Purchasing Leader - Sparks, United States - BD

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Sparks, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Description Summary:
The Purchasing Leader reports to the Sr. Purchasing Manager within the Global Business Unit (BU) Diagnostic Systems (DS) and Specimen Management (SM) Supply Chain Planning department.

The Purchasing leader is accountable for, manages and conducts:

SAP Training, Local SOX Control Owner, Purchasing Compliance activities (Approved Supplier List [ASL], Invoicing, SOX, Audit, etc.) and technical issue support.

The position supports and works closely with local and regional Source to Pay (STP) process associates, Supply Chain Managers, Materials Managers, GP Procurement Managers, Buyers, Planners, Purchasing Specialists, and Purchasing Coordinators and OEM/MRO Buyers on procurement related issues.

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It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you'll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a
maker of possible with us.

Responsibilities

System & Technical Expertise

Responsible for the daytoday technical support of purchased finished goods (FG) and raw materials (RM)
Work with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Research & Development (R&D), and Suppliers on the development or revision of supplier specifications
Escalate issues to the appropriate Source to Pay process associate
The Purchasing Leader serves as the BD DS Source to Pay Process Owner/Process Integrator, working on crossfunctional regional and global teams to design, test and implemental procurement processes
Review, approve, disapprove Source to Pay profiles for the regional associates
Provide technical support for the Source to Pay related process issues or changes in SAP
Work with buyers, supplier contacts, shared services, and accounts payable (AP) to resolve payment issues
Provide SAP technical support as needed to minimize purchased RM/FG issues
Support the generation, maintenance and resolution of technical issues related to supplier specifications purchased RM/FG
Manage relationship and drive resolutions / improvements for invoice management with shared services/ AP
BuySmart Purchase Order creation and troubleshooting/support for requisitions
Support Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reconciliation, as needed
Collaborate with Business Process Team for process and technical issues
Support for intercompany requisitions, orders, and materials transfers to other plants

Master Data Management

Support Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Buyers and Buyer/Planners with SAP Master Data changes as the Master Data Controller (MDC)
Create Engineering Change Requests (ECR's) for OEM Products
Generate and submit master data
Provide process support to ensure timely launch of new OEM products
Support Product Optimization Programs with effective execution of new product introductions, conversions, and rationalization efforts

Training, Management & Development

Provide Source to Pay SAP training and technical support for local and remotesite associates.
Develop training materials and job aids for purchasing activities (SAP, Process & Compliance)
Hire, manage, mentor, train and develop purchasing associates in transactional activities and process
Training and qualifying new buyer super users (SU) globally across DS & SM
Provide BU DS & SM support for procurement related questions
Create, maintain & communicate job aids for the purchasing team

- identify gaps or training needs and develop plan to mitigate

Purchasing Compliance & SOX Control Owner

Manage Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and annual documentation for all purchasing processes as control owner for Baltimore site
Participate in annual SOXrelated audits with BD Internal and external auditors
Provide general audit support as main point person for purchasing
Manage and update Approved Supplier List (ASL) in accordance with global and regional requirements
Conduct annual compliance review of the Approved Supplier List and correct any issues
Execute and manage quarterly (goods receipt/invoice receipt) GR/IR process for local site including education, review, investigations & problem solving
Manage and provide support for purchasing regulatory compliance activities
Follow and provide guidance to purchasing for all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines including company policies and departmental procedures
Generation & management of weekly purchasing rep