Procurement Engineering Leader - MR / New Product Introduction Sourcing

Roles and Responsibilities

• Sourcing professional focus on provide value to product development through leveraging supplier capabilities and technologies during product design.
• Select strategic suppliers for new products and prepare suppliers to deliver targeted requirements such as quality, fulfillment and cost.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, the supplier management team, supply chain team and others across the business to achieve results.
• Lead sourcing initiatives early in the product development phase keeping in line with our product simplification and platforming goals.
• Meet cost targets.
• Ensure technology matches occur between supply partners, engineering and manufacturing so that product and factory fulfillment requirements are met.
• Be highly engaged in technical design reviews, considering supplier expertise and innovation in component design and specifications.
• De-risk supplier base by identifying the risk and executing mitigation plans, in partnership with business leaders.
• Ensure NPI teams utilize preferred suppliers as identified in Global Healthcare sourcing strategies.
• Understand and convey the technical needs of MR Engineering to Global Sourcing personnel during category strategy development.
• Development and deployment of MR’s first Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) program.
• Supporting our Supplier Quality Program, ensuring supplier compliance with FDA, EHS, transportation and other regulatory and reputation requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5 years Sourcing (Procurement), Engineering or Supply Chain Management Experience

Desired Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering