Supplier Engineer
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- North Lanarkshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 07 Jul 2021
- Closes
- 04 Aug 2021
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Role: Supplier Engineer
LumiraDx is a medical technology company developing, manufacturing and marketing smart connected diagnostics and diagnostic-led care solutions. Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs with a successful track record in building and scaling medical diagnostics and health IT businesses, the company has major operations in the UK and the USA, and is supported by a global sales network, LumiraDx currently has over 1,200 employees worldwide.
We have recently launched the innovative LumiraDx Platform, and are looking for proactive, experienced, focused and enthusiastic individuals who can make a significant contribution to the continued growth and success of our dynamic and forward-looking company.
Opportunity
As an integral part of the Instrument Operations team, reporting to the Instrument Supply Chain manager, you will be responsible for both Supplier Engineering functions and component and sub assembly sourcing with new and existing supply base within the Instrument Supply Chain group. You will be responsible for managing supply challenges with current products and developing new supply and Suppliers for new product introductions. Ensuring delivery of materials on time to schedule and required quality levels.
Key Areas of Responsibility
* Ability to Review specifications and find sources for required parts. Typically electronic components and plastic moulding to support R&D and Contract Manufacturers.
* Request quotes and raise purchase orders for NPI materials and Test development. Also, assist finding components and alternatives when shortages arise in supply chain.
* Monitor changes to components and plastics in the development process and make adjustments as needed to meet the schedules and requirements.
* Analyse new vendors for their ability to meet or exceed our Quality, Cost and Delivery requirements. Research, find and assess by collaborating with R&D for the best Suppliers to support technical and volume requirements.
* Represent Instrument Supply Chain within R&D development teams and be an asset to the development process providing supply chain experience.
* Provide technical advice and guidance to Suppliers on Company requirements. Feedback Supplier constraints on capacity and technical capabilities. Arrange technical meetings between Development and Suppliers as needed.
* Conduct site visits to Supplier facilities to review and assess manufacturing equipment and capacity and Supplies procedures and QMS.
* Represent Supply Chain in Supplier quality audits to ensure technical compliance.
* Monitor Supplier Quality levels and defect rates to identify quality issues. Manage and implement Supplier corrective action to Supplier defects.
* Develop second sources and alternatives.
* Quality issue and adherence management within supply chain. Actively take part in Supplier management processes.
* Operate within ISO 13485.
* Put in place initial Supplier documentation such Non-disclosure agreements & Manufacturing supply agreements.
* Reporting on supplier performance with vendor rating/scorecards & KPIs.
* Assist in Supplier Quality Audits.
* Manage Supplier Assessments.
About You
To be successful in this role you must be a highly motivated individual that can demonstrate flexibility and a can-do attitude. You should ensure positive, productive and proactive relationships with a range of internal and external key stakeholders
Essential skills
* Must have proven experience in a similar Supplier Engineering role with multiple vendors and supplier base.
* Experience working with Suppliers in Electronic, Electro mechanical and Plastic Moulding Industry.
* Ability to use Microsoft packages to analysis and reporting level.
* Technical/Engineering background and knowledge.
Desirable skills
* Experience within Medical Device industry and experience operating within a ISO13485.
* Experience of working with Electronic Contract Manufacturing. Knowledge of the supply chain to contract manufacturers is desired.
* ERP System experience.
* Electronic Technologies, Detailed understanding of component specifications.
* Succession potential within Supply Chain.
At LumiraDx, diversity and inclusion are part of who we are. LumiraDx is committed to inclusion across race, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation or identity. We celebrate uniqueness and believe diversity drives innovation. LumiraDx seeks to deliver high quality, affordable medical diagnostics and healthcare services accessible to everyone around the world, and we wish to reflect a global multi-cultural approach across our business
Please note, if you wish to submit an application for this role, please consider the following information:
This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates. If you are an internal candidate, please notify your line manager before you submit your application. If you're successful, you may be subject to all or some of the LumiraDx standard pre-employment checks.
Criminal records data is processed as part of our recruitment and selection processes and, where necessary, in the course of employment, we verify that candidates are suitable for employment or continued employment to comply with legal and regulatory obligations to which the company is subject. LumiraDx place a high level of importance on its responsibilities for information security and privacy and have put in place an information security management system to ensure that the company and its staff maintain the highest standards with respect to data protection and information security. All staff are responsible for information security and therefore must understand and comply with the Company information security policies, procedures and guidelines
LumiraDx is a medical technology company developing, manufacturing and marketing smart connected diagnostics and diagnostic-led care solutions. Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs with a successful track record in building and scaling medical diagnostics and health IT businesses, the company has major operations in the UK and the USA, and is supported by a global sales network, LumiraDx currently has over 1,200 employees worldwide.
We have recently launched the innovative LumiraDx Platform, and are looking for proactive, experienced, focused and enthusiastic individuals who can make a significant contribution to the continued growth and success of our dynamic and forward-looking company.
Opportunity
As an integral part of the Instrument Operations team, reporting to the Instrument Supply Chain manager, you will be responsible for both Supplier Engineering functions and component and sub assembly sourcing with new and existing supply base within the Instrument Supply Chain group. You will be responsible for managing supply challenges with current products and developing new supply and Suppliers for new product introductions. Ensuring delivery of materials on time to schedule and required quality levels.
Key Areas of Responsibility
* Ability to Review specifications and find sources for required parts. Typically electronic components and plastic moulding to support R&D and Contract Manufacturers.
* Request quotes and raise purchase orders for NPI materials and Test development. Also, assist finding components and alternatives when shortages arise in supply chain.
* Monitor changes to components and plastics in the development process and make adjustments as needed to meet the schedules and requirements.
* Analyse new vendors for their ability to meet or exceed our Quality, Cost and Delivery requirements. Research, find and assess by collaborating with R&D for the best Suppliers to support technical and volume requirements.
* Represent Instrument Supply Chain within R&D development teams and be an asset to the development process providing supply chain experience.
* Provide technical advice and guidance to Suppliers on Company requirements. Feedback Supplier constraints on capacity and technical capabilities. Arrange technical meetings between Development and Suppliers as needed.
* Conduct site visits to Supplier facilities to review and assess manufacturing equipment and capacity and Supplies procedures and QMS.
* Represent Supply Chain in Supplier quality audits to ensure technical compliance.
* Monitor Supplier Quality levels and defect rates to identify quality issues. Manage and implement Supplier corrective action to Supplier defects.
* Develop second sources and alternatives.
* Quality issue and adherence management within supply chain. Actively take part in Supplier management processes.
* Operate within ISO 13485.
* Put in place initial Supplier documentation such Non-disclosure agreements & Manufacturing supply agreements.
* Reporting on supplier performance with vendor rating/scorecards & KPIs.
* Assist in Supplier Quality Audits.
* Manage Supplier Assessments.
About You
To be successful in this role you must be a highly motivated individual that can demonstrate flexibility and a can-do attitude. You should ensure positive, productive and proactive relationships with a range of internal and external key stakeholders
Essential skills
* Must have proven experience in a similar Supplier Engineering role with multiple vendors and supplier base.
* Experience working with Suppliers in Electronic, Electro mechanical and Plastic Moulding Industry.
* Ability to use Microsoft packages to analysis and reporting level.
* Technical/Engineering background and knowledge.
Desirable skills
* Experience within Medical Device industry and experience operating within a ISO13485.
* Experience of working with Electronic Contract Manufacturing. Knowledge of the supply chain to contract manufacturers is desired.
* ERP System experience.
* Electronic Technologies, Detailed understanding of component specifications.
* Succession potential within Supply Chain.
At LumiraDx, diversity and inclusion are part of who we are. LumiraDx is committed to inclusion across race, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation or identity. We celebrate uniqueness and believe diversity drives innovation. LumiraDx seeks to deliver high quality, affordable medical diagnostics and healthcare services accessible to everyone around the world, and we wish to reflect a global multi-cultural approach across our business
Please note, if you wish to submit an application for this role, please consider the following information:
This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates. If you are an internal candidate, please notify your line manager before you submit your application. If you're successful, you may be subject to all or some of the LumiraDx standard pre-employment checks.
Criminal records data is processed as part of our recruitment and selection processes and, where necessary, in the course of employment, we verify that candidates are suitable for employment or continued employment to comply with legal and regulatory obligations to which the company is subject. LumiraDx place a high level of importance on its responsibilities for information security and privacy and have put in place an information security management system to ensure that the company and its staff maintain the highest standards with respect to data protection and information security. All staff are responsible for information security and therefore must understand and comply with the Company information security policies, procedures and guidelines