Program Manager, NPI Sourcing

Intuitive Surgical · Manufacturing

Hours: Full-time
Where: Sunnyvale, CA
Posted: May 11

Scope of Work

Assigned as lead for programs and leads spend category(s); complex program/spend/risk; requires little oversight from manager. Manages procurement of direct materials and strategic sourcing initiatives to support new product introduction. Requires knowledge of key supplier capabilities and matches the capabilities to new product design. Track and manage purchase orders, delivery commitments to support ramp up of new products. Work closely with strategic sourcing and engineering to ensure that the appropriate supplier strategy is implemented for new product release and production ramp.

Establish material requirements from engineering, new product build schedules and maintains appropriate inventory for production. Evaluates supplier capabilities and works with supplier engineering and strategic sourcing to develop new supply sources as needed.

What you'd do

Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery requirements to designated suppliers as necessary to support NPI and/or sales requirements within the business.
Supports performance management and improvement efforts for designated suppliers, including coordinating supplier business reviews.
Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other functional groups.
Capacity: Identify potential supplier capacity issues and works in conjunction with strategic sourcing and supplier engineering to resolve these issues and insure no impact to project schedule
Cost: track purchase price variance. assist with cutover management planning, supporting identification of new cost reduction opportunities. Creates, updates and review product material cost models.
Risk: support administration of SCRM tool to ensure accuracy of data and support specific risk mitigation projects
Supplier Performance: supports preparation of supplier scorecards and supplier business reviews.
Manages quoting activity with suppliers to support supply chain optimizations.
May support market research to find appropriate supplier(s) for various commodities and manufacturing processes.Main areas of activity
Leads complex programs from a total performance perspective, inclusive of supply chain strategy, cost, quality, inventory, capacity and risk management ownership. Some oversight from manager

What they want

Advanced MS Office skills (MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
Excel (Vlookup, Pivot Table, Charts, and filtering)
Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and forecasting.
Excellent oral and written communication skills is required. Ability to communicate both at the high (strategic) and detailed (tactical) level Proven ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
Outstanding verbal, written communication, and concise and persuasive presentation skills.
Ability to influence without authority.
Expected minimum 25% travel to both domestic & international suppliers.
Required onsite presence of 3 days per week.Required Education and Training
Minimum BS degree or equivalent and 10+ years of purchasing and supply chain experience in a regulated industry manufacturing environment (medical device preferred).

About Intuitive Surgical · Manufacturing

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and…