Sourcing Specialist

Job Title

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