Senior Supply Chain Analyst, Sourcing

Job Description:

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

The Sr. Supply Chain Analyst, Sourcing will support various R&D teams located in the different Edwards Business Units. Responsibilities include building strong relationships with both your internal teams and suppliers to help support the R&D teams with sourcing options and strategic direction. This will include evaluating suppliers, issuing RFQ’s, performing source selection, capacity assessments, assessing risk factors and managing the relationships with key and strategic suppliers for the project. Other responsibilities may include cross functional team projects and conducting R&D focused Business reviews with key suppliers.

How you’ll make an impact:
• Responsible for defining, gaining support, and executing Sourcing activities for assigned R&D projects

•Plan, lead, and execute supply chain and sourcing projects and/or activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables within a moderate degree of complexity and may have a moderate level of financial impacts

• Identify and evaluate supply chain and sourcing process improvement and/or course correction/course alignment opportunities. Work with cross-functional teams to define, manage, and lead changes

• Perform a variety of analyses to assess business risks and cost saving opportunities with a moderate level of financial relevance (e.g., local, regional and limited global impact, product line) to drive outcomes across supply chain, sourcing, and category strategies delivering value

• Other incidental duties as assigned.

What you’ll need (Required):
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field (preferred) and 5 years of related experience OR
• Master's Degree in Business or related field (preferred) and 3 years of related experience

What Else We Look For (Preferred):

• Experience working in a medical device and/or regulated industry

• R&D, NPI, NPD experience
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, Global Supply Chain, and Quality systems (e.g., SQMS, JDE, JDA) required
• Good project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Full knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to local and/or global supply chain including FDA and ISO laws and regulations applicable to medical device industry
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Leadership, talent development and communication skills
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams, key contact representing the organization on contracts or projects, and vendors/suppliers
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $78,000 to $110,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.