Associate Director

vor 5 Monaten

Aachen, Deutschland Abiomed Vollzeit

Abiomed is an innovative medical device business with an inspiring mission "Patients First," and a unique guiding company principle " Recovering hearts. Saving lives." With more than 2,000 employees, Abiomed is one of the fastest growing medical technology businesses in the world with corporate headquarters in Danvers, USA, and locations in Aachen and Berlin, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, and Singapore. Abiomed is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Abiomed is an employer with attractive working conditions and an appreciative corporate culture that focuses on the needs of its employees. Abiomed inspires and retains exceptional talent through collaboration, passion and continuous development.

**Responsibilities**:
Abiomed is present in most markets of the world, representing more than $1 billion of revenue with projected strong growth and premier market positions. The Category leader will be accountable to oversee the spend of the Direct Precision Material category in support of Abiomed’s global business. This spend is exceeding 100 million USD and is a very critical element of the total MD value chain.

**Principle Duties and Responsibilities**:

- The development of category strategy down to sub-category level
- Development of the executional plans and provides the respective continuous improvement process (CIP) and service level improvement plans as input to the overall Source BP
- Supplier management across the MD manufacturing supply base
- Leadership for a total category team of approx. 5 members
- All of the above in close collaboration with the product general manager, who orchestrate the overall business plan delivery for their respective product group and therefore are the primary providers of direction to the category
- Supplier management across the MD supply base, in close collaboration with Abiomed’s Make & Plan lead, who own all operational aspects of the supply base management
- Working closely with Abiomed Development and R&D to support new product pipeline development upstream and product launch and/or integration
- Drive the engagement of the core suppliers
- Negotiate vendor material agreements to ensure adequate supply of material for global manufacturing while minimizing over purchasing
- Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
- Proactively build relationships with vendors that ensure stability in Abiomed’s vendor network and establish strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned with the company's business goals

**Job Qualifications**:

- BS in Engineering, Operations/Supply chain management or related field, MBA/MS preferred
- Mechanical engineering experience/skills/educational background
- Good level of understanding of the machining (metal, plastics, ceramics), injection molding, extrusion industry landscape
- Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core procurement areas of focus (e.g. Category Management, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Integration, Business planning, Performance Management)
- Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with Abiomed senior Management)
- Strong leadership, vision/strategy setting, communication, influencing, collaboration, talent development skills are key
- Strong project and change management capabilities
- Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
- Ability to continuously improve the organization
- Experience to work across regions and understand markets
- Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of stakeholders (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain); has "presence"
- Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and executing significant influencing roles
- Strong Business Acumen, Medical Device and specifically Abiomed relevant industry experience preferred
- Multi-country and Multi sector experience preferred
- Continuous improvement/lean/six sigma experience, black belt preferred
- Experience with SAP preferred, or another ERP, device management and procurement systems
- Willingness to travel, particularly to visit suppliers. This position may require up to 30% International travel based on business needs

**We offer**:

- Pleasant, open corporate culture with a strong mission: "Recovering Hearts, Saving Lives"
- Comprehensive induction program with structured onboarding plan throughout the orientation phase
- Company pension allowance of up to 1,500 euros per year and capital-forming benefits
- Benefit packages for occupational disability insurance and company group accident insurance
- Full cost coverage for a job ticket in the Aachen or Berlin area
- Various health programs and a leasing option for a job bike

ABIOMED is an equal opportunity employer. We support equal opportunities for our employees regardless of ethnic origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orienta

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