What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Spec II position at Canon Medical Systems and Careers?
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OVERVIEW
Plan, forecast, purchase, expedite, and report Service spare parts inventory by working within department guidelines, policies, and procedures. Train Materials Specialist I.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan, forecast, and purchase Service parts and repair based on certain departmental procedures using various tools and methods.
- Manage service parts inventories to set budgets
- Expedite vendor purchase orders to solve stock out situations.
- Solve stock out situations using various expediting methods.
- Develop primary and secondary sources.
- Complete initial negotiations with new vendors, and with existing vendors.
- Distribute spare parts inventories to various locations using department procedures and guidelines.
- Provide On-Call support after hours as required.
- Maintain a library of vendor parts lists.
- Communicate with Japan and other vendors to obtain needed information.
- Provide part numbers to Customers as required.
- Maintain the computerized database of Service parts.
- Analyze on hand inventories to identify obsolete and potential scrap.
- Dispose defective parts.
- Develop end of life programs to ensure spare parts are available after product discontinuation.
- Participate in the New Product Introduction process.
- Participate in the analysis to scrap old and obsolete parts.
- Personal contacts are routine with several sections, departments or divisions or require close collaboration with other members of the same section, department or division.
- Supervisor managed; activities are governed by departmental and/or company rules and procedures, schedules are monitored.
- Position duties involve making frequent decisions and frequent recommendations.
- Errors may result in considerable financial loss and/or embarrassment to the company and may adversely affect some aspect of our business.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing and implementing process improvements.
- The understanding of planning, forecasting, purchasing and expediting functions.
- Expertise with computerized inventory systems.
- 5 years Experience in service parts, logistics or inventory control environment.
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