Manager Supply Chain

Manager, Supply Chain, NxStage Medical, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company, Lawrence, MA

Purpose and Scope:

Responsible for managing sourcing, planning and maintaining inventory of bagged fluids for both Home and Critical Care markets, especially fluids used with a portable hemodialysis system. Responsible for key relationships with vendors, in-house manufacturing locations, Product Management, Customer Service, and Marketing. Creates policies and procedures for inventory control, distribution and forecasting and Manages cross-functional initiatives including the implementation of new programs, initiatives, products and technology.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generating an SKU-level forecast for all bagged fluids (both Lactate and Bicarb-based dialysate) including:
  • Incorporating historical and market trends and seasonality;
  • Collaborating with internal stakeholders (Finance, Product Management, Marketing, Logistics, Customer Service);
  • Collaborating with external stakeholders (key vendors/external and in-house manufacturers);
  • Aligning forecast against inventory targets and contractual commitments; and
  • Coordinating with Replenishment Planner to ensure target service levels.
• Developing and managing the relationship with counterparts at key vendors/external and in-house manufacturers.
• Balancing inventory against forecasted volumes and distribution to distributors/clinics as well as home patients.
• Effectively managing relationship with third party distributors to develop ongoing communication, build rapport, and to coordinate distribution to both distributor and home network.
• Assembling data, coordinating necessary meetings, and communicating effectively with accountable groups (e.g. Fluids Ops, Finance, Product Management, Customer Service, Logistics) to ensure smooth operational processes.
• Ensuring, through active management of IFS system, operational settings are correctly incorporated into IFS system.
• Monitoring and finding opportunities to improve the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
  • Forecast accuracy;
  • Shipments versus volume commitments.
  • Days-of-supply versus defined targets.
  • On time in full to DCs; and
  • On time in full to distributors and home patients.
• Addressing and proactively mitigating clinic issues.
• Improving upon current documentation and SOPs for supply chain planning processes and systems including distributor inventory management (Critical Care and International).
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality requirements for bagged fluids.
• Developing solutions to streamline compliance with regulations

Education Experience and Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management required.

Must have 3 years of experience as a Supply Chain Analyst in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry. This experience must include experience with the following:

• Supply planning, replenishment methods, inventory and supply chain management;
• Excel modeling, Microsoft Office applications and SAP/IFS;
• Standard quality related tools including, but not limited to, SPC, AQP, DOE, Minitab and Agile Product Lifecycle Management system;
• Conducting quality system audits of material suppliers; and
• Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing tools including BIRST

Must have strong analytical and organizational abilities.

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.