Skip to main content

This job has expired

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

Materials Manager

Employer
Santen, Inc.
Location
Miami, FL, United States
Start date
Jan 10, 2021

View more

Discipline
Manufacturing & Production, Materials/Inventory Control
Required Education
Masters Degree/MBA
Position Type
Full time
Send job

Job Details

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

At Santen, we’re innovating therapies to improve the quality of life for patients worldwide. Our single focus in ophthalmology enables us to challenge unmet needs in the field—through passionate research, successful collaboration, and clarity of commitment. With over 130 years of investigative insight, Santen remains committed to the discovery, exploration, and development of ophthalmic therapies. As a global company, Santen is expanding to accommodate new and evolving initiatives in ophthalmic research, regulatory management, production, marketing, or distribution. Our clinical development network spans three continents, with centers in Europe, Japan, and the United States.

We are in search of top talent to help us meet our aggressive and important goals.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Responsible for leading and coordinating materials planning and sourcing activities at Innfocus Miami Plant. This role functions within Santen’s North American Supply Chain group. Performs managerial functions of moderate to significant scope with a high-level of independence

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Supervise finished goods production scheduling and ordering of time-critical materials based on Supply plan provided in the S&OP process by INC Supply chain planning team
  • Collaborate with logistics, purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and to support quarterly operational and scaling objectives, while minimizing freight costs and maintaining inventory levels (avoid both shortages and overages)
  • Proactively manage issues & concerns and act as escalation point to INC SC leadership and Plant manager; lead daily shortage meetings to ensure supply continuity based on supply plan, report on KPIs (inventory days on hand, line interruptions, expedite costs, etc.) and enforce best practices
  • Responsible for development and implementation of supply chain procedures in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Foster and develop a strong team of material planners, purchasers, inventory controllers to manage materials across the plant
  • Identify and lead SCM process improvement initiatives related to execution and planned growth, including but not limited to: procedural updates and communication pathways, improved hand-offs from purchasing to material planning and from material planning to internal customers, inventory optimization scenarios, analytics and KPI
  • Work with purchasing and logistics to establish delivery quantity and frequency of delivery to maintain Kanban
  • Provide input to INC planning team to prioritize change orders and collaborate with plant purchasing, engineering, production to manage such changes for part revisions and new product launches, targeting minimal obsolescence
  • Enforce maintenance of MRP master data parameters to ensure accurate production signals (i. e. lead times, MOQ s, lot sizing, safety stock); identify and resolve system and/or BOM inaccuracies to preserve data integrity

REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor’s in Supply chain, Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline. CPIM or APIC training a plus
  • Minimum 10 years experience in manufacturing, logistics, or materials management in medical device industry and preferably in Class 2-3 devices
  • Minimum 5 years experience managing a supply and/or manufacturing team
  • Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of current GMP, GDP and ISO requirements
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in developing, implementing, and assessing key operational and financial metrics. Strong critical thinking and resolution skills in ambiguous situations
  • Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP with a solid understand of discrete manufacturing, bills of material, product lifecycle management, procure to pay processes and supply chain operations and high proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated skills in supplier operational and relationship management
  • Demonstrated resilience and capacity to lead a team through periods of change

Company

Santen is a global pharmaceutical and medical device company focused solely on ophthalmology. We’re committed to serving serious unmet needs by developing innovative solutions that protect vision and, in turn, preserve quality of life for people around the world.

Santen USA, located in Emeryville, CA, is an important part of our ophthalmic research, development, and commercialization efforts worldwide and the home of our regional business teams. By leveraging our deep industry knowledge and a network of external partners, we aim to deliver game-changing therapies and make hope a reality for people facing vision impairment and loss.

Our deep roots start in Japan, Santen’s worldwide headquarters, where the company began in 1890. Since then, Santen has become an established leader in the Asian and European prescription ophthalmology marketplaces and continues to expand across global markets, including the United States. Today, Santen employs more than 4,000 people worldwide and sells specialty ophthalmic products in more than 60 countries.

With a clear focus on vision, we aim to deliver the highest quality products, to act with integrity, to earn the trust of our partners and customers, and to deliver sight-saving innovations to physicians and patients who are waiting for them.
 

 

Company info
Website
Location
6401 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
 United States
Send job

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert