Materials Manager I

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role:
Responsible for on-site management and execution of materials function within the Demo Product Program, including order scheduling, planning, procurement activities and project management. Position will also contribute to development of key strategies supporting continuous improvement and alignment of the Demo Product Program. Tasked with leveraging relationships between BSC sites, divisions, and strategic supplier base to improve organizational efficiency and optimize business and financial opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• On-site 4 days/ week minimum to identify, prioritize, coach, and lead continuous improvement efforts, participate in and conduct continuous improvement activities.
• Define metric reports for key performance parameters.
• Participate as member of Operations leadership team, multi-site Materials/Procurement Councils, and learn/locally deploy best practices and opportunities found through benchmarking other BSC site practices.
• Monitor shared mailboxes that support demo product program requests for Endoscopy and UroPH Divisions and assign responsibility to team members.
• Owner and SME of Core IMS which is the application used to receive, ship, and maintain demo product inventory
• Owner of WindChill documents pertaining to Marlborough Demo Product Program and point of contact for all internal and external audits
• Manages inventory review and reserves process in conjunction with site finance, includes execution of transactions and physical disposition of materials identified as excess, expired, and obsolete.
• Demonstrates adept project management skills, including project chartering, timeline development and management of deliverables.
• Manages department budget activities
• Reports summary performance to senior management and elevates appropriately.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal customers and/or sister plants.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies that improve on a balanced tradeoff of sourcing quality, cost, risk, and growth.
• Support BSC corporate quality objectives through supplier identification, evaluation, and ongoing management.
• Build relationships with outside suppliers and respective internal leads to increase organizational integration and efficiency.
  

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years materials management experience in lieu of an undergrad degree
• Minimum of 4 years in materials management experience with an undergrad degree
• Experience with Inventory Management System, Microsoft Office, Windchill, SAP, Warehouse tasks – receive, pick, pack and ship, - monitoring shared mailboxes

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Medical device experience
• People leadership experience
• High level of organizational skills

Requisition ID: 555175

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Boston Scientific maintains a drug-free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.