Technical Sourcing Specialist

Description

Serve in role as program manager to coordinate the transfer of program information and responsibilities to commodity team and supplychain planning personnel such that they are effective in meeting program goals., Provide sourcing/supply chain management leadership for launch of new products and technologies., Serve as Program Manager in assuring that programrelated information and responsibilities are effectively communicated and documented to ensure execution by the appropriate Materials personnel., Develop strong partnering relationships with the Engineering, Technology, and R&D community, as well as with the commodity teams, CRM manufacturing facilities, and management. Required Skills and Experience Education preferred is chemical engineering, biomedical engineering or chemistry with product development or lab experience. 35 years experience required in Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain management Responsibilities The candidate will be expected to build a knowledge database of supplier technical and business capabilities to support the companys dynamic and growing requirements, primarily in the biologics and pharmaceutical arena. The successful candidate will also be expected to keep abreast of new product supply requirements early in the design phases to identify needed supply base elements. After suppliers are selected, the candidate will help build strategic relationships with key targeted suppliers. Part of these relationships will be identifying and communicating standards and specifications needed to execute effective procurement from the supply base and working with Strategic Procurement and the Buyers to maintain and establish (if necessary) contractual agreements. The successful candidate will also monitor order status and perform analyses to evaluate impact of engineering changes on material plan forecast and production changes. The candidate will also be required to work with the Supplier Quality Management Organization to ensure documentation and understanding of the Client Sofamor Danek supplier quality systems within the new suppliers.