regulated industry (medical device experience is a strong preference)
- Global experience a plus
- Strong project management skills
- Continuous improvement experience, experience with building new processes
- Self-starter, demonstrated ability operate and excel in ill-defined environments requiring structure
- Excellent business partner engagement skills, influencing will be a key component of this role
- Ability to navigate through a matrixed organization
Skills
Change ManagementContinuous ImprovementMatrixed OrganizationMedical Device SourcingNPIProcess BuildingProject ManagementRegulatory ComplianceSupplier OnboardingSupplier Relationship Management
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