Director Supply Chain and Lean

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Pacheco, CA
120K-180K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Biotech
The Role
The Director of Supply Chain and Lean is responsible for managing the Procurement team, leading Lean best practices, collaborating with various departments to ensure efficient sourcing and purchasing of materials, overseeing supplier relationships, and implementing strategies for continuous improvement and optimal inventory management.
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Our Company

Biocare Medical, LLC is an innovator in developing and supplying world class automated immunohistochemistry Instrumentation and the full range of reagents for immunohistochemistry and molecular lab testing. Biocare is the market leader in simultaneous Multiplex IHC tests which provide increased confidence at critical diagnostic decision points, impacting patient therapy while accelerating turnaround time.


The company’s customers include clinical histology laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and biotechnology companies as well as academic, government, military, and other non-profit laboratories. Biocare Medical offers an expanding portfolio of integrated products to address the rapidly growing cancer and infectious disease diagnostic and research markets with novel tissue immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization methods. Biocare medical is headquartered and has manufacturing facilities in California and has a global distribution network.

Summary

Provide direct, hands-on management and strategic direction to the Procurement team. Collaborate with Manufacturing, R&D, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Fields Services, and other Biocare Medical internal departments to acquire the proper materials and obtain supplies essential for manufacturing and distributing Biocare’s products. Leads the establishment of Lean best practices and processes for BioCare Medical. Develop and implement strategies, objectives, and policies and procedures to fulfill the Company’s Annual Management by Objective (MBO) decisions.  The responsibilities will include leading the supply chain department activities and leading sitewide LEAN implementation (building and owning the kaizen funnel and execution) and other management personnel and all other duties customarily associated with your position, as well as any additional duties assigned to you by your supervisor or the Company’s senior management. 

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Oversee sourcing and purchasing of all materials and supplies.
  • Implement policies and procedures to efficiently, cost effectively and productively purchase goods for supply chain production and operation.
  • Manage all aspects of supplier relationships including obtaining bids, negotiating supply agreements, monitoring quality, and driving cost reductions.
  • Hire, train, onboard and mentor team members for the department, and develop leadership culture within staff ranks to ensure succession planning within the department.
  • Work collaboratively with Quality and Manufacturing teams to implement Lean processes that support continuous improvement of procurement processes. Own the Kaizen funnel and calendar.
  • Manage budget and approve all departmental purchasing, supplies, and expenses.
  • Oversee planner/buyers to ensure policies and manufacturing planning objectives are met.
  • Implement Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process to drive optimal inventory management and maintain customer services levels.
  • Implement reporting and provide strategic analysis of departmental performance and metrics, vendor scorecards, recommendations for continuous improvements, and team member nine-box performance assessment and coaching plan to Chief Operations Officer.
  • Other duties as assigned.  

Competencies

  • B.S./B.A. Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or related field.
  • Five plus (5+) years experience in Supply Chain/Procurement or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
  • Experience in implementing Lean practices and processes. Black belt in core lean principles (SW, VSM, TPI) preferred.
  • Advanced computer skills including software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Great Plains.
  • Experience developing analytical reporting and vendor scorecard systems to manage supply chain.
  • Exceptional independent judgment in resolving problems, including conflict between staff and/or with Suppliers.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills for both one-on-one and group discussions. 
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills.
  • Experience as a practitioner of Lean principals in procurement and operations is preferred.
  • APICS or similar certification is preferred.
  • Proven experience working in a cross-functional team. 

Expected Hours of Work

  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday and may require extended weekday or weekend hours depending on business needs.

Compensation Range

  • $120,000 - $180,000 annual

Full-Time Positions Offer

  • Company Sponsored Health Insurance - medical, dental, vision,
  • Company Sponsored Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Retirement plan - 401(k)
  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays

BioCare Medical values the diversity of individuals, ideas, and perspectives, and what they bring to the workplace. We know that our people represent the future of the company, so we only hire the best from around the world. Applications from all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, physical or mental disability, or status as a Protected Veteran.

All inquiries strictly confidential.

The Company
HQ: Pacheco, CA
236 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Biocare Medical LLC is an innovator in automated immunohistochemistry (IHC) instrumentation, and the full range of reagents for IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH; RISH) testing. Biocare pioneered multiplex IHC detection which accelerates turnaround time, increases instrument productivity and reduces reagent consumption and cost by 50% or more.

Multiplex IHC allows pathologists to visualize more than one marker on a tissue at a time, allowing higher confidence for critical differentiation.

Biocare's intelliPATH FLX is the only completely open, continuous random access IHC instrument available.
The company’s customers come from clinical and research environments that do tissue based testing and include histology laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; CROs; and academic, government and military labs. Biocare Medical offers an expanding portfolio of products for the rapidly growing cancer and infectious disease diagnostic and research markets. Biocare medical is headquartered and has manufacturing facilities in Concord, Calif., and has a global distribution network. See biocare.net and slidestainer.com for more information.

NOTE: Biocare Medical, the Biocare Medical logo, and intelliPATH are trademarks of Biocare Medical LLC.

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