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Build a career powered by innovations that matter!
At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced
manufacturingimproving
productivity, enhancing peoples lives and redefining whats possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applicationsfrom minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.
We are seeking a motivated Buyer / Planner to create schedules and coordinate materials to build our products on-time, at optimal cost and at the highest level of quality. The role includes evaluation and analysis of data, resolving issues with inventory (materials shortages and excess), and implementing countermeasures to avoid recurrence. The position is also responsible for establishing a supply and demand balance that cares for our customers while achieving internal business goals.
Primary Responsibilities
Manage vendors to ensure provided materials meet quality and delivery standards
Direct support of the factory, ensuring continuous supply of product
Resolve and countermeasure line-down situations
Work directly with purchasing / procurement team to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in sourcing from low cost region sourcing, supplier assessment and management
Support and sustain Materials Lean Conversion by implementing VMI, Kanban, Stocking Agreements, just-in-time, postponement and other materials strategies to reduce inventory while improving delivery to our customers
Manage the control of inventory through cycle-counts and root cause analysis of discrepancies
Participate and initiate continuous improvement through use of Novanta Business System lean tools
Establish and maintain materials 5S (Kanban card management, labeling, Oracle audits, etc)
Establish, maintain and adhere to Buyer / Planner standard work, and provide training to others on the same (as applicable)
Maintain compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations and implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management officer and the occupational safety specialist.
Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies
1 to 3 years of related supply chain experience
Proven ability to problem solve complex issues that arise from inventory.
High level of proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivots, if/then)
Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes and drive standard work
Ability to be effective in a fast paced, metric driven environment
Solid understanding of materials flow and inventory signals (MRP, Kanban, Min/Max)
Excellent verbal and written communication (role is vendor and internal customer-facing)
Bachelor's degree business; manufacturing supply chain or directly related field a plus
Experience with ERP system fundamentals
Demonstrated ability to be a Continuous Improvement change agent a must
Preferred
Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies
Experience working directly in mechanical, electrical or engineering environments
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools (Kaizens, improvement workshops, etc.), and continuous improvement techniques
Use of Oracle (R12)
Travel Requirements
Less than 10%
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-###-#### if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
About Us
Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter!
Novanta
is a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), with deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision and precision motion technologies. We engineer mission-critical core components and subsystems that deliver extreme precision and performance, enabling our customers to improve productivity, achieve breakthrough performance and enhance peoples lives.The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success. Novantas common shares are quoted on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol NOVT.
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