Procurement

• Serve as the primary procurement partner for BioSolutions projects and future acquisitions, joint ventures, and growth platforms.
• Align sourcing and supplier strategies with BioSolutions business objectives, commercialization efforts, and capital investments.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, competitive bidding, and commercial negotiations.
• Develop sourcing strategies and lead supplier selection decisions for materials, services, capital equipment, engineering, and technology providers.
• Negotiate and manage contracts, service agreements, and strategic supplier partnerships.
• Manage procurement activities supporting PDO, EDA-funded initiatives, and future BioSolutions ventures.
• Support EDA-funded and government-supported projects by ensuring procurement activities meet funding, compliance, documentation, reimbursement, and audit requirements.
• Maintain procurement governance and ensure adherence to company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Drive procurement best practices, process improvements, and capability development across the BioSolutions portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and create long-term value through strategic procurement initiatives.

Business Partner – BioSolutions CAPEX Procurement

• 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

• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Analyze spend, market conditions, supplier capabilities, and cost drivers to identify opportunities for value creation and risk reduction.
• Lead supplier sourcing activities, including supplier qualification, RFx processes, proposal evaluation, negotiations, and implementation.
• Negotiate commercial agreements while balancing cost, quality, delivery, risk, and operational requirements.
• Manage supplier relationships, business reviews, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Stay current on market trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices within assigned categories.

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

• Develop proactive sourcing strategies for physicians and APPs across multiple cardiovascular specialties.
• Source candidates using Doximity, PracticeLink, PracticeMatch, LinkedIn Recruiter, professional societies, fellowship programs, referrals, conferences, networking, database searches, cold outreach, and other innovative sourcing techniques.
• Build and maintain robust passive candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct physician market mapping and competitor research.
• Generate consistent outbound recruiting activity to meet established sourcing KPIs.
• Conduct initial outreach to assess candidate qualifications, practice preferences, geographic interests, compensation expectations, and cultural fit.
• Perform preliminary qualification interviews and transition qualified candidates to Physician Recruiters.
• Build long-term relationships with passive physician candidates.
• Provide an exceptional first impression of CVL throughout the recruitment process.
• Draft and post physician and APP job advertisements.
• Maintain accurate candidate documentation in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and provider database.
• Track sourcing metrics including outreach activity, response rates, qualified candidates, and pipeline health.
• Generate recruitment reports and analytics to support leadership decision-making.
• Partner with Physician Recruiters to ensure seamless candidate handoffs.
• Collaborate with physician leaders and practice administrators to understand hiring priorities, practice details, and community offerings.
• Partner with Marketing on recruitment campaigns and employment branding initiatives.
• Represent CVL at conferences, fellowship events, career fairs, and networking opportunities.
• Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives.

Physician Sourcing Specialist

• Responsible for being a liaison between the direct fulfillment program manager, demand planners and the DSV fulfillment site.
• Ensure that all commitments from the various demand planning groups are within the agreed upon product lead times.
• Resolve delays in providing the needed material within the agreed upon timeline.
• Manage the lead times of all POs placed on behalf of the customer and report on agreed upon lead times.
• Expedite POs as needed.
• Ensure the recommit process is followed as needed.
• Review the backlog report and coordinate any exculations with the supplier and review these recommits and any rejected expedited requests.
• Review the suppliers build/ship plans ensuring the plan will meet the commitments based on the PO commit dates.
• Review potential on-time shipment, OTS, issues to eliminate any orders shipping after the scheduled date or OTS and document the issues and report on these issues weekly.
• Manually scheduling of orders falling outside of the product's scheduled lead time with the supplier and identify reasons why product is not schedule within lead time.
• Monitor lead time of all POs ensuring the POs are shipped within lead time and reporting on the lead time commitment obtainment and manage the process why the lead time was not obtained to correct any issues.

Procurement Specialist

• Manage the North America Engineering Stakeholders and Support the Portfolio Procurement manager for the Capex portfolio’s and will be responsible for following up all strategic activities with some operational and tactical activities assigned to you.
• Participate in and lead kick-off project meetings where appropriate.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Project Engineering teams.
• Be the main contact between the Global capex procurement manager and Su’s Engineering teams / Regional Bu Engineering teams.
• Support market procurement managers in implementing strategy related to Capex portfolios
• Lead Red List and Technology Sensitive projects were requested.
• Support Quality, Hygienic and manufacturing Excellence Team with Local and Global Suppliers.
• Assist the Global Procurement Manager with the management and implementation of Capex Procurement strategy and escalation in regards of the Projects assigned
• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies relevant for Projects assigned including data analysis and negotiation strategy definition.
• Good Understanding of legislations / laws and operating context for North America
• Support the project technology team in identifying new capable suppliers, Supplier assessment (commercial, technical).
• Multiple Stake holder management including Internal and external i.e., Engineering, Legal, Finance, Suppliers.
• Participate and contribute to project meetings and lead procurement planning process.
• Run specific sourcing Projects including preparation, assessment & negotiation of tenders (incl. familiarity with e-tenders).
• Evaluate and facilitate Decision making process taking in consideration the costs related to product life cycle, spare parts, service required and consumptions, LCC / TCO analysis.
• Detailed analysis and decision for Award of business to suppliers / alignment with stakeholders,
• Negotiate legal documentation – Master Purchase Agreement and Commercial Terms Contracts with suppliers for the project, in conjunction with legal team.
• Compliance to ‘Schedule of Authority applicable’ for the project and country.
• Evaluate historical data for portfolio and negotiation strategy definition.

Ice Cream Procurement Manager

• Manage the North America Engineering Stakeholders and Support the Procurement Manager, North America Capex
• Participate in and lead kick-off project meetings where appropriate.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Project Engineering teams.
• Be the main contact between the Global capex procurement manager and Su’s Engineering teams / Regional Bu Engineering teams.
• Support market procurement managers in implementing strategy related to Capex portfolios
• Lead Red List and Technology Sensitive projects were requested.
• Support Quality, Hygienic and manufacturing Excellence Team with Local and Global Suppliers.
• Assist the Global Procurement Manager with the management and implementation of Capex Procurement strategy and escalation in regards of the Projects assigned
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with Market Procurement Managers through periodical meetings and create decks to be shared in regards of Projects assigned.
• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies relevant for Projects assigned including data analysis and negotiation strategy definition.
• Good Understanding of legislations / laws and operating context for North America
• Support the project technology team in identifying new capable suppliers, Supplier assessment (commercial, technical).
• Multiple Stake holder management including Internal and external i.e., Engineering, Legal, Finance, Suppliers.
• Participate and contribute to project meetings and lead procurement planning process.
• Run specific sourcing Projects including preparation, assessment & negotiation of tenders (incl. familiarity with e-tenders).
• Evaluate and facilitate Decision making process taking in consideration the costs related to product life cycle, spare parts, service required and consumptions, LCC / TCO analysis.
• Detailed analysis and decision for Award of business to suppliers / alignment with stakeholders, Negotiate legal documentation – Master Purchase Agreement and Commercial Terms Contracts with suppliers for the project, in conjunction with legal team.
• Compliance to ‘Schedule of Authority applicable’ for the project and country.
• Evaluate historical data for portfolio and negotiation strategy definition.
• Suppliers Development, if the case, and implementation of TMICC procurement strategies relevant for the assigned Projects.
• Manage, advise & oversee 7 step sourcing Projects
• Assist the Global Engineering team in selecting, piloting and rolling out new suppliers with market capability.
• Lead, Advise, Support the UPA / CTC negotiations with support of Legal for Local, Global technologies.
• Raise and negotiate Claims on Portfolio suppliers
• Ensure avoiding Single Source Justification Notes
• Actively engage with and manage suppliers on a strategic level giving suppliers feedback.
• Identify and agree cost savings and cash benefit generation based on portfolios / sourcing strategies / compliance management.
• Oversee Update of portfolio tracker for savings, cash, projects, and contracts.
• Oversee and support the suppliers involved in the assigned projects, having right attention for overdue payments, supplier onboarding

Ice Cream Procurement Assistant

• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities and supplier coordination
• Source competitive quotes, issue purchase orders, track deliveries
• Ensure accurate and timely communication with internal teams and external vendors
• Support both procurement functions and warehouse receiving/shipping activities
• Maintain strong supplier relationships and contribute to the overall success of company projects and operations

Purchasing Coordinator

• Leads provider sourcing activities for designated specialties to fill openings efficiently with high-quality candidates.
• Sources, screens, and refers qualified providers through CV review, database searches, cold calling, and in-depth phone interviews.
• Posts positions to internal and external job boards, leveraging advanced sourcing strategies for both active and passive candidates.
• Builds and maintains relationships with hospital recruiters and leadership to understand provider needs and pipeline goals.
• Utilizes and maintains the applicant tracking system (Provider Connect) to ensure postings are accurate and data is up to date.
• Partners with Marketing and Communications to develop collateral materials, update provider recruitment web content, and support event marketing campaigns.
• Develops recruitment strategies and targeted outreach campaigns for assigned specialties.
• Assists with process improvement initiatives and recruitment best practices.
• Serves as a liaison with staffing agencies and search firms, ensuring candidate submissions are accurate and complete.
• Participates in national and local recruitment events to network, promote opportunities, and expand the provider pipeline.
• Supports the Opportunity Profile process by gathering, validating, and posting information in the applicant tracking system.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance and performs other duties as assigned.

Provider Sourcing Specialist

• Procures materials through manufacturers and/or their designated representatives, OEM’s, and other suppliers as necessary.
• Expedites purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery and acceptable supplier performance.
• Responsible for the negotiation of price and best overall cost position, terms, and delivery of all manufacturing and MRO sourced items.
• Assists in monitoring and tracking vendor performance through product performance, customer satisfaction surveys, and customer outreach.
• Ability to maintain acceptable inventory levels within guidelines while providing for an uninterrupted flow of materials.
• Maintains ITEM master file data for primary and secondary vendors, vendor part numbers, lead times, cost structures, unit of measure and pricing discounts/structure.
• Reviews and analyzes the MRP exception report and works to resolve open issues with the vendor and the specific internal STULZ department/area affected.
• Plans material requirements based upon analysis of MRP recommendations, as well as closely coordinates with Planning, Sales, Engineering, Production, Maintenance and Marketing departments to ensure forecasting accuracy, alignment and fit.
• Works collaboratively with department team members in the development and formation of strategic sourcing agreements.

Procurement Specialist II

• Lead and scale a high-performing team of Category Managers. You will act as a "Manager of Leaders," setting the long-term vision for Waymo’s external workforce and services ecosystem across Engineering, Ops, and Corporate functions.
• Partner with the Vendor Enablement Office and executive stakeholders (Engineering, Marketing, Safety, Ops) to design global outsourcing footprints for critical functions like Mapping, Labeling, and Hardware. You will drive alignment on the $100M+ portfolio, shifting from transactional vendor usage to strategic capability building.
• Cultivate high-level relationships with key market leaders in the BPO and Engineering Services landscape. You will bridge the gap between Waymo’s internal needs and external market capabilities, establishing deep partnerships that unlock innovation and preferential access to talent.
• Lead the category strategy and transformation roadmap for Waymo’s critical operations, ensuring resilience, scalability, and cost-optimization to support rapid market expansion.
• Architect complex, bespoke commercial agreements for Hardware Engineering Services and technical outsourcing, introducing outcome-based models that share risk and reward with strategic partners.
• Own the governance framework for Third-Party Risk in the services sector, ensuring IP protection and data security compliance across a global supplier base.

Team Lead, Global Enterprise Outsourcing Services Category Manager

• Responsible for managing the procurement of indirect materials and services
• Executes purchasing activities and manages supplier interactions
• Supports procurement systems and processes to ensure timely acquisition of goods
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and suppliers for operational continuity

Buyer – Indirect Procurement

• Own the roadmap for the procurement module, spanning demand planning and forecasting, source-to-pay, contract and supplier management, and capital project sourcing.
• Define MVPs that capture high-value use cases, validate assumptions quickly, and iterate based on feedback.
• Lead structured discovery sessions with utility buyers, category managers, supply chain, and finance teams.
• Work with engineering and design to release production-ready features on compressed timelines.
• Ensure learnings translate into scalable features across the suite.

Senior Product Manager, Utility Procurement

• Manage Procurement Strategies
• Build and implement multi-year sourcing strategies that deliver cost savings, risk mitigation, and long-term value aligned with business objectives
• Establishes the strategic vision and guiding principles for the category across all regions
• Lead Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation Activities
• Lead high level, complex bids, and contract negotiations to secure best total value, quality, and performance across suppliers and regions
• Manage Supplier and Partner Relationships
• Establish performance review cadences with key suppliers to drive accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Provide Market and Risk Intelligence
• Lead market and risk intelligence for the category by delivering forward-looking insights on market dynamics, commodity pricing, and supply chain vulnerabilities
• Provide strategic guidance that empowers executive and operational decision-making
• Ensure Compliance and Contract Management Excellence
• Oversee contract lifecycle management to ensure adherence to legal, safety, sustainability, and ethical standards
• Manage sourcing strategies for process chemicals, ingredients, and commodities in volatile markets
• Oversee price risk management, including hedging exposure through OTC financial tools
• Partner with R&D, Quality, and Production to align materials with formulation and process needs
• Engage and Align with Key Stakeholders
• Collaborate across business units and functions to align category strategies with organizational priorities and operational needs
• Lead and Drive Performance
• Set clear expectations, monitor results, and hold the team accountable for delivering against goals
• Develop Talent and Capability
• Coach and support team members to build skills, enhance performance, and enable long-term growth

Manager, Chemicals Procurement

• 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

• Direct oversight of $50M+ spend
• Accountable for setting and executing Regional Sourcing Strategy
• Analyze market trends and conduct category reviews
• Lead RFP activities for competitive pricing
• Manage supplier governance and performance auditing
• Act as key contact for Supplier Relationship Management

Strategic Sourcing Manager

• Serve as primary point of contact for logistics providers across the US and Asia including ocean, air, drayage, last mile, 3PLs, and freight forwarders
• Lead business reviews with tier-1 logistics partners; document performance gaps and own action plans to resolution
• Help negotiate freight rates, SLAs, and commercial terms to optimize cost and service balance across domestic and international lanes
• Maintain a centralized rate repository; proactively benchmark against market conditions and escalate risks as needed
• Define, track, and report on logistics KPIs including on-time pickup/delivery, transit time compliance, damage rates, and cost-per-unit
• Execute purchase orders for assigned supplier categories including outsourced goods, MRO, and purchased parts — accurately and on time
• Monitor open PO status daily; follow up on unconfirmed orders, resolve pricing discrepancies, and ensure ERP data reflects reality
• Manage inventory parameters including lead times, safety stock, and MOQ settings in SAP to support accurate planning signals
• Actively identify and implement AI tools, automation, and workflow improvements to reduce manual, repetitive steps across the logistics and procurement lifecycle

Procurement & Transportation Lead

• Manage vendor relationships and ensure vendor compliance with established internal and/or regulatory performance metrics
• Accumulate, monitor, and report on vendor performance metrics to business unit management
• Communicate expectations and vendor performance against established performance metrics to vendors, including development, implementation and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets
• Ensure applicable vendor performance improvement plans and/or corrective action plans are initiated and completed as expected
• Ensure vendors sustain required performance improvements/outcomes through verification audits
• Conduct oversight meetings which include vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits
• Provide follow-through on audit deficiencies to assure corrective actions are implemented
• Facilitate communication to/from vendors and internal partners

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