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Title / Position	Job Type	Location
Business Development Manager	Marketing	Middleboro, MA or Bristol, CT
Marketing Research Analyst	Marketing	Rohnert Park, CA or Vancouver, WA
Regional Sales Manager - Central Europe	Sales	Germany
Supplier Quality Engineer	Engineering	Rohnert Park, CA
Applications Engineer	Engineering	Middleboro, MA
Product Manager	Product Development	Middleboro, MA
Manufacturing Engineer	Engineering	Middleboro, MA
Sr. Buyer/Planner	Finance/Accounting	Middleboro, MA
Field Application Engineer	Engineering	India
Field Application Engineer	Engineering	China
Regional Sales Manager	Sales	China
Senior Fluidics Engineer	Engineering	Middleboro, MA
Regional Sales Manager - SE/MW Territory	Sales	Middleboro, MA

Title/Position: Business Development Manager
Job Type: Marketing
Location: Middleboro, MA or Bristol, CT
Date: June 8, 2011

Summary

In this high visibility role, your main focus will to be provide leadership and direction for the IH&S global marketing, business development and strategic planning in the Diagnostic market segment across multiple business units, technologies and product lines. With minimal supervision you work to provide direction and support to sales, research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and administrative department management for revenue generation in the Diagnostics market segment.

Responsibilities

Develop, plan, monitor, communicate and implement worldwide business growth strategies (short and long-term) with clearly defined goals, objectives, critical success factors, timelines, budgets and action items. Key output of this activity is high quality sales leads that can enter the sales process.
Envision, develop and oversee the lead generation and qualification process.
Oversee strategic and tactical global marketing plans including forecasts, budgets, market research, situation analysis, product portfolio management, product positioning and elements of marketing mix (product, price, promotion and distribution) to create competitive advantage.
Participate in identifying, assessing and/or implementing strategic collaborations, product acquisitions, and/or joint business activities to achieve revenue targets and execute business and marketing strategies.
Oversees the management of existing and new relationships with key customer leadership, globally, both public and private sectors. Translates networked relationships into business opportunities.
Works with sales management to maximize revenue and execute marketing and sales strategies by adjusting marketing tactics based on channel performance, and ensuring sales teams’ needs for sales support material and training are met.
Ensures R&D/Engineering management has market-driven input (revenue potential/market characteristics/CTC’s) for product development strategies; coordinates with management at a strategic level to prioritize products under development and manage product commercialization issues.
Measures business performance against expectations, report on results, and adjusts strategies and tactics to accomplish business goals.
Be a public spokesperson for tradeshows, press interviews, customer visits etc
Ability to build relationships across departments and divisions in multiple geographic locations
Ability to present to and influence cross functional peers and corporate level executives
Manages performance of direct reports and cross-functional assigned team members to ensure accurate, timely and complete execution of strategies and tactical plans.
Utilize Six Sigma, VSM and Lean Manufacturing tools, as applicable, to reduce marketing process variation, eliminate non-value added activities and defects and improve customer satisfaction.
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

Additional Information about the Position

Success in this position requires:

B.A., B.S., with minimum of 2-5 years experience in a Product Management or related position and experience progressing through a series of increasingly responsible leadership positions. MBA preferred.
Sales and customer support experience specific to this market is critical to this role. Substantial technical expertise is required and knowledge of fluid dynamics, hydraulic design, and competitive technologies is strongly desired.
Knowledge of Diagnostic market highly desired.
Experience successfully developing and implementing new product introductions or new market campaigns.
Demonstrated skill with Microsoft Suite including word processing, spread sheets, presentation programs as well as publications programs and internet search engines required.
Analytical skills including database creation and query ability desired.
Proven ability to maintain the highest degree of quality and customer focus.
Successful management of numerous competing priorities and ability to consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Proven editorial, writing experience in a marketing environment.
An eye for detail and superior organizational skills required.
Excellent communication/interpersonal and project management skills required.
Position requires about 50% travel- domestically and internationally.

So, if you are able to maintain the reputation of our products, keep aware of trends effecting production in our line of business, remain on the look-out for new and better ways of doing things, the opportunities can be limitless for you!
IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

To Apply

To all recruitment agencies: IDEX Corporation and its affiliates do not accept agency resumes unless directly engaged by Human Resources. Please do not forward any resumes to Human Resources or any employees. IDEX Corporation and its affiliates are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

For consideration, please apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-182357.html

EOE

Title/Position: Marketing Research Analyst
Job Type: Marketing
Location: Rohnert Park, CA or Vancouver, WA
Date: June 8, 2011

Summary

IDEX Health and Science (IH&S) is actively seeking talented professionals for our Marketing Research Analyst position.

In this exciting role, your main focus will to be to identify new market opportunities with an understanding of core IH&S competencies / capabilities. Under general supervision, you will work to identify and quantify customer values and translate their needs to required benefits and features of company offerings. As a Marketing Research Analyst, you will track and monitor key technical and application advances within target markets, assesses size and direction of markets, and identify critical influences on markets and customers.

The position can be based in our Rohnert Park, CA; Vancouver, WA; or Oak Harbor, WA facility.

Essential Responsibilities

Work closely with the Strategic Marketing and R&D teams to clearly understand and effectively execute research duties consistent with IH&S marketing strategy.
Maintain up to date awareness and understanding of companies’ core competencies in products, processes, technology, and techniques. Understand and clearly communicates competitive threats to these competencies.
Interview market experts, customers, and end users to elicit market needs and values (VOC – Voice of Customer). Summarize gathered information for marketing team and IH&S business unit leaders to support or re-direct strategy.
Quantify market size, targeted market segments, and potential returns on investment and sales for recommended action(s). Support engineering and sales staff during development and penetration of markets with updated market and customer information.
Develop market profiles to identify opportunities for penetration of new markets and share growth in current markets. This will include competitive positioning summary, recommended products, technology, and service offers with estimates of necessary timing and potential return.
Read and summarize technical papers, patent filings, trade journals and other sources of initial trends in a market. Report monthly to the marketing group and quarterly to the senior staff on key findings and trends that may impact our strategy or business.
Utilize Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping and other Lean Enterprise tools, as applicable, to reduce process variation, eliminate non-value added activities and defects and improve customer satisfaction.
Own entire market research process, including metric collection and reporting.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

Additional Information about the Position

Success in this position requires:

BS with a Life Science focus, MS or PhD preferred.
3 years market research experience preferred
Experience with working with market research tools and interviewing customers to accurately determine VOC is preferred
Proven analytical skills and the ability to interpret qualitative information and develop quantitative assessment, including financial analysis.
Demonstrated capability in identifying patterns in disparate data sources.
Superb ability to articulate information clearly and effectively to individuals and groups.
Must be able to multi-task.
Must have a working knowledge/experience within the Biotech/Diagnostic markets
Position requires travel of 25%

IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity

To Apply

Interested candidates, please apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-182371.html

EOE

Title/Position: Regional Sales Manager - Central Europe
Job Type: Sales
Location: Germany
Date: June 3, 2011

Summary

IDEX Health & Science designs, develops, and manufactures liquid subassemblies and precision components for a wide range of applications requiring precise control and measurement in the life science market. Under brands such as Rheodyne, Upchurch Scientific, Systec, Eastern Plastics, Sapphire Engineering, we specialize in component integration that results in innovative and optimized OEM fluidic systems.

IDEX Health & Science is a unit under the Health & Science Technologies (HST) segment of IDEX Corporation. IDEX is a world leader in positive displacement pump technologies and other industrial products that are sold to a variety of customers and industries, and an applied solutions provider serving niche markets. IDEX is well known for its expertise in engineered fluidics and are the market leader in specialty products. IDEX's served markets include process industry and infrastructure related applications, life science and medical technologies, industrial and municipal fire and rescue, and equipment associated with the retail dispensing of architectural paints and coatings.

IDEX Health & Science is looking for a talented, dynamic, enthusiastic, and successful Regional Sales Manager to identify, develop, maintain, and strengthen customer relationships for both current and new business opportunities at Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across the appropriate IDEX companies whose products serve the assigned target market. This is a high profile role and is an opportunity to define and lead the organizations ambitious growth strategy across central Europe.

The Role

The Role:

Manage and grow major accounts in Germany and central European countries.
Developing new business for OEM applications for the HST brands.
Work closely with HST resources on the territory to ensure customer needs and company sales targets are achieved.
Prepare and present sales reports on territory/account progress toward goals for each HST company opportunity.
Contributing to new product development by providing market intelligence from competitor information, pricing, etc.
Extensive travel in the region is expected with a high focus on customer faced visits and attendance at trade shows.

The Person

The Person:

Extensive experience in dealing with OEM accounts
Must be fluent in both English and German – multilingual a definite plus!
Proven sales experience required. Within the medical technology market segment such as analytical instruments, IVD/BioTech instruments/systems, or life sciences laboratory market segment a plus. But open to other diverse market experience.
The candidate must be highly driven, resourceful, and innovative. They must have superior customer relations skills and proven results with increasing sales, multi-level negotiation techniques and selling critical enabling components and/or sub-systems solutions.
Must have proven experience closing multi-million dollar / multi-year contracts.
The RSM must be able to work independently using their own initiative, but with an ability to interface well with support teams as and when required.

Other Information

Competitive Salary & Benefits - Germany and Central Europe

IDEX Corporation offers a dynamic and challenging work environment and a competitive compensations/benefits package. If you think you have the skills and background we are seeking, we welcome your resume.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC, Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE

Title/Position: Supplier Quality Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: Rohnert Park, CA
Date: June 3, 2011

Summary

IDEX Health & Science, Rohnert Park, CA is looking for a talented, dynamic Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE). The SQE will ensure that products meet purchase specification and quality/reliability requirements. Additionally, they will drive process improvement through supplier manufacturing process, incoming inspection, and in-process data analysis. The SQE will interface and build cooperative working relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal organizations.

Essential Job Functions

Performing supplier quality assurance functions pertaining to external materials and component suppliers.
Managing supplier databases.
Performing initial evaluations of new suppliers, and re-evaluation of existing suppliers.
Conducting audits of proposed new and existing suppliers.
Performing Risk Assessments and evaluations of suppliers.
Processing, reporting, and tracking Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCARs) and Supplier Notifications of Change (SNCs).
Responsible for supplier activities relating to: development, process capability, technical gap analysis, qualification, and monitoring of quality and on time delivery performance.
Coordination of Material Review Board activities and feedback to supplier.
Actively work with suppliers on closed loop corrective action process incorporating continual improvement and process improvement methods.
Provides quality engineering support to assigned projects, programs or areas to ensure that all products are built in accordance with customer, corporate, and regulatory requirements.
Applies knowledge of Quality Systems Regulations in carrying out responsibilities, which includes the responsibility of review and approval of processes.
Develops, implements, and maintains cost-effective Quality System procedures consistent with corporate, government, and international regulations.
Leads quality improvement projects that drive continuous improvement through utilization of tools such as DOE, Six Sigma, DMAIC, FMEA, SPC, 8D Root Cause Analysis, and Lean.
Develops, maintains, and analyzes Key Performance Indicators to identify recurring trends and drive improvement actions.
Leads investigations to determine root causes of product defects including field and internal failures.
Must be able to travel (by air, train, bus and/or automobile) to customer and supplier sites throughout the world. Travel estimated to comprise up to 30% of job related activities.
Maintain composure and professional approach when dealing with public.
Ability to make decisions logically.
Capable of focusing on details with regards to procedures and workflow.
Communicate clearly and excellently in English, verbally and in writing.
Applies appropriate control plans to achieve problem containment, and then drives corrective and preventative actions to address the determined problems and audit as required to verify effectiveness of actions.
Develops and implements effective inspection, measurement and test equipment to verify compliance of product with specifications. Specifies plans and purchases such equipment when necessary.
Assures calibration/maintenance, training, proper use and handling of equipment by personnel.
Implements and maintains systems to report and improve quality.
Maintains a complete awareness of the cost of quality and promote activities to monitor and reduce quality costs.
Works with Engineering to assist in the design, pre-product, and release of new products.
Coordinate the first article approval process between the organization and suppliers.
Other assignments as needed.

Qualifications

BS degree in engineering discipline, MS preferred.
Minimum of 5 years experience as a supplier quality engineer required.
Experience with electronic, electro-mechanical, and mechanical assembly.
Experience with FMEA preferred.
Regulations and international quality system standards desired.
Must be able to identify and recommend effective solutions to problems, utilizing technical problem solving tools, and working individually and with others within and outside his/her function.
Must have capability to review, analyze, summarize and interpret quality systems data, draw conclusions, make appropriate decisions and recommendations, write reports and give oral presentations.
Must be able to manage multiple projects and report progress against goals in an objective and clear manner.
Proficiency in the use of personal computers and computer database software, including Microsoft Office applications (Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint). Visio and Project knowledge desirable.
Familiarity with the use of ERP/Document Control systems (e.g. Oracle, JDE, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD).
Must show self-initiative but be very comfortable in the role of a team player.
Excellent organizational skills.

Additional Information about the Position

Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Functions:

The work environment includes a laboratory setting, an office environment and extensive exposure to a production and manufacturing environment. The physical/mental capabilities are typical standards to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to sit for long hours. Has the need for good hand and body dexterity for repetitive use of computer keyboard and hand tools. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus for reading computer screen and other normal activities of this position.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC, Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE

Title/Position: Applications Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: April 19, 2011

Summary

The Applications Engineer is responsible for assisting both company sales representatives and its customers in evaluating, selecting and integrating the appropriate company product to meet an application need. The Applications Engineer will report to the Product Manager and will work closely with Sales and Engineering to meet product line sales and profitability goals by providing high-visibility product technical/applications information, competitive product analysis, new product applications training, and successful customer new product integration into their instruments/equipment. The Applications Engineer will also be responsible for minor designs for product modifications and customer specific applications.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences degree required, with additional education and/or job responsibility in a Business/Marketing environment highly desirable.
4-6 years in product design, and/or customer applications development or product support experience required.
Proven technical aptitude and applications knowledge for assigned product/market responsibility.
Experience in a technical product environment targeted for sales.
Prior experience with OEM manufactures or analytical instruments, chromatography and or fluidics is highly desired
Excellent communication, public speaking and presentation skills.
Ability to travel 30% of the time on average. Some months of the year may require as much as 50% travel.
Multi-lingual skills are beneficial but not required.
Proven history of consistent application of good business judgment.
Experience with Design Software - Solid works highly desired.

Skills & Appitude

Able to effectively balance the needs of the customer with the needs of the business.
Very strong computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint experience.
Must be able to work independently and adjust to shifts in job priorities based upon customer needs.
Strong sense of urgency and the ability to provide high quality information that leads to business wins.
Self-starter who finds a way to prioritize actions to get the job done; high energy; persistent; resourceful; timely
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across many functions of the company and customers
Ability to work through conflicts, gain trust/credibility and persuasively influence outcomes.
Ability to learn then teach internal and external customers the product key performance features and competitive advantages.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time- international and domestic travel

To Apply

Interested candidates, please apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-167439.html

IDEX IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.

EOE

Title/Position: Product Manager
Job Type: Product Development
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: April 19, 2011

Summary

As our Product Manager, you will be responsible for growth in our fluidic solutions and/or Peristaltic Pump product lines through coordination of the required sales, marketing and engineering activities. The two key brands manufactured at the Oak Harbor, WA facility are the Upchurch Scientific brand and the Ismatec pump brand. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic individual with strong technical aptitude to leverage their product management expertise in support of a market leader in the biotechnology and analytical instrumentation industry.

Essential Responsibilities

In this role, you will be expected to travel both domestically and internationally approximately 30% of the year. Your previous experience in a component product environment paired with your knowledge of value pricing and the marketing of new products will be essential to this role, as you will be considered the 'business expert' among the field sales, marketing, engineering, and product development organizations, as well as by the corresponding customer base. Your ability to create and maintain a high level of influence within a global organization will enable you to set a strategic direction and road map for the product line thereby creating continuous incremental product value to the customer. This is your opportunity to be hands-on in the revenue generation and growth of our products within the fluid-handling instrumentation market and experience the rewards that follow your success.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) in a Technical discipline (Physical Science or Engineering) and/or a Business discipline (Administration or Marketing) with at least 5 years of combined sales/marketing or product management experience in a high technology products environment.
Experience in a product environment targeted as components and/or sub-systems for sales into OEM Instrument manufacturers, or for complete OEM Instrument products for sales to end-users of such equipment highly desirable.
Familiar with a variety of marketing concepts, practices and procedures.
Good financial understanding and analysis at the Income Statement level of financial reporting required.
Excellent communication, public speaking and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) with customers and work within a team environment.
Language skills other than English is beneficial
Physical Activities Required to perform essential functions: able to lift 35 pounds, assist Marketing to set up trade show booths.
Ability to communicate by speech and hearing continuously, by phone, in person, and other electronic media.
Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use.
Must be willing to travel via plane/car/train as required.
Able to travel internationally.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC, Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE

Title/Position: Manufacturing Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: February 11, 2011

Summary

This position is accountable for the development, evaluation, documentation, and improvement of the manufacturing methods utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards in efforts to insure manufacturability at minimal cost that meet the required quality, repeatability, cycle-time, and safety goals.

Essential Job Functions

1.       Developing, evaluating, improving and documenting manufacturing processes for repeatability that meet our quality, cost, cycle-time and safety needs (including process control techniques).
2.       Analyzing manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput.
3.       Collaborating with design engineering through a stage gate product development process to launch new products on-time and on budget that meet both the customers’ and business’ needs.
4.       Conferring with vendors in determining product specifications and arranging equipment, parts, or material purchase, and evaluating products according to quality standards and specifications.
5.       Estimating staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions.
6.       Working closely with manufacturing department to develop, coordinate, and implement technical training for employees.
7.       Designing and developing manufacturing processes for enhancements, product changes, and new products, and related fixtures and tooling that are consistent with zero defect level and low product cost.
8.       Providing engineering support for the assigned production department(s) to trouble shoot and resolve technical problems (Reach out to the RDE team, as required).
9.       Provides production floor and assembly support in technical matters related to interpretation of engineering documentation, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), rework, manufacturing difficulties and specification, and implementation of training on new processes.
10.    Take the lead on root cause analysis, corrective action, and report generation for product returns that are under warranty or customer complaints.
11.    Initiate, justify, and implement capital equipment, as required.

Essential Interpersonal Job Functions

Success in this position requires frequent communication with peers and management. These relationships must be built on respect, integrity, cooperation, teamwork and professionalism. Failure to actively maintain and encourage these constructive relationships will significantly impact success in this position, just as equally as weak technical skills.
Must be able to willingly shift job priorities, based upon customer needs.
Ensure individual accountability for meeting product quality standards and production schedule commitments.

Additional Information about the Position

Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Funcitons:
The physical/mental capabilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to use standard office equipment, i.e. telephone, computer, fax, etc.
Ability to use hands for operation of hand tools, power tools, and equipment necessary to implement manufacturing processes, tooling/fixturing, and test equipment.
Ability to travel to customer and supplier sites, both by automobile and air travel.
Ability to lift 40 lbs.
Ability to walk and move about throughout all of the company’s facility.
Ability to communicate and by voice, to, hear and to see.

Job Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General exposure to office, manufacturing, laboratory, and machine shop environments.
Safety glasses and adhering to general safety practices required.
Exposure to general production equipment and machine shop noise levels.
Some exposure and handling of some hazardous chemicals and gases. Use of personal protective equipment required, i.e. safety glasses, gloves, aprons, etc.

Qualifications

General manufacturing engineering expertise of a senior level, with 5-7 years related work experience as a Manufacturing Engineer.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
Experience managing projects of varying complexity and scope.
Strong computer skills, e.g., standard office software (word-processing and spreadsheets), database development, …etc.
Use of computer aided design software, preferably Solidworks.
Strong experience in the design, development, and implementation of manufacturing processes.
Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
Strong background in manufacturing programs, i.e., Total Quality Management (TQM), Continuous Process Improvement, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Concurrent Engineering Teams, Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Kanban principles, and Just in Time JIT)

To Apply

Interested candidates should apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-74441.html

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE

Title/Position: Sr. Buyer/Planner
Job Type: Finance/Accounting
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: February 11, 2011

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Senior Buyer/Planner will have complete responsibility for procuring materials, components, supplies, and services. Obtains quotes, negotiates purchase agreements, and maintains supplier relationship. Monitors supplier performance. Takes ownership for cost, inventory levels, on time delivery, and quality. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, energetic, detail oriented and tenacious go-getter about managing materials.

Essential Functions

1. Manage Kanban system for assigned commodities and suppliers. Negotiate and implement Kanban arrangements with suppliers through consigned inventory. Minimize liability and EOZ risk by monitoring pull sizes to ensure they are aligned to current customer demand.
2. Provides for the continual improvement of inventory control systems to track and reduce inventory levels and increase turns, while maintaining sufficient levels to meet customer requested delivery dates.
3. Manages materials control/order policy, finding opportunities to improve processes including the materials forecasts and order policy/lot sizes in order to effectively mirror our processes and anticipate material requirements while maintaining low inventory levels.
4. Uses existing ERP system and other data warehouse devices for effectively managing inventory.
5. Highly involved in designing our manufacturing pull system and a member of the Lean Team.
6. Develop and maintain a perpetual inventory system that guaranties agreement between the on-hand balance counts in the computer system and the actual on-hand balances in the physical plant.
7. Responsible for proactively improving supplier quality and OTD.
8. Coordinates vendor searches, selection and development of new suppliers, including being involved in New Product development supplier sourcing process.
9. Negotiates major purchasing contracts, blanket orders and long term purchase agreements taking into account liability.
10. Establishes mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers to ensure high quality goods, reliable delivery dates, and reasonable and consistent pricing. Participate and provide leadership in the implementation and usage of PFEP and PPSM.
11. Utilize MRP software to manage “push” items and ensure on time delivery. Optimize inventory investment and service levels.
12. Monitor part level inventory turns and where required establish, implement and monitor countermeasures to ensure inventory turns goals are met.
13. Manage rejected materials by communicating with suppliers and quality control. Obtain approvals to return, rework or sort materials, Prepare appropriate paperwork and input or assume responsibility for the input of necessary paperwork.
14. Monitor the on time performance of suppliers and review results to them and management monthly. Develop and implement action plans with the supply chain engineer to improve the quality and on time performance of suppliers while maintaining or reducing costs.
15. Identify, evaluate, and recommend potential new opportunities for cost reduction with existing and new commodities or suppliers based on total cost of ownership. Identify and quantify related costs from sourcing, procurement, delivery, storage, usage and disposal.
16. Actively pursue the elimination of waste in the supply chain by eliminating non valued added steps in the process, improving quality and championing standardization.

Qualifications

1. Five years of managing materials in a manufacturing environment.
2. BS degree in Business Administration, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent.
3. Demonstrated background in inventory planning and control systems emphasizing LEAN manufacturing and pull/Kanban principles.
4. Strong skills in managing projects (PMI certification as plus)
5. Thorough knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
6. Demonstrated experience in managing procurement initiatives
7. Certifications in Material Management, APICS and/or LEAN Supply Chain preferred.
8. Experience working in a matrix environment.
9. Experience purchasing from Low Cost Regions preferred

Skills/Aptitudes

1. A working knowledge of LEAN manufacturing and continuous improvement processes.
2. Ability to conceive, plan, provide training for, and implement major new processes and procedures.
3. Ability to communicate clearly with management, peers, subordinates, and vendors on complex issues dealing with a large amount of detail.
4. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
5. Ability to form alliances both internal and external to the company to achieve the company’s goals.
6. Intermediate level computer skills.
7. Excellent project managing and organizational skills.

To Apply

Interested candidates- please apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-127387.html

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE

Title/Position: Field Application Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: India
Date: November 4, 2010

Reporting Relationships

The Field Application Engineer (FAE) reports to:
Director of Sales, India Sales of IDEX Health & Science (IH&S)
Located in Mumbai, India

Summary

The FAE provides both pre- and post-sale support for IH&S LLC products and systems. Works closely with customers, and the sales team, product managers, engineering team to ensure adequate and quick responses and solutions to our customers (OEMs and distribution). The FAE works directly with IH&S, RSM, SD or VP's, and IH&S company management, and functional/process areas. Also works closely with IH&S global sales organization to maximize worldwide sales opportunities for continual profitable growth.

Primary duties

Provides IH&S LLC product technical and application support to our customers.
Supports the OEM sales team in the selling process including product application usage, technical solutions, project management, and answers to the technical questions.
Works closely with product managers and engineering teams as needed to act as a resource to the customers and sales team in the field.
Supports marketing team and product managers to identify and analyze the market needs for products and services.
Understands the product landscapes in the market, including but not limited to key competitive products and application usage.
May act as a first responder to troubleshoot customer calls and technical issues over the phone and or at customer's sites.
Extensive travel to existing customers, prospective customers, trade shows, and IDEX H&S LLC company locations. It is estimated that a minimum of 60-70% travel will be required.
Supports product managers and engineering in the definition and preparation of specifications and information on new product requirements for OEMs.
Provide input and support RSM to execute Product Launch Plans, including the demos and sales training when applicable.

Additional Information about the Position

Experience Required:

3-5 years of progressive experience and responsibility in field application support and product design within the analytical instrument, IVD/BioTech instruments/systems, or life sciences laboratory market segment.
Candidate must have excellent customer relations skills and proven results with multi-level negotiation techniques and value selling critical enabling components and/or sub-systems solutions.
Direct product development experience in HPLC, IVD & water monitoring instrument OEMs are highly preferred.

Knowledge:

BS/BA required, preferably in the mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, or automation control engineering.
Advanced technical or business degree preferred.
Candidate must understand the fundamentals of the design, function, and application of analytical instruments and the use of fluid handling technology therein.
Candidate must understand the properties of inert polymers and metals, the hydrodynamics of valves, and the mechanics of fluidic fittings.
Candidate should understand the current changes and trends within the AI/IVD/Bi-Tech industry, specifically in areas of rapid applications growth.
Understanding of Liquid Chromatography is essential.
Knowledge of other separation and analysis techniques such as Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Automated Liquid Handling Systems, and the associated analytical techniques they are deployed in is extremely useful.
Knowledge of non-separation applications such as DNA sequencing, Genomics and Proteomics, Hematology/Flow Cytometry, and combinatorial chemistry to provide high-throughput analysis applications would be very useful.

Skills/Aptitudes:

Superior oral and written communication skills in English.
Exhibit key account management skills including the discovery, customer qualification, value selling, value negotiation, and post-sale customer support phases of customer relationship building.
Intermediate to advanced personal computer skills.

Abilities:

Well organized – ability to address tactical issues in the short-term while maintaining strategic vision for the long-term.
Must be able and willing to work alone and with own self-initiative.
Must possess high-energy, a driven-to-succeed attitude, and a demonstrated sense of urgency.
Must be proficient in business sales forecasting processes.
Must also understand value pricing and its effect to gross and operating profit margin to meet corporate objectives.
Must be able to prepare and professionally articulate presentations to senior level executives of key OEMs.
Must be able to use think “outside-the-box” and creativity partner with the IH&S company's functional resources to develop action plans that solve customer issues.

Physical/Mental Capabilities:

Able to travel via automobile, airplane, train, or bus.
Travel may include multiple week trips at a time visiting multiple cities.
Able to utilize telephone and computer equipment.
Must be able to maintain composure and professional approach when dealing with public.
Ability to make decisions logically.
Capable of focusing on details to execute action plans.

Level:

Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors.
Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selection methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
Works without supervision.
Must use significant discretion and judgment.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC , Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

EOE

Title/Position: Field Application Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: China
Date: November 4, 2010

Reporting Relationships

The Field Application Engineer (FAE) reports to:
Director of Sales, Asia Pacific Sales of IDEX Health & Science (IH&S)
Located in Beijing, China

Summary

Primary duties

Provides IH&S LLC product technical and application support to our customers.
Supports the OEM sales team in the selling process including product application usage, technical solutions, project management, and answers to the technical questions.
Works closely with product managers and engineering teams as needed to act as a resource to the customers and sales team in the field.
Supports marketing team and product managers to identify and analyze the market needs for products and services.
Understands the product landscapes in the market, including but not limited to key competitive products and application usage.
May act as a first responder to troubleshoot customer calls and technical issues over the phone and or at customer's sites.
Extensive travel to existing customers, prospective customers, trade shows, and IDEX H&S LLC company locations. It is estimated that a minimum of 60-70% travel will be required.
Supports product managers and engineering in the definition and preparation of specifications and information on new product requirements for OEMs.
Provide input and support RSM to execute Product Launch Plans, including the demos and sales training when applicable.

Additional Information about the Position

Experience Required:

3-5 years of progressive experience and responsibility in field application support and product design within the analytical instrument, IVD/BioTech instruments/systems, or life sciences laboratory market segment.
Candidate must have excellent customer relations skills and proven results with multi-level negotiation techniques and value selling critical enabling components and/or sub-systems solutions.
Direct product development experience in HPLC, IVD & water monitoring instrument OEMs are highly preferred.

Knowledge:

BS/BA required, preferably in the mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, or automation control engineering.
Advanced technical or business degree preferred.
Candidate must understand the fundamentals of the design, function, and application of analytical instruments and the use of fluid handling technology therein.
Candidate must understand the properties of inert polymers and metals, the hydrodynamics of valves, and the mechanics of fluidic fittings.
Candidate should understand the current changes and trends within the AI/IVD/Bi-Tech industry, specifically in areas of rapid applications growth.
Understanding of Liquid Chromatography is essential.
Knowledge of other separation and analysis techniques such as Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Automated Liquid Handling Systems, and the associated analytical techniques they are deployed in is extremely useful.
Knowledge of non-separation applications such as DNA sequencing, Genomics and Proteomics, Hematology/Flow Cytometry, and combinatorial chemistry to provide high-throughput analysis applications would be very useful.

Skills/Aptitudes:

Superior oral and written communication skills in English and Madarin.
Exhibit key account management skills including the discovery, customer qualification, value selling, value negotiation, and post-sale customer support phases of customer relationship building.
Intermediate to advanced personal computer skills.

Abilities:

Well organized – ability to address tactical issues in the short-term while maintaining strategic vision for the long-term.
Must be able and willing to work alone and with own self-initiative.
Must possess high-energy, a driven-to-succeed attitude, and a demonstrated sense of urgency.
Must be proficient in business sales forecasting processes.
Must also understand value pricing and its effect to gross and operating profit margin to meet corporate objectives.
Must be able to prepare and professionally articulate presentations to senior level executives of key OEMs.
Must be able to use think “outside-the-box” and creativity partner with the IH&S company's functional resources to develop action plans that solve customer issues.

Physical/Mental Capabilities:

Able to travel via automobile, airplane, train, or bus.
Travel may include multiple week trips at a time visiting multiple cities.
Able to utilize telephone and computer equipment.
Must be able to maintain composure and professional approach when dealing with public.
Ability to make decisions logically.
Capable of focusing on details to execute action plans.

Level:

Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors.
Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selection methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
Works without supervision.
Must use significant discretion and judgment.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC , Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

EOE

Title/Position: Regional Sales Manager
Job Type: Sales
Location: China
Date: November 4, 2010

Summary

IDEX Health & Science LLC designs, develops, and manufactures liquid subassemblies and precision components for a wide range of applications requiring precise control and measurement. We specialize in component integration that results in innovative and optimized OEM fluidic systems. IDEX Health & Science is the synthesis of leading component and technology suppliers to the Analytical Instrument, In Vitro Diagnostics, Biotechnology, and Laboratory markets. Our brands include Eastern Plastics, Innovadyne, Ismatec, Isolation Technologies, Rheodyne, Sapphire Engineering, Systec, and Upchurch Scientific.

IDEX Health & Science is a unit under the Health & Science Technologies segment of IDEX Corporation. IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions provider serving niche markets. IDEX is well known for its expertise in engineered fluidics and is the market leader in specialty products. IDEX's served markets include process industry and infrastructure related applications, life science and medical technologies, industrial and municipal fire and rescue, and equipment associated with the retail dispensing of architectural paints and coatings.

Our Regional Sales Manager (RSM) which will be located in Beijing, China is required to identify, develop, maintain, and strengthen customer relationships for both current and new business opportunities in OEM and Distribution/Dealers across the appropriate IDEX companies whose products serve the assigned target market. This is a high profile role and is an opportunity to define and lead the organizations ambitious growth strategy across China.

The Role

Manage and grow major accounts in China.
Developing new business for OEM applications for the HST brands.
Work closely with HST resources on the territory to ensure customer needs and company sales targets are achieved.
Prepare and present sales reports on territory/account progress toward goals for each HST company opportunity.
Contribute to new product development by providing market intelligence from competitor information, pricing, etc.
Extensive travel in the region is expected with a high focus on customer faced visits and attendance at trade shows in as well as trips to the US.

The Person

Proven sales experience within the medical technology market segment – ideally analytical instruments, IVD/BioTech instruments/systems, or life sciences laboratory market segment.
Extensive experience in dealing with OEM accounts.
Candidate must be highly driven, resourceful, and innovative. They must have superior customer relations skills and proven results with increasing sales, multi-level negotiation techniques, and selling critical enabling components and/or sub-systems solutions.
Must have proven experience closing multi-million dollar/multi-year contracts.
Experienced Six-Sigma green belt and/or LEAN manufacturing concept training is preferred.
Must be able to work on their own initiative but with an ability to interface with support teams as needed and when required.
Fluent in English and Mandarin essential.

Additional Information about the Position

IDEX offers a dynamic and challenging work environment and a competitive compensations/benefits package. If you think you have the skills and background we are seeking, we welcome your application.

To Apply

Fax cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC , Human Resources Dept. (707) 588-2010
E-mail your resume to nbrewer@idexcorp.com
Mail cover letter and resume to IDEX Health & Science LLC / 600 Park Court / Rohnert Park, CA 94928 / Attn Recruitment.

EOE

Title/Position: Senior Fluidics Engineer
Job Type: Engineering
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: March 1, 2010

IDEX Health & Science (IH&S) new Integrated Solutions Group is an IDEX investment to expand the market for our products and provide added value to meet our customers increasing demand for supplying turnkey solutions to challenges that are beyond their core competency. At the foundation of this investment is a coordination of the current successful products and assembly capability of IH&S, with a charter to focus more in technology application from the customer point of view that will enhance and extend our reputation for higher value technology integration, including controls for enhanced performance. This in turn can enable our customers’ ability to more rapidly innovate without having to invest as heavily outside their own core competence

This position’s primary responsibility is the development of IDEX fluidic product solutions in the Invitro Diagnostics (IVD) and Analytical Instrumentation (AI) markets. Integration with OEM architecture is a critical need and this position will have responsibility to assure standards are chosen to simplify and differentiate modular IDEX products in the marketplace. This includes investigation and incorporation of state of art hardware design that enables modular integration of fluidic subsystems into OEM instrumentation. Candidate must design, prototype, debug and transfer to production; pump, valve, degassing and analytical fluid dispensing designs. Familiarity with typical chemistries used in AI and IVD markets is required

Key to this strategy is the development of modularity in the design to allow for re-use of major design elements for rapid time to market and profitability. Candidate contributes to the development of multidimensional design implementation and revision control. Key contributor to the completion of customer solutions, proposals and strategies based on business goals and product objectives. Reviews completed proposals for technical integrity, quantification of risk and delivery estimate prior to presentation to customer. Additionally, the Senior Mechanical Fluidic Engineer is a key resource on a small team to determine and carry out fluid testing to meet customer requirements. This position will have oversight responsibility to ensure IDEX products can be increasingly integrated at a configurable assembly level for rapid time-to-market

The Mechanical Fluidic Engineer must also provide guidance to the Engineering and Manufacturing groups in the H&S business units regarding new product development to ensure the technical system architecture goals of the Integrated Solutions Group are achieved.

Work with Principal Engineer and IH&S Business Units to manage OEM System architecture strategy, including identification of requirements and specifications to optimize OEM integration of IDEX subsystem products in target applications.

Participate in initial customer concept reviews to develop product requirements/specifications for inputs and outputs for IDEX fluidic subsystems. Reviews each proposal for technical integrity, qualifications of risk, and strategic direction prior to presentation. Conducts feasibility studies on engineering proposals and related technical data for developing new equipment or modifying existing equipment for higher performance

Supports breadboard prototypes which may involve several engineering disciplines, including chemistry, electronics, mechanical design, optics, quality, reliability, etc. Develop and execute verification tests on integrated solutions modules/products

Create Lab View programs to control breadboards and prototypes to meet application requirements. Designs electro-mechanical systems-oriented products and prepares related installation, and operation specifications and instructions

Work closely with OEM's and Field Sales providing technical product support and product recommendations. Provide on-site, OEM and Field Sales support on a regular basis. Analyze, design, debug and troubleshoot fluid systems

To Apply

Fax (860.314.2888) or e-mail (mmeehl@idexcorp.com) resume attention: Mary Ann Meehl / Human Resource Dept

EOE

Title/Position: Regional Sales Manager - SE/MW Territory
Job Type: Sales
Location: Middleboro, MA
Date: February 11, 2010

Summary

Responsible for leading the OEM sales effort in the prescribed accounts including identifying, developing, and strengthening customer relationships for both current and new business opportunities in OEM accounts for the IDEX HST companies (9). Develops and executes on key sales objectives to achieve plan targets and stretch goals.

Primary Duties

1. Manage and grow target accounts and markets in specified region(s).
2. Manage new projects from conception to production, which can involve multi-year project management. Interface directly with individual HST company resources as needed to meet customers and Business Unit goals and objectives.
3. Regularly interface with the HST company representatives as follows:
a. Development teams, technical staffs, and marketing resources to identify new product and market opportunities.
b. Manufacturing / procurement / quality assurance teams to establish and manage quality and On-Time Delivery (OTD) metrics to meet customer expectations.
4. Extensive travel to existing customers’, prospective customers’, trade shows, and IDEX HST company locations. It is estimated that a minimum of 60% travel will be required.

Secondary Duties

1. Promote and establish IDEX HST as a key strategic design and supply chain partner in the design and manufacture of critical technology to identified customer projects/products.
2. Analyze industry and customer account trends. Prepare and present sales reports on territory/account progress toward goals for each HST company opportunity.
3. Create and execute successful action plans to achieve assigned business objectives.
4. Assist HST Marketing in the development of Strategic Marketing Plans.
5. Identify and promote product training and promotion/awareness seminars to assigned key OEM accounts to provide additional value to the customer.
6. Perform other responsibilities required or as assigned.

Additional Information about the Position

Experience Required:

5+ years of progressive experience and responsibility in sales, marketing and /or product management. Preferred experience within the analytical instrument or the IVD/BioTech instruments/systems market segment.
Excellent customer relations skills and proven results in an OEM selling atmosphere.
Increasing sales, multi-level negotiation techniques and selling critical enabling components and/or sub-systems solutions in a complex selling environment must be demonstrated.
Experience selling in a matrix organization with multiple business units is a major benefit.

Knowledge:

BS/BA required, preferably in Engineering or Physical/Life Sciences.
Understand the fundamentals of the design, function, and application of analytical instruments and the use of fluid handling technology therein.
Knowledge of separation and analysis techniques such as Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Automated Liquid Handling Systems would be very useful.

Skills/Aptitudes:

Exhibit key account management skills including the discovery, customer qualification, consultive selling, value negotiation, and post-sale customer support phases of customer relationship building.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills. MS Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are a must

To Apply

Interested candidates, can apply online at http://idexcorp.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-128665.html

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

EOE