Procurement

• Post up to 5 news articles, features, and other content per day on MassDevice and MDO, including some based on interviews.
• Source and pitch relevant story ideas covering medtech research trends, technological news, and industry news.
• Meet daily social media requirements.
• Adhere to MassDevice and MDO’s high journalistic and quality standards.
• Support MDO (including its print editions and major projects including Women in Medtech and the Medtech Big 100), affiliated sites such as Medical Tubing + Extrusion and Drug Delivery Business News, DeviceTalks live and digital events, and other endeavors within Arrowfly’s Life Sciences organization.
• Assist with webinars and podcasts.
• Fulfill sales managers' requests, such as providing them with industry insights.
• Travel to attend industry trade shows, company meetings and events as needed.

Associate Editor – MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing

• Analyze transportation spend, volumes, rates, fuel surcharges, and service performance across global transportation categories.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, reports, and KPI tracking tools using Power BI, Excel, and other analytical platforms.
• Identify trends, cost drivers, risks, and improvement opportunities through data analysis.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with transportation suppliers.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across multiple systems and reporting sources.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives by gathering and analyzing supplier, market, and internal spend data.
• Assist with Request for Proposal (RFP) activities, bid analysis, benchmarking, and supplier evaluations.
• Prepare business cases and fact-based recommendations to support sourcing decisions.
• Maintain transportation category spend databases and savings tracking tools.

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

• Act as a trusted procurement advisor to teams across Operations, Engineering, and other departments, building strong partnerships and supporting business goals.
• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for your assigned commodities.
• Manage full-cycle sourcing processes such as RFIs and RFPs.
• Lead commercial negotiations encompassing pricing, service level agreements (SLAs), data privacy, intellectual property rights, and liability clauses.
• Facilitate productive cross-functional collaboration and provide strategic guidance.
• Oversee and nurture supplier partnerships, ensuring compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and report essential procurement metrics, including cost optimization, contract coverage, and supplier performance.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technology trends and industry standards relevant to procurement.

Category Manager

• Build and implement a strategic sourcing framework that drives efficiency, compliance, and agility in purchasing software, cloud services, and business partnerships.
• Oversee procurement operations to ensure all requests flow smoothly through the right reviews and approval paths while meeting SLAs for speed and compliance.
• Partner with CISO and IT teams to ensure software purchases are secure, complementary to our existing stack, and optimized for cost.
• Serve as system admin for Zip, maintaining and improving workflows that guide stakeholders through each stage of the SaaS and services procurement lifecycle.
• Advise business partners on procurement policy and best practices, ensuring expectations are managed and decisions align with company standards.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to monitor and optimize cloud spend, surfacing insights that drive budget efficiency.

Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Vendor Management

• Maintain and deepen Nava’s relationships with existing cooperative purchasing vehicles, state-specific procurement mechanisms, and schedule contract holders
• Conduct regular outreach and engagement with vehicle administrators and state procurement officials to keep Nava positioned as an active, compliant, and preferred vendor on existing vehicles
• Monitor utilization rates and activity on current vehicles; identify underperforming vehicles and develop strategies to increase engagement or reactivate dormant relationships
• Track contract vehicle renewal timelines, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations; coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure Nava meets all vehicle-level requirements proactively
• Serve as Nava’s primary relationship owner with vehicle administrators, cooperative purchasing organizations, and state procurement bodies
• Identify procurement vehicles, cooperative agreements, and acquisition pathways in priority states where Nava currently lacks coverage or where gaps create a competitive disadvantage
• Develop and execute a vehicle establishment roadmap, prioritizing new cooperative agreements, schedule contracts, and state-specific vehicles that open doors in key target states before pursuits require them
• Lead the application, onboarding, and activation process for new vehicles; coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Contracts to ensure compliance and timely execution
• Build and maintain a current vehicle map that tracks which vehicles Nava is on, which are actively used, and which represent untapped entry points by territory
• Lead the early operationalization of Nava’s NASPO ValuePoint agreement, including identifying the incremental infrastructure, processes, and marketing efforts required to support NASPO at scale
• Develop a NASPO-specific go-to-market plan that identifies target states, outreach strategies, and activation milestones for the first 6–12 months
• Coordinate with the GTM and Communications teams to develop NASPO-specific marketing and nurturing materials that increase state awareness of and confidence in purchasing through the vehicle
• Track NASPO pipeline activity and utilization; report on vehicle performance and surface recommendations for improving activation and revenue contribution
• Provide per-territory acquisition pathway recommendations integrated directly into Capture Engineer territory capture plans, answering “how does this state buy services like ours” before the relationship conversation advances far enough to matter
• Conduct competitive vehicle analysis: identify where competitors are positioned on cooperative vehicles that could lock Nava out of procurements, and develop strategies to close those gaps preemptively
• Advise Capture Managers on activated pursuits where vehicle selection is a competitive variable
• Research and analyze state-specific procurement authority, sole-source pathways, emergency procurement options, and cooperative vehicle eligibility to ensure Nava has a viable acquisition route for every priority opportunity
• Maintain a landscape of cooperative purchasing organizations (NASPO, NCPA, SEWP, state-specific cooperatives) and advise on Nava’s positioning relative to each

Procurement Vehicle Strategist

• Lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycle activities for complex or high-risk supplier engagements, including intake, strategy, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and implementation support.
• Partner with business stakeholders, Supplier Management, Third Party Risk Management, Legal, and Finance to align sourcing decisions with business objectives, policy expectations, and risk requirements.
• Develop and execute sourcing approaches that optimize cost, mitigate risk, improve supplier performance, and support business and category objectives.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, supplier communications, proposal evaluations, scorecards, and award recommendations.
• Negotiate commercial, operational, governance, and risk-related terms while balancing value, speed, stakeholder needs, and enterprise risk tolerance.
• Coordinate contract development and execution to ensure agreements include required corporate terms, service requirements, regulatory expectations, and appropriate risk protections.
• Drive stakeholder alignment throughout the sourcing lifecycle to support sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiation decisions, and timely execution of sourcing events.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise to less experienced sourcing professionals, contract analysts, and business partners.
• Track and communicate sourcing progress, value delivery, risk considerations, and implementation readiness.

Lead Sourcing Consultant, Procurement

• Lead and deliver complex sourcing projects, supplier negotiations, and strategic sourcing initiatives
• Support sourcing managers and sourcing professionals in the successful delivery of sourcing activities and stakeholder engagements
• Manage workload allocation, prioritization, and operational delivery across the sourcing team
• Act as an escalation point for sourcing, supplier, stakeholder, and delivery challenges
• Lead, coach, and develop sourcing professionals to build capability and support career development
• Monitor sourcing performance, turnaround times, and resource utilization to support effective service delivery
• Lead process improvement and transformation initiatives that improve sourcing effectiveness, efficiency, and stakeholder experience
• Support the implementation and adoption of sourcing tools, procurement technology, and AI-enabled capabilities
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and provide sourcing expertise and commercial guidance
• Develop reporting, insights, and recommendations to support operational and strategic decision-making

Purchasing & Procurement Associate Director

• Execute global procurement and logistics operations supporting CDN, network, and datacenter infrastructure deployments, ensuring hardware is delivered on time and within budget.
• Manage supplier relationships, strategic sourcing activities, and contract negotiations to optimize cost, quality, delivery performance, and long-term vendor partnerships.
• Oversee end-to-end procurement and logistics processes, including RFQs, purchase orders, supplier onboarding, transportation, customs compliance, inventory management, and deployment readiness.
• Review and approve purchase orders and supplier invoices, partnering with Finance and Accounting to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and timely payment processing.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through supplier optimization, freight management, process improvements, and operational efficiencies while monitoring supplier performance and inventory health.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Infrastructure Acquisition Managers, Datacenter Operations, Finance, and project teams to mitigate supply chain risks and support global infrastructure expansion.

Senior Logistics, Procurement Analyst

• Manage direct spend categories to drive best-cost, supply continuity, and reducing risk.
• Negotiate favorable terms and volume discounts with suppliers.
• Provide strategic insights on global changes impacting costs.
• Develop and implement negotiation tactics to mitigate price hikes.
• Analyze cost inputs to contribute to optimization efforts.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management teams.

Sourcing Category Manager

• Analyze category, shopper, and sales data to identify growth opportunities and business risks
• Translate insights into compelling customer stories and recommendations on assortment, shelving, and distribution
• Develop retailer-facing presentations for category reviews, new item selling stories, and strategic business updates
• Build planograms and shelving recommendations using JDA / Blue Yonder or similar space planning tools
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Shopper Insights, Category Strategy, and Sales Planning to deliver actionable recommendations, build alignment, and operate as a trusted team partner

Associate Manager, Category Leadership

• Create and execute the Procurement Strategy for assigned suppliers
• Collaborate with global and regional procurement Specialists
• Lead strategy creation, market approach, contract negotiation, and implementation
• Assess business requirements and conduct competitive tenders
• Develop business cases and ‘should cost’ models for identified scopes
• Drive continuous improvement efforts for strategies and contracting activities
• Enable and champion compliance mind set

Procurement Specialist

• Responsible for the commercial, strategic and tactical operational management of electronics components and/or electronic contract manufacturing suppliers to ensure Solventum product availability by developing and maintaining a competitive supply base for Solventum
• Manages and partners with suppliers to develop business relationships that deliver effective operational control to agreed performance levels (service/performance, cost, quality and working capital) via contractual agreements, periodic business reviews and scorecards
• Identifies, leads & implements solutions to complex and multi-faceted situations including contract negotiations, category strategies, supplier management, internal/external sources of supply and dual-sourcing decisions
• Engages with key affiliates within Solventum [Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Business team, Regulatory, etc.] to ensure timely issue resolution and completion of strategic business projects
• Develops continuous supply chain improvement practices to support the focus on delivering improved value and performance levels (e.g. lead time reductions, increasing supply chain agility, capacity availability, cost reductions, risk assessments/risk mitigations, etc)
• Engages and leads (as needed): RFP/RFQ process, contract negotiations, benchmarking activities, make vs buy reviews/decisions, should cost analysis, total cost analysis, supply chain mapping and New Product Introduction initiatives.

• Assist in development and implementation of category strategy for assigned categories
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders across engineering, design phase and operations to capture category requirements
• Assess potential opportunities for categories including spend segmentation, category maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
• In collaboration with Supply Chain management, develop sourcing strategy for categories detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources, and expected benefits
• Adapt the strategy as business, market, and economic environments change
• Support annual category reviews including updated projects, metrics, strategy, and risk mitigation strategies
• Manage relationships with key suppliers
• Maintain relationship with suppliers at the appropriate level
• Support in the development of and facilitate supplier business reviews
• In collaboration with Supply Chain quality management and operating group quality management, monitor supplier’s quality and delivery performance
• Leverage supplier relationship to assist Team Members with expedites as needed
• Assist with the Financial Success of Category
• Assist with the development of strategies to achieve financial and category initiative goals
• Assist with the development of pricing strategies for project proposals as requested
• Assist with monthly and annual category financial reviews with project information, metrics, forecast and strategy, if applicable
• Support material cost reductions for assigned categories
• Assist in supplier contract negotiations
• Aid in developing negotiation strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, defining switching costs, and building total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Closely monitor market drivers affecting the category including raw material pricing and availability, supplier capacity, industry disruptions and new products as applicable.
• Responsible for forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
• Other duties as assigned

Assistant Category Manager

• As a Strategic Sourcing Director for Greenheck Group you provide strategic leadership across Sourcing Systems, Trade Compliance, International Sourcing, and Sourcing Transformation.
• Responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide strategies that align with corporate and divisional priorities.
• Leads transformational initiatives that modernize sourcing capabilities, including systems and SAP optimization, AI-enabled automation, trade compliance programs, and global sourcing strategies.
• Partner closely with sourcing leaders across business units to provide platforms, processes, governance, and capabilities that support material procurement and supplier management activities across the enterprise.
• Guides leaders and teams responsible for critical global suppliers, international sourcing programs, and compliance activities, ensuring continuity, scalability, risk mitigation, and alignment with group-level and strategic objectives.
• Directly accountable for managing annual international sourcing spend exceeding $80M and influencing sourcing strategies across the company’s $600M+ global supply chain footprint.

Strategic Sourcing Director – International Sourcing, Trade Compliance, Systems

• Execute sourcing and category management activities
• Lead and execute sourcing activities for select categories
• Partner closely with sourcing leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Analyze sourcing, pricing, and supplier data to generate insights
• Track performance metrics and support reporting

Strategic Sourcing Category Lead

• Lead execution category management and sourcing activities for assigned Logistics categories
• Execute end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFQ/RFP management, supplier engagement, bid analysis, negotiation, and award recommendations
• Manage and develop supplier relationships, serving as a primary point of contact for performance management, issue resolution, and ongoing commercial activities
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Supply Chain, Operations, Finance) to align category strategy, ensure supply continuity, and support business priorities
• Proactively identify risks, supply constraints, and cost drivers within the category, driving resolution and mitigation with limited escalation
• Make data-driven commercial recommendations and decisions within defined scope, applying category, market, and business context to sourcing and supplier actions
• Analyze spend, pricing, market trends, and supplier performance to identify cost optimization opportunities, improve service levels, and reduce risk
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of category and sourcing data, supporting reliable inputs for decision-making and reporting
• Contribute to continuous improvement of category management practices, sourcing processes, tools, and workflows to improve effectiveness and scalability

• Monitor and report on vendor performance for RiverSource Insurance and Annuity Business
• Coach and partner with vendors and business partners to address issues and performance gaps
• Interact with business leaders to problem solve vendor issues/incidents leading to a satisfactory resolution
• Provide strategic leadership on vendor management best practices while ensuring the Ameriprise's interests are covered
• Plan, coach, review performance, and monitor vendors
• Coach business partners and participate where needed in periodic vendor reviews and perform due diligence functions
• Perform Quality Analysis on business partner vendor management processes within area and publishes results quarterly for reporting purposes
• Assess trends in complaints/issues with the vendor(s) and provide coaching on service performance
• Monitor Vendor Incidents and take appropriate action
• Establish Action Plans with business partners for vendor(s) as needed
• Provide strategic level leadership regarding vendor management best practices
• Coordinate and participate in the RFI/RFP process and contract negotiations, when requested
• Coordinate and monitor vendor risk assessment reviews with vendors and business owners
• Work with vendors to address findings and when necessary, create exception requests for review by senior leaders
• Responsible for invoicing, rebates, incentives/credits and service level agreement monitoring and auditing

Manager, Vendor Management

• Supports the sourcing and contracting function at the enterprise level ensuring that supply, equipment, and services contracts are appropriately managed and are accurately maintained.
• Leads the contract lifecycle process.
• Works with clinical and administrative leadership at all system sites, leads or participates in cross-functional multi-site decision teams from initial requirements definition through the contract award process.

Contract Management Specialist

• Participate in development and execution of category sourcing strategies that align with business stakeholder priorities.
• Utilize data and analytics, project management, and communications skills to administer sourcing process and develop reporting, while leveraging Supply Chain resources.
• Support risk mitigation efforts and ongoing supplier performance monitoring activities to ensure category strategy adherence.
• Develop foundational contracting and negotiation skills.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and Supply Chain team.
• Ensure compliance with supplier safety, risk assessments, and other supplier programs.
• Support Category Managers with data and reporting and category administration, while learning foundational category management skills.
• Perform analysis of contracts, supply & demand, market and commodity trends (including total cost of ownership and should-cost modeling), contributing to category strategies.
• Monitor industry information, trends, and supplier risk profiles to ensure category strategy remains in line with best practices while supporting business requirements.
• Support development and execution of sourcing events, including coordinating the evaluation of proposals and selection of suppliers for targeted categories of spend.
• Administer sourcing workflow and contracts, building expertise in process and systems.
• Support Category Managers in supplier performance and relationship management efforts, developing supplier scorecards and monitoring performance.
• Work with Category Managers and business stakeholders to ensure metrics are meaningful and measurable.
• Administer RFx’s utilizing eSourcing tools.
• Support Category Managers in setting up RFx documents, managing templates, administering events, and managing supplier communications.
• Assist with scoring and supplier selection activities.
• Support Category Managers in developing contracts, redlining, and administering contract approvals, as well as negotiations in some instances.
• Ensure all contract processes are followed, documents are complete, and appropriate records are retained.
• Monitor compliance across buying channels, supplier, and contract purchasing execution.
• Coordinate the resolution of disputes and contract adjustments with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate contract summary and implementation plans.
• Limit risk by ensuring all required documents and notices have been obtained and are satisfactory.
• Support Category Managers in timely and accurate documentation and workflow, including intake requests, project management, approvals, and document administration.

Associate Category Manager – Corporate Services

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies
• Build strong supplier partnerships
• Drive continuous improvement in cost, quality, and delivery
• Secure competitive agreements and foster year-over-year performance gains through effective negotiation
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost savings via lean initiatives, should-cost analysis, process optimization, and supplier development
• Conduct market research and manage supply chain risks
• Oversee supplier quality audits and ensure compliance

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