Metrex Research Corporation is focused on protecting people by providing high-quality infection prevention products, including a complete line of pre-cleaners and enzymatic detergents, high-level disinfectants, surface disinfectants, liquid medical waste disposal products, and hand hygiene products. Metrex is one of the fastest growing companies within the Sybron Dental Specialties, and offers an exciting, fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment. You may also visit us at www.Metrex.com for more information about Metrex Corporation and Sybron Dental Specialties. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Summary:
Major Responsibilities:
Responsible for the negotiation and management of chemical and plastic commodities specifically designated within the scope of Company policy. Responsible as designated for worldwide purchasing, creation and maintenance of synergies between all sites. Evaluates new suppliers along with Engineering, Quality and Regulatory to select strategic partners worldwide. Understands global trade, the need for constant change and identification of emerging technologies.
Essential Responsibilities:
* Identify and evaluates suppliers globally to assure quality, pricing and supply to all sites involved.
* Responsible for maintaining supplier performance along with Site Purchasing Coordinators
* Ability to successfully negotiate international and domestic contracts.
* Initiation of consignment and safety stock programs
* Initiates multi-year cost savings programs, recognizing how material and manufacturing cost affect total cost
* Capturing and reporting monthly cost savings programs.
* Work with financial analyst to assure all cost reduction programs are compliant with and take into account all aspects of internal and external costs
* Understands how global economies affect total costs, ability to speak to emerging trends, identify “problem” areas.
* Responsible for any tooling negotiations and programs associated with their commodity.
* Achieve aggressive annual PPV, MCP, and inventory targets at Kerr / Metrex
* Kerr / Metrex material cost reduction funnel-building, execution, and achievement of stretch targets
* Optimize the supply base through supplier consolidation efforts to Danaher Preferred suppliers
* Leverage best sourcing practices, including funnel management, eAuctions, and Danaher Preferred Suppliers
* Lead cross-site savings projects, monitoring progress and driving implementation
Education / Experience :
* *Bachelor’s degree in related field, Supply Management, Engineering, Operations management. Technical background in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry field is preferred*.
* Minimum 5 years experience in Purchasing environment, including strategic sourcing and overseas supplier management experience in the chemical/plastics arena.
* Specific commodity experience relating to the procurement globally of raw chemicals in both liquid and solid formats. These include government controlled chemicals which require monitoring for compliance. Candidate must have experience with locating and qualifying comparable chemicals in order to improve manufacturing and reduce overall costs.
* Successful candidate must have experience in both manufactured and naturally mined chemicals, including, but not limited to, petroleum based products, gypsum, dyes, ethanol and Isopropyl Alcohol
Skills / Abilities:
* Must be able to monitor and project market driven commodity chemical performance and understand how economic and political issues drive commodity costs.
* Candidate requires experience in an FDA, EPA or healthcare field in order to understand the chemicals needed for meeting specific regulatory requirements. Must have participated or directed validation of chemical suppliers to meet governmental compliance.
* Candidate must be able to assist in finding suppliers that meet global requirements for Green partners as well as compliance within specific Asian and European countries for GMP.
* Project management skills
* Excellent verbal and written skills
* Ability to interact with upper management, as well as in a team environment that includes global partners.
* Ability to travel between 25-35% or more.
* Proven cost reduction program experience, can talk to specifics on how, what, when and where.
* Understanding of general finance, make/buy analysis, ability to analyze all costs associated with purchasing, transportation, tariffs, duties, material costs, SG & A.
* Ability to read and interpret blueprints and chemical specification sheets.
* ERP systems experience (Oracle preferred), computer proficiency in Excel, Word, Project.
* Understanding of total supplier management including, GMP, rationalization, quality parameters, on time delivery.
* Understanding of a dynamic environment, ability to work with constant change and be self directed.
* Basic understanding of the legalities of ethical purchasing behaviors, and ability to work with legal on assuring those aspects.
* Leads by example
* Must be self-motivated, results and action oriented.
* High energy
* High stress tolerance
* Open minded
* Organized/strong time and project management skills
* Strong Leadership skills. Able to build teams and build consensus.
* Lean manufacturing experience/ Value Stream mapping and kanban planning, Strong process mind set
* Previous Sourcing/Contract negotiation experience
* Excellent negotiation skills (including contract negotiation) with proven performance in a sourcing environment.
* Ability to develop and execute strategic plans
* Excellent cross-functional interpersonal, facilitation, communication and leadership skills
* Self-starter and highly motivated
* Results driven and possess excellent organization, communication (written and oral), and presentation skills
PERSONAL TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
* Quality First: Plan & execute accurate, complete, timely and reliable work. Integrity never compromised.
* Respect for People: Appreciates and leverages diversity in experience, heritage, education, organization level and gender.
* Management by Fact: Gathers, analyzes and summarizes data to draw rational, fact-based conclusions.
* Blameless: Seeks root-cause solutions and fixes processes rather than finding someone to blame.
* Teamwork: Collaborative with customers, suppliers & associates at all levels towards mutual objectives.
* Sense of Urgency: High energy, bias for taking action.
* Spontaneously recognizes and resolves issues.
* Customer Focus: Makes customers a primary focus, develops and sustains loyal, productive relationships.
* Continuous Improvement: Develops and implements creative solutions to systems and processes.
* Deliver Results: Driven to deliver short and long-term results.
* Maintains focus on what’s most important.
* Adapting to Change: Able to effectively adapt an environment of change, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
* Intellect: Understands the conceptual, strategic, tactical and technical aspects of an issue.
* Innovative: Generates and implement creative solutions.
* Challenges current methods and seek alternatives.
* Entrepreneurial: Belief in one’s ability to take on new and difficult challenges and take risks.
* Strategic Skills: Gathers, organizes and analyzes data from various perspectives to develop and implement
* comprehensive action plans that achieve breakthrough results.
* Tough Minded: Courage and conviction to identify/make difficult decisions swiftly, fairly and with respect for those involved without being directed to do so. Makes or supports correct/unpopular decisions when needed.
* Maturity: Insight into strengths and weaknesses of self and others. Exhibits and commands attention and respect, maintain self-control, conveying confidence and instilling confidence in others Organizational Impact: Establishing, communicating and executing a vision and mobilizing others to share the passion. Positive Influences outside of area of responsibility. Delegates and holds others accountable.
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Special Qualifications and/or Remarks:
Additional Requirements - (Nice to haves)
* Foreign language skills
* Post graduate work, degree
* Auditing experience
Metrex LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and consumer products, which all generate approximately $13 Billion in revenue. Danaher’s business activities encompass four reporting segments and are comprised of six strategic platforms: Medical Technologies, Professional Instrumentation (Environmental, Electronic Test), Industrial Technologies (Motion, Product ID, and Focused Niche Businesses) and Tools & Components (Mechanic’s Hand Tools). Danaher operates globally with about 50% of its revenues derived from outside the United States. The Company has significant operating businesses headquartered in Europe and has greatly expanded its operating presence in Asia over the past several years. Danaher is a well-capitalized business, which has historically used available cash flow to fund acquisition activity. Culturally, the company operates in a highly de-centralized model with an extremely lean corporate structure. Danaher has a proven system for achieving performance: the Danaher Business System (DBS). It drives every aspect of the group’s culture and performance. DBS is a system of continuous improvement and is used to guide and measure everyday activities, which has enabled it to double in size about every 5 years with impressive financial performance.
**Organization:** Metrex
**Job Function:** Quality
**Primary Location:** North America-United States-CA-Orange
**Schedule:** Full-time
**Req ID:** MET000192
**Req ID:** MET000192