NPI Sourcing Lead: Materials & Supplier Strategy

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a procurement professional to drive material supply for new product introductions in a fast-paced environment. The role focuses on gathering quotations, assessing supplier capabilities, and aligning them with new designs and project schedules to ensure timely ramp-up.

The candidate will establish material requirements from engineering schedules, monitor supplier delivery, and maintain inventory targets.

Responsibilities

• Uses developed forecasts and proper planning techniques to ensure that optimal inventory levels are available to meet engineering and production ramp up requirements.
• Applies extensive new product introduction/R&D purchasing experience to minimize material run times and insure on time delivery of material to provided help with NPI project schedules.
• Works with engineering to assist suppliers in developing efficient fabrication processes.
• Identifies second sources for critical components as necessary
• Participates in the continuous improvement of current systems and processes.
• Works with Strategic Sourcing to identify and qualify new supplier resources.
• Identifies potential supplier capacity issues and works in conjunction with Strategic Sourcing to resolve these issues and insure no impact to project schedules.
• Creates, updates, and publishes project material cost models.
• Quickly and proactively, resolves and/or escalates issues related to delivery, supplier performance, quality or cost.
• Insures and maintains accuracy of all applicable reports, purchase orders, component item master information, etc. Work with engineering and production control to insure BOMs are accurate and will function in a production environment.
• Provides direction and/or effectively delegate critical tasks as needed. Be a functional, productive member of a high performance team.

Job description

Intuitive is seeking a procurement professional to drive material supply for new product introductions in a fast-paced environment. The role focuses on gathering quotations, assessing supplier capabilities, and aligning them with new designs and project schedules to ensure timely ramp-up.

The candidate will establish material requirements from engineering schedules, monitor supplier delivery, and maintain inventory targets.