Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist VIP

at  Natus Medical Incorporated

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics or similar discipline preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Strategic Sourcing or purchasing role ideally within a medical device industry.
• Experience in sourcing of plastics, metals for Class 3 medical devices/ equipment (preferred)
• Experience of working across global supplier base
• Strong contract negotiation skills with cost saving achievements
• Experience in team acquisitions by consolidations
• Experience in Regulatory and Registrations (Global)
• Ability to deliver assigned projects and gate reviews
• Knowledge and experience with driving initiatives that improve EBITA performance
• Demonstrate the ability to lead with initiative and and drive strategies.
• Systems experience of - Power BI, Oracle, Agile and Excel.

• Use analytics to track price variance and develop strategy for cost improvement
• Manage diverse global supplier portfolio, contract manufacturers and distributors
• Control Price increases and achieve cost reductions through contract negotiations while maintaining supplier relationships, supply and quality.
• Support Product Management and Engineering teams with New Product Introductions
• Benchmark best practices and industry trends with internal and external business partners to develop a roadmap and build a VIP pipeline of saving and value creation opportunities
• Engage with the required internal stakeholders to drive main initiatives and projects forward to meet cost saving initiatives
• Contract Management – partner with Legal team to manage contracts, terms of business and drive favourable contract terms
• Supplier Performance management – monitor performance and delivery of contracted services with supplier portfolio
• Reporting – Spend analysis, presentations to leadership team on key strategies
• Support Sourcing deliverables to support acquisitions and/or consolidations as require