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Principal Supplier Engineer

Work mode:  Hybrid
Onsite Location(s): 

Shanghai, SH, CN

Additional Locations:  N/A

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Job Title: Principal Supplier Engineer - External Operations

Location: Shanghai

 

About The Role: 

The Principal Supplier Engineer, External Operations, Global sourcing APAC, will lead the SFMD(Sourced Finished Medical Device) products on-boarding process in BSC and manage the engineering changes associated with these products by closely working with BSC internal team as well as the team from external operation partner(CM’s, OEM’s, etc.) from APAC region. This position is part of the supplier management core team and entails driving improvements at BSC’s Suppliers of finished medical devices. 
  

Responsibilities

 
  • Manage projects which include new production development, process improvements, and cost reductions while supporting day to day operations success of assigned key SFMD suppliers.
  • Works cooperatively with PMO, R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing to ensure project success.
  • Successfully contributes to both new product development and current product sustaining support, typically including the following activities: New products on boarding, change management, process improvement, Value Improvement projects (VIP’s) and function as a SME in manufacturing engineering field including process capability studies, DOE, Six Sigma and capacity analysis, report preparation and process/test documentation.
  • Support the on-site assessment of SFMD suppliers by closely working with SQE and commercial sourcing, can evaluate the supplier manufacturing capability independently and provide inputs for supplier selection.
  • Manage supplier performance from technique perspective and work closely with supplier category team to score and drive improvement of supplier performance.
  • Independently executes plans to support supply chain objectives, supplier performance, supplied product risk mitigation and execution of VIP’s with minimal guidance from management team. Can communicate plans at a high level within the organization and organize projects by requesting support at external operations management level. Proficient in the use of all business tools.
  • Ability to independently design and coordinate engineering tests and experiments including Design of Experiments.
  • Ability to independently troubleshoot new and existing product/process problems related to design, material, or processes.
  • Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results, and prepares standard reports/documents to communicate results to the technical community.
  • Proficient in the use of statistical tools (re. Six Sigma Black Belt). Broad familiarity with analytical techniques commonly used to investigate component defects. Ability to summarize and present results of technical analyzes and activities to a broad audience.
  • Acts as a resource and mentor for colleagues with less experience

 

Key Skills & Experiences:

  • BS in Engineering from ABET accredited institutions or prestigious universities
  • 10+ years of manufacturing/procurement engineering experience
  • Proven organization and execution skills
  • Proven ability to solve technical problems and implement solutions
  • Proven leadership skill and team player with the ability to drive tasks / projects to completion
  • Willing and able to work with engineers and technical staff from a SFMD Suppliers at a different site.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills;
  • Ability to work in a global matrix with SME’s from global functions;
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time (Including International).  Travel typically does not occur over weekends.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience in the MNC’s in Medical Device industry
  • Manufacturing engineering experience, R&D or new product development sourcing experience
  • Familiar with ISO13485 and FDA QSR820

 

About us

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

 

Boston Scientific International Medical Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries in the Chinese Mainland (hereinafter collectively referred to as “BSC” or “We”) fully respect your privacy rights, and we promise to process your personal information in a legitimated, appropriate, necessary and integrity principle:

  1. We have taken industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, public disclosure, use, modification, damage or loss.
  2. In order to protect your personal information rights and avoid unnecessary collection and export of personal information, you do not need to expose the following information in the resume: ethnicity, home address, political opinion, education and work experience relevant to military, government and secret-related units.
  3. In addition, as part of job application procedure, any personal information that you provided will be used (1) to process your application for a specific position (2) to process your application for other vacancies positions from all over the world that may be suitable for you, and we will keep your resume and interview related records in our system for 3 years. After the expiration of the storage period of your personal information, we will delete your personal information to make it inaccessible and keep relevant deletion records, except personal information that must be stored for a longer retention period in accordance with laws and administrative regulations.
  4. As a multinational company conducting business globally, in order to improve the coordination and management of internal functions within the group and optimize human resource efficiency, we may need to share your personal information (as applicable) with Boston Scientific Corporation (our parent company) and other entities of Boston Scientific China outside the Chinese Mainland, as shown in the table below. In the event of international data transfers, we will take appropriate measures to protect your personal information, ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and ensure that the level of personal information protection by the overseas recipient meets or exceeds the requirements of China Data Protection Laws：
  1. If you have any questions about BSC personal information protection procedure, or need more information or want to raise further concerns, you can contact the Personal Information Protection Officer by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department of BSC ( address: at 31st Floor, Mengzi Road No.763, Huangpu District, Shanghai) or by email globalprivacy@bsci.com.

For more information, please visit us at www.bostonscientific.com

 

Requisition ID: 602220

 

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

 

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!


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