Senior Global Procurement Lead

The Role

At QuidelOrtho, we’re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Senior Global Procurement Lead.

Responsibilities

• 20% Responsible for driving supplier selection, serve as lead negotiator for complex, high value transactions including the support of due diligence activities, ensuring all aspects of commercial, operation and supply chain in contract execution, focusing on supplier quality, total cost and performance while minimizing risk exposure. Partner with supply chain and finance teams such that suppliers meet the required standards for financial health, quality management, IP protection, and risk management profiles.
• 20% Responsible for developing the Global Commodity Strategy, Asset Lifecycle Total Cost Management strategies as applicable to the commodity.
• 20% Execute strategic sourcing and relationship management strategies for supply partners that enable new product development to meet their technical and cost objectives while ensuring quality and driving innovation into the business. Such as generating supplier performance scorecards – OTIF, Quality, PPV participating in supplier business reviews, supplier capacity tracking e.g. shift patterns, OEE, utilization etc., work to resolve escalated supply issues. Ensure adherence to supplier management/governance standards including assessment, classification, mitigation and adding suppliers to the Approved Supplier List.
• 10% Develop/Foster supplier partnerships across the company. Understand business/operation issues cross functionally, communicate the consequences to QuidelOrtho Leadership and develop proposal to mitigate / resolve the challenge
• 20% Partner with Supply Chain, R&D, Product Management and Finance to drive supplier process, quality, and compliance improvements to achieve optimal value, pricing and service performance. Identify and progress annual continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with the sourcing strategy & business needs (e.g. lowering inventory levels, increasing yields, improving supplier operations, etc.)
• 5% Facilitate supplier change notices or material obsolescence with business partner team.

Individual Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business discipline, Operations Management, Engineering or relevant technical discipline.
• Professionally recognized qualification in related field
• Experienced in developing and sustaining products in compliance with ISO standards and in an FDA regulated environment
• 8 to 10 years Technical / Procurement Management experience in medical device and/or a regulated manufacturing environment in healthcare or high technology.
• Proven track record of managing employees, building high-performance supply organization and ensuring delivery of high-quality products on-time and on budget
• Previous experience in packaging commodity procurement, an advantage
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office, Power BI
• 5% travel (domestic and international), depending on supply base and business needs.

Work Environment

• Typically, 40% of time in meetings; 50% of time at the desk on computer/doing paperwork/ on phone, doing analytical work and 5% travel to work related events.
• Walking, standing, and sitting for long periods of time are routine to accomplish tasks in this role.