Purchasing Manager II GSO

Medline Healthcare Industries Pvt. Ltd; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Medline India, based in Pune, invites applications for a Lead - Purchasing role. You will lead and coordinate purchasing activities for the assigned division, working with product managers, engineering teams and external vendors to drive cost competitiveness and timely product introductions.

Responsibilities include guiding projects across functions, assessing quality risks, and finding ways to improve product cost through efficiency, re-engineering, or material changes.

Qualifications

• Education level: Bachelor’s Degree and above.
• Working experience: procurement in healthcare or regional sourcing center is a plus; experience in new product development and supplier development.
• Language: English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product manager, engineering, and vendors to develop new products and bring them to market or redesign the products to achieve cost competitiveness.
• Lead project and influence different functions to achieve goals, assure result accomplish and deliver on time.
• Know the potential quality risk, know how to improve product cost – increase production efficiency, re-engineering, material changing, etc.
• Approaches tasks and projects in a streamlined manner; applied knowledge of processes, product, and resources to minimize rework and maximize efficiency.
• Identify priorities during whirl wind.
• Maintain effective business relationship with vendors associated with assigned product categories; Understand vendor impact on overall business and product category.
• Proactively be aware of potential changes with vendors or in related manufacturing industry; Monitors contract compliance.
• Leads supplier score card process.
• Keep challenging existing vendor pool, identify high potential vendors, sourcing risk mitigation plan.
• Monitors contract compliance.
• Leads supplier score card process.
• Develop new product out.
• Collaborate with teams effectively and respectfully, Acts as team player and facilitator among teams.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Sourcing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Summary

Lead and coordinating activities of purchasing activities for assigned division or product category

Core Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product manager, engineering, and vendors to develop new products and bring new products to the market or redesign the products to achieve cost competitiveness.
• Lead project and influence different functions to achieve goals, assure result accomplish and deliver on time.
• Know the potential quality risk, know how to improve product cost – increase production efficiency, re‑engineering, material changing, etc.
• Approaches tasks and projects in a streamlined manner; applied knowledge of processes, product, and resources to minimize rework and maximize efficiency.
• Identify priorities during whirl wind.

Vendor Management

• Maintain effective business relationship with vendors associated with assigned product categories; Understand vendor impact on overall business and product category.
• Proactively be aware of potential changes with vendors or in related manufacturing industry; Monitors contract compliance.
• Leads supplier score card process.
• Keep challenging existing vendor pool, identify high potential vendors, sourcing risk mitigation plan.
• Monitors contract compliance.
• Leads supplier score card process.
• Develop new product out.

Teamwork

• Teamwork provide solutions, or escalation. Collaborate with teams effectively and respectfully, Acts as team player and facilitator among teams.

Qualification

• Education level: Bachelor’s Degree and above
• Working experience: Have working experience in procurement function in a health care company or a regional sourcing center will be a plus; Have new product development experience; Have new supplier development experience.
• Language: English
• Have overseas educational background or working experience will be a plus

About Medline India

Medline India was setup in 2010 in Pune, primarily as an offshore Development centre and to augment resources for Medline Industries LP headquartered in Chicago, USA. We are a 1500+ strong and growing team of technology, finance & and business support professionals who support our businesses worldwide towards a mission to make healthcare run better. We are proud to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place to Work Institute® (India) for the duration May 2023 – May 2024. We are an organization with a conducive work environment, ample opportunities to learn, contribute and grow with a highly empowered & engaged team. We encourage our people to share their best ideas and create new opportunities for our customers and ourselves to work together to solve today’s toughest healthcare challenges.

About Medline Industries, LP

Established in 1966, Medline Industries LP is a renowned global healthcare organization boasting 56 years of consecutive sales growth, exceeding $21 billion in annual sales. With a workforce of over 36,000 professionals spread across the globe, we operate in more than 125 countries and territories. As the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies in the United States, Medline is uniquely positioned to offer comprehensive products, education, and support across the continuum of care. At present, Medline Industries, LP holds the esteemed position as the #1 market leader, delivering an extensive portfolio of over 550,000 medical products and clinical solutions. Our clientele includes hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centres, physician offices, home care agencies, providers, and retailers. We are proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Large Employers and Best Employers for Women. Additionally, the Chicago Tribune has consistently named us a Top Workplace for the past 12 years. Through our culture of belonging, our agile and resilient global team is determined to get our customers exactly what they need, at the right time, every time. If you’re a self-starter, eager to grow your career within a high-performing environment, this is the place for you.

Medline is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care. Through its broad product portfolio, resilient supply chain and leading clinical solutions, Medline helps healthcare providers improve their clinical, financial and operational outcomes. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, the company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries and territories. To learn more about how Medline makes healthcare run better, visit www.medline.com.