Supplier Specialist III

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio strategy by providing market research, defining market trends, investigating customer needs, and defining customer and product requirements.
• Cook up periodic business reviews, quarterly or on an “as needed” basis, with suppliers and PCS leadership.
• Provide Portfolio project management support as needed, including all vital stage gate process activity and leading a cadence for weekly reviews with all related departmental parties involved.
• Work collaboratively on projects within product and portfolio management and with other functional teams across the organization.
• Support successful product commercialization initiatives by working closely with cross-functional teams including sales and technical support.
• Join them in training and actively participate in the sales process.
• Provide competitive landscape insights to Portfolio Management leadership regarding the current supplier base.
• Also, help promote a working understanding of adjacent markets within the department.
• Collaborate with the Commercial team and Marketing to develop and implement focused product or supplier promotional campaigns.
• Maintain PCS Portfolio Management repository of working files and documents on a shared data storage location such as SharePoint.
• Other Portfolio Management duties, or other related duties, as needed on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in biological sciences, chemistry, business, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in portfolio management, supply chain management, marketing, sales, or business development.
• Experience in handling relationships with suppliers, business partners, and customers.