Sr Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of sourcing strategies for assigned categories, ensuring alignment with production timelines, cost targets, and plant-specific operational and regulatory constraints.
• Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to secure the best terms and quality.
• Manage supplier selection decision making and supplier awarding.
• Lead contract negotiations with suppliers, including development and execution of Statements of Work (SOWs), ensuring alignment with business requirements, cost objectives, risk mitigation, and regulatory/compliance standards.
• Develop plans to establish continuity of supply in support of plant build plans and spare part demand plans.
• Ensure quality, delivery, order accuracy, and competitive pricing through continuous follow-up with suppliers and end users.
• Makes recommendations on the use of alternate materials, evaluate and provide feedback on supplier performance.
• Visits suppliers to assess supplier capability to meet quality, delivery and strategic requirements.
• Must deal with all levels of supplier management.
• Conducts all purchasing activities in compliance with company policy and objectives.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, and ethical standard.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5-10 years’ experience in procurement, purchasing in the industrial or medical application of production goods
• Strong negotiation, communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good Knowledge of SAP ERP
• Strong decision-making skills and high sense of urgency
• Strong analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel a minimum of 30% of the time and have the ability to obtain a valid passport
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels within the organization and with outside vendors/ suppliers