Sourcing Specialist

Required Skills & Experience

• 4 years experience in sourcing or supply chain or equivalent working with suppliers on business terms and pricing, quoting, supplier selection process, negotiating
• 4 years experience in medical devices field
• College degree
• Proficient in MS Office/Office 365
• Ability to read/understand schedules and Gantt charts
• Work experience or employment with a medical devices manufacturer

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Assertive – self starter
• Able to take high level instruction and to prioritize and deliver requested output
• Able to self-manage time and priorities
• Possesses Email/office acumen
• Well written and spoken
• Possesses executive presence sufficient to instill confidence in others.

Job Description

• Seek qualified suppliers from Procurement Category Managers by sharing new product drawings or other information.
• Send/receive RFQ’s and RFP’s to Suppliers
• Collate and compare supplier responses to RFQ/RFP
• Conduct supplier down-select process and meeting with internal stakeholders.
• Schedule and/or attend weekly supplier meetings during development/NPD phase of project. Take meeting minutes/action items and distribute.
• Negotiate business terms and pricing, cost reduction schedules with suppliers and execute supply and distribution agreements with support of JnJ legal department.
• Enable suppliers to successfully deliver validation lots of products by exercising project management skills, conducting meetings, holding stakeholders accountable for action items.
• Report COGS to Supply Chain team.
• Report standard costs to Finance team.
• Coordinate with Planning for issuance of initial production purchase orders.
• Continually report progress, risks to line manager throughout the process.

This role pays up to 41/hr based on experience