Demand & Supply Chain Lead - Chepstow, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom - IQ Endoscopes Limited

Description

We have a product with the capacity to genuinely change lives for the better and bring huge benefits to the medical device industry and industry professionals, and we want our new colleagues to feel as passionate about our mission as we are. At IQ Endoscopes, culture is incredibly important to us and we recruit colleagues who fit that culture. This isn't just a job to us, it's a passion.

We want you to be a part of our vision and to find your purpose within our organisation.

PURPOSE: To create pioneering endoscopy technologies for the early diagnosis of diseases, helping people live longer & better

VISION: A world where everyone has easy access to safe, sterile endoscopy?

? MISSION: Design and deploy high quality sustainable single use endoscopes

STRATEGY: To enter the single use endoscopy market as soon as possible with a product range that is clinically and commercially credible , will be adapted to meet future market demands and sets the benchmark for carbon neutral responsibilities

At IQ Endoscopes we work hard, but we give ourselves a break. We support each other, but we question and challenge each others' thinking. We recruit highly skilled professionals and specialists, but we collaborate and listen to each other's opinions and ideas. It doesn't matter where you come from, what your background or beliefs are, who you love or how you express yourself. What matters is that you are you, and you can be you within our team. Our inclusive culture has grown organically as a result of focusing on recruiting the right person with the right skills. Nothing else. Plain and simple.

We are a progressive organization set to disrupt the medical device industry with our innovative and pioneering design – we want diversity to remain progressive, we want equity to breathe our values. We are inclusive because inclusivity is how we will achieve our vision.

Talk to us if you have any ideas about how we can improve our recruitment process. We want to know.

We welcome applications from the neuro enlightened community. If you need us to run our recruitment process in a different way to get the best from your application, contact the HR Manager

This position exists to take a lead in developing and implementing critical operations to ensure that our supply chains are set up and run at the right quality level, with optimised capacity, have capability aligned with New Product Introduction and are underpinned by good cost control. You will be responsible for identifying and being the main point of contact with our Logistics partners. Additionally, you will create and maintain our rolling demand plan for finished goods utilising inputs and insights from Sales, Marketing, and Finance. Working closely with our external manufacturing & logistics partners you will ensure the flow of supply to secure stock availability and efficient inventory levels, Once established you will be responsible for the management and continuous improvement of these systems & processes aligned with the evolution of IQ Endoscopes as we grow to become a commercial organisation and into high-volume manufacture.

You will work at the interface between Operations and Engineering to ensure a clear and smooth translation of product information to our external partners. Together, with our UK Manufacturing Lead, you will collate pricing information, have the ability to negotiate on pricing for components for different volume break points and run analyses to ensure that the company understands and is controlling its position on product COGs at all times.

The main responsibilities and activities for this post holder include:

· Lead the Production Planning & Scheduling for IQE to manage production schedules with external manufacturing partners, including making recommendations to the rest of the team in terms of stock optimization.

· Establish the IQE's Supply Chain in the UK from Manufacture to Warehousing to Customer Sales.

· Responsible for Demand planning working cross-functionally to identify key constraints and develop plans to mitigate these.

· Develop and implement practices to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of strategic initiatives in production planning and materials management.

· Responsible for implementing Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes to assure sufficient product supply to support changing demand.

· Provide support to internal NPI projects in particular supplier management (sourcing and maintaining relationships), inventory management for prototypes and pre-production and assist in design transfer processes to CMOs.

· Leverage existing, and implement new, systems and processes to improve end to end supply chain efficiencies.

· Recommend plans and strategies for continuous improvement in operations and procedures to meet both short and long-term needs and to resolve problems.

· Oversee Materials Management for internal production of products to ensure accuracy in inventory.

· Support all projects involving forecasting

· Work inclusively and with equity as part of your natural daily operations to ensuring our diversity keeps us progressive in terms of our ways of thinking and collaborating

· Work to and comply with the principles of the GDPR and our company approach to protecting data and sensitive information

· Work to and comply with all regulations, standards and accreditations relevant to our business operations and our industry. This applies now and as we evolve to gain further accreditations. For example ISO 13485, 14001, UK and EU MDR Regulations and CFR 820 Code of Federal Regulations.

Key responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work relating to a specific job role or function area being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not an exhaustive list and all employees are expected to be flexible with the responsibilities they take on, relevant to their job role, but not defined within their job description.

· 5+ years of experience in supply chain, operations and/or demand planning

· Proven experience in inventory and demand management

· Experience of defining and establishing a demand planning process

· Track record of success in supply chain planning and logistics.

· Knowledge of forecasting and replenishment methodologies

· Experience of managing an operational end to end supply chain

· Experience of working with different supply chain functions

· Experience of working with External CMO partners

· Experience of establishing an operational end to end supply chain.

· Experience of establishing and contracting logistics partners

· A background in operations.

· Experience of change management and continual improvement.

· Highly analytical with strong organisational and presentation skills.

· Strong communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills to effectively liaise and build positive relationships across multiple departments, customers, and key stakeholders.

· Proven ability to conduct complex and quantitative analyses complimented with qualitative inputs from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations.

· Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel

· Good commercial awareness

· Flexible with working hours to meet the demands of the company.

· Results focused, with the ability to meet commitments and deadlines.

· Detailed in analyses with ability to explain key data and actions when sharing with others.

· Self-motivated team member who can drive resolution to issues with strong problem-solving skills.