Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
Restorative Neurotechnologies
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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About the role
- Develop and manage supplier relationships for Echo across the product life cycle, starting from design and development through commercial production.
- Collaborate with R&D engineers, cross-functional core team and suppliers during new product development process to develop critical medical devices, components, materials or other based on product and company need.
- Engage and utilize processes to coordinate New Product Development (NPD) initiatives including but not limited to ensure quality, cost, delivery and risk reduction activities with suppliers.
- Conduct Make vs Buy analysis, supplier selection, develop sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements (i.e., NDA, Development, Supply), PO management and manage supplier relationships to deliver predictable supply & competitiveness.
- Provide Project Mgmt. for Sourcing deliverables, working with overall project managers, communication with cross-functional groups and suppliers to track performance and highlight risks.
- Facilitate workshops with both internal partners and suppliers to utilize DFx strategies and tools (manufacturability, supply chain, etc.) along with component plans to drive quality and reliability of parts.
- Responsible for the identification, reduction and mitigation of risk, improving timelines and developing lasting relationships that are critical to meeting business and technical challenges.
- Track supplied component quality, supply risk, material cost, response / lead time for new products.
- Partner with suppliers to develop launch plans ensuring materials, labor and capacity is in place to meet demand.
- Develop methodology and manage the SRM (supplier relationship management) operating system for on-going supply working with supply partners (i.e., agreements, business reviews, technical meetings, etc.)
- Drive continuous improvement activities with suppliers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
- Experience of at least 10+ years working with within a cross-functional team supporting supplier management, sourcing, procurement or engineering.
- Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements and manufacturing processes in a regulated industry (i.e., medical, aerospace, etc.).
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written communication
- Strong organization, multi-tasking and project management skills
- Strong problem-solving skills to identify, understand and drive solutions to both technical and business issues
Benefits
- An opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge projects to transform patients’ lives in a highly collaborative work environment.
- Competitive compensation, including stock options.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- 401(k) program with matching contributions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
supplier relationship managementnew product developmentMake vs Buy analysissourcing strategiesproject managementDFx strategiesrisk mitigationquality systemsregulatory requirementsmanufacturing processes
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganization skillsmulti-taskingproblem-solving skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain