Supply Chain Specialist - Medical Devices
3 days ago
Sant Joan Despí
Actual Talent is the talent acquisition consultancy that offers Executive Search, RPO and Talent Solutions. Our purpose is to drive the growth and fulfillment of individuals and organizations. We facilitate individuals in finding inspiring opportunities and help organizations discover professionals who will take them to the next level. We do this through talent acquisition and development solutions that focus on people, diversity and inclusion, innovation, and cutting-edge technology. About the client: We are seeking a Supply Chain Specialist - Medical Devices to join one of our clients in the pharmaceutical sector. The position is based in Barcelona and offers a hybrid work model. Your mission: The Supply Chain Specialist for Medical Devices will establish, optimize, and execute supply chain operations for the digital medical devices portfolio in our client therapeutic area. This role is pivotal as it involves building a supply chain framework from scratch within a regulated, innovative business environment, ensuring timely and compliant availability of digital devices to support patient treatment. Your major accountabilities: ✔ Set up and manage the end-to-end supply chain for digital medical devices in the CNS area, including procurement, demand planning, inventory, vendor management, and distribution, adhering to medical device regulations (ISO 13485, EU MDR, FDA). ✔ Coordinating the Medical devices S&OP process, the short, medium and long-term planning process, translating demand, into an optimal production schedule for Contract Manufacturing Organizations. ✔ Monitor inventory levels at affiliate locations and ensure adherence to inventory targets in close collaboration suppliers. ✔ Exception-based management of operational supply issues, such as out-of-stock events, support the prioritization and allocation in supply bottleneck situations and recall scenarios with agility, prioritizing compliance and patient safety ✔ Responsible for routine reporting on area KPIs along with appropriate analysis and countermeasures where necessary. ✔ Continuous process and performance improvement: Systematically review and optimize supply chain processes for efficiency and scalability. We would like you to have: • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Supply Chain Specialist / Logistics with recent experience in medical devices (digital health/connected devices)., • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a comparable degree., • In-depth knowledge of ISO 13485 and EU MDR; strong understanding of quality and audit processes (CAPA, traceability, documentation), • Strong sense of time organization and urgency, analytical thinking with a high degree of initiative and problem-solving skills. Able to work independently., • Fluent in English., • Strong command of SAP Supply Chain Management., • Good knowledge in MS Office Suite, PowerBI, basic programming skills in VBA, Python or similar preferred., • Analytical Thinking, problem solving, communication and initiative skills. Ideal Experience: • Experience in start-up/greenfield medical device operations, • Quick learner with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus, and adapt to a variety of challenges. Ability to conduct detailed procedures in a time-constrained environment.