Supply Chain Planning & Purchasing Specialist

Full time – In-office 4-days a week/1-day remote
*wellness benefit, learning & development opportunities, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days
60k - $75k CAD *Individual placement within the salary range will be based on experience, skills, market data, and internal equity considerations

Today, Intellijoint technology lives in the operating room, helping surgeons improve implant positioning during hip and knee replacement surgeries. Our technology has been used in over 80,000 surgeries - helping us to gain real-world feedback from patients and surgeons to improve our products. We are seeking a Supply Chain Specialist to join our Operations team to help bring innovative technologies to the market.
Reporting to the Production Manager, the Supply Chain Specialist has the skills and passion suited to a dynamic scaling environment. Working as part of the Operations team, the Supply Chain Specialist will support the growth of the business by ensuring materials are available to successfully deliver to our customers on time and with quality.
Keen attention to detail while working with a sense of urgency to meet customer requirements.

• Continuous improvement mentality, shares ideas, and embraces change.
• Materials are available on time and with quality.

Supplier management is maintained.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency to mitigate supply risks.
Internal teams seek your advice to effectively manage engineering changes or changes in customer demand.
Risks are clearly communicated and actioned in a timely manner.
You are continually improving the process and improving the ease of doing business for your customers.
You balance the needs of the business with Cost, Quality and Delivery considered.
Purchase Order & Inventory records are maintained accurately to support decisions by Management, AP & Sales.
The Supply Chain Specialist will be responsible for:
Purchasing and Planning
Prepare and communicate purchase orders for all IJS purchases.
Track the status of open purchase orders with suppliers and escalate issues in a timely manner.
Identify gaps in the supply chain and formulate strategies to mitigate short-term and long-term risk to ensure operational continuity.
Understand current and future product demand in concert with the Commercial Team.
Vendor and Supplier Management
Maintain all required supplier documentation, perform yearly reviews on all major and critical suppliers
Manage supplier qualifications/ onboarding, and part-equivalence processes; involve engineering and quality teams as required.
Maintain all material records required to support ISO 13485 Quality Management System.
Communicate the latest drawing packages and manage production transition at suppliers
Continuous Improvement
Contribute to the ongoing development of other departmental processes to ensure Supply Chain dependencies are considered.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for Supply Chain within the Operations team.
Quality, R&D and suppliers to resolve quality issues (including managing NCR communication with suppliers)
PM, R&D, and QA/RA facilitating the sourcing, procurement, and release of new products, while providing ongoing support to the production team, ensuring operational continuity, proactively identifying and solving issues that may impact timelines or efficiency.
Accounting for the reconciliation of daily receipts and invoicing discrepancies, supporting the timely payment of supplier invoices.
College Diploma and/or University Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing and/or Logistics.

• Experience working in a medical device environment (ISO 13485, FDA QSR, EU MDD/MDR, etc.) is an asset
• Experience with Supply Chain in a scaling organization.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
• Work with innovative products that can improve surgical outcomes and enhance patients’ quality of life

Work in an environment with high transparency and collaboration, along with lots of fun and social activities
It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law.
Those in need of accommodation at any stage in the recruitment process should notify  View email address on intellijointsurgical.applytojob.com.