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Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC Buyer II in Snoqualmie, Washington

Overview At Spacelabs Healthcare, we are on a mission to provide continuous innovation in healthcare technology for better clinical and economic outcomes. Our scalable solutions deliver critical patient data across local and remote systems, enable better-informed decisions, increase efficiencies, and create a safer environment for patients. Why work at Spacelabs? Because lives depend on you! The Buyer II is a key internal resource responsible for the buying and planning activities of their assigned commodities to support Spacelabs Healthcare's Global Manufacturing, Service and Distribution facilities. The primary purpose of the role is to collaborate with suppliers to fulfill requirements by placing orders and maintaining order schedules to prompts driven by the Master Production Schedule and customer Sales Orders. The Buyer II is expected to actively participate as a team member in accomplishing Product Line Team goals as well as overall organizational goals. They will also be expected to coordinate / support activities with the Global Supply Chain Management Team in implementing best practices in the development, ownership, and maintenance of global supply chain business relationships. Local Hybrid Responsibilities Analyze materials requirements and planning reports (MRP) to establish an optimal supply of material to a Demand Base Flow Manufacturing Pull system. Perform day-to-day purchasing functions to ensure material is available to meet Manufacturing schedules and customer requirements while meeting or beating the current cost standards. Report to the Manager any inventory or demand activity that appears to be out of the ordinary schedule. Monitor Supplier Change Requests for assigned commodities and work with Global Supply Chain Managers regarding cost changes or part obsolescence issues / changes. Expedite supply when required to ensure on-time shipment and resolve any current or anticipated shortages. Maintain and update the company MRP and other management systems within the assigned area of responsibility to allow for accurate manufacturing planning and supplier performance monitoring. Review reports and Power BI, Supplier Score Card, Supply Chain Metrics dashboards to drive improvement actions. Resolve any issues causing non-conformances that lead to parts not being successfully processed into production inventory. Accountable for managing KPIs like PPV, ensuring on time delivery, line-item fill rate and resolving RMA issues in a timely manner. Work with operations / supply chain on finding alternate & new suppliers as well as competitive players in the Market to fulfil manufacturing immediate needs. Support ongoing R&D programs by placing non-inventory engineering POs and validating new suppliers. Negotiate PO terms and conditions as part of vendor improvement process. Assist and support the efforts of the Global Supply Chain Management team to develop, communicate and implement commodity strategies to achieve the highest quality products and services while achieving product cost objectives. Work closely with Logistics Service Providers (Road, Air, Ocean) to validate freight costs and releasing international shipments. Along with that finding the best Cost-effective solutions to optimize the Freight Cost. Ability to understand and manage the Tariffs and other Tax requirements at International Level. Involvement in Projects driving New Product Introduction and other Continuous Improvement Projects. Collaborate closely with Suppliers to drive improvements as per data & observations from Supplier Score Card on monthly basis. Participate in monthly Supplier Evaluation Meetings and ensure completion of agreed actions with suppliers. Uphold the company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork. Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company's Code of Ethics and Conduct. I

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