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Hologic

Develops medical devices for early detection

Buyer 1 - CR

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlajuela Province, Alajuela, Costa RicaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Trade, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Ability to establish priorities, focus on the customer, solve problems, plan, communicate information, and achieve results.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the supply and availability of products, raw materials, components, and services required for internal operations, based on budgets, MRP requirements, and company policies, meeting profitability, cost, quality, and delivery expectations.
  • Manage purchasing to ensure timely supply for the company's specific and urgent needs.
  • Assist departments with questions about acquiring materials abroad, logistics, and specifications.
  • Coordinate with logistics and suppliers to ensure requested supplies arrive at their destination on time and under the requested terms.
  • Follow up on purchase-order approvals to meet processing timelines.
  • Review supplier invoices to ensure legal requirements and negotiated terms are met.
  • Coordinate with logistics on service selection to meet delivery commitments and transportation budgets.
  • Administer outsourced-service contracts in collaboration with General Services, according to departmental needs and facility requirements.
  • Negotiate with domestic and international suppliers to acquire necessary raw materials and services, including quantity, delivery time, price, purchase terms, consignment inventory, and returns.
  • Execute the MRP at the established frequency for each product and analyze the results.
  • Maintain MRP exception reports, including past-due reports.
  • Monitor supplier performance to ensure supply of required services and materials and compliance with purchasing, import/export, quality-system, and applicable legal procedures.
  • Prepare area performance indicators, including inventory days, PPV, inventory turnover, obsolete materials, and supplier expenditures.
  • Present and implement improvement plans for indicators that are not meeting targets.
  • Propose new opportunities and products for negotiation to production and service departments to improve cost competitiveness, quality, and delivery times.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of international payment methods, ISO 13486:2003, FDA, ANSI, OSHA, customs legislation, free-trade-zone legislation, and national legislation involving health and finance ministries.
  • Spanish and English.
  • Intermediate-level Microsoft Office skills; internet and email proficiency; experience with ERP tools such as SAP, Oracle, or QAD.

About the Company

Hologic

Develops medical devices for early detection

Hologic develops medical devices and diagnostic products for breast health, skeletal health, diagnostics, GYN surgery, and medical aesthetics. Its tests and imaging devices help hospitals and labs screen, diagnose, and guide treatment, while surgical and aesthetic tools support procedures. Revenue comes from product sales and related services. The company aims to improve health by enabling early detection and effective treatment worldwide.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Founded
1985

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