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The Position
The Opportunity
Sensor & Cartridge Operations manufactures sensors, stripes, electrochemical electrodes and calibration solutions for our Point-of-Care analysis instruments.
As a Supply Chain Specialist, you will work in a dynamic and versatile environment. Your key responsibility is ensuring the timely availability of non-finished-goods to meet the requirements of the LumiraDx stripes production and prevent any supply disruptions. Additionally, you will support the standardization and improvement of purchasing processes, sharing responsibility for the efficient management of our production operations. You will actively engage with key stakeholders within Sensor & Cartridge Operations to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
Location: On-site in Bathgate, Scotland
Key responsibilities:
* Material planning of non-finished-goods including creation and monitoring of purchase orders to meet requirements of Sensor & Cartridge production and prevent supply disruptions
* Act as key contact to suppliers regarding daily operations, providing forecasts and guidance in close and proactive collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Direct Procurement, Production Planning and the Material Squad
* Monitor supplier performance via on-time delivery rates, non-conformity trends, supplier responsiveness and drive optimizations in close collaboration with Direct Procurement
* Analyze disruptions including timely escalation, identifying root causes and implementing effective strategies to prevent recurrence
* Monitor and improve the NFG inventory levels and scrap of the assigned product portfolio, considering financial liability vs stock availability, including continuous improvement of master data in terms of material requirements planning
Who you are
You are open to new ideas and question conventional thinking. You appreciate working in a performance-oriented environment characterized by mutual respect, discussion and collaboration. Roche offers you an exciting and international working environment with diverse development opportunities.
You bring the following profile:
* You have a completed degree in business administration or a related field
* Several years of experience in Purchasing, Production Planning, or Supply Chain, as well as several years of experience in Operations in general
* High interface and communication competence, as well as an independent working style and teamwork ability
* Strong communication skills and the ability to address sensitive topics round out your profile
* Good knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP
As this position is part of a global organization, international business travel may occasionally be required.
Who we are
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.