Senior Manager, NPD Supply Chain Procurement

• Partner with Value Stream Leaders to understand business strategy and develop long-term sourcing strategies
• Improve supply reliability and optimize material costs for key growth products
• Lead Market Engagement Programs supporting competitive bidding for Make vs. Buy assessments, NPI supplier selection, and targeted component spend
• Orchestrate category and supplier management and oversee execution of strategic and business plans
• Support 5+ strategic sourcing initiatives simultaneously across products, procurement categories, and geographies
• Communicate business issues and opportunities to the next management level
• Lead multiple complex supplier negotiations and coordinate stakeholders
• Drive favorable terms for Biosense and hand off stabilized products, contracts, and suppliers to base business sourcing teams
• Lead SOURCE due diligence and transaction support for product supply/distribution and acquisition activities
• Optimize quality, supply reliability, innovation, and cost through early supplier engagement during product development
• Identify and develop external partner capabilities to meet future technology needs
• Ensure applicable Health, Safety, and Environmental guidelines are followed by managed staff
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Perform other assigned duties

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s and/or University degree is required; advanced degree preferred
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in a Procurement, Supply Chain/Operations, Quality, R&D or Engineering field
• Experience in Medical Devices or related industry
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Should cost modeling and other cost management tools preferred
• Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills
• Proven track record of project management, change management, and developing sourcing strategies
• Ability to engage at the leadership level with suppliers and within J&J
• Ability to absorb and analyze information to solve complex problems quickly
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to successful completion
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
• Strong Credo values
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Customer focus (internal and external)
• Preferred: procurement experience with components and products related to the Electrophysiology industry
• Preferred: diverse procurement experience across category sourcing, new product development sourcing, or other sourcing areas
• Professional (APICS, ISM, Six Sigma) certification preferred
• Adaptability to rapidly changing priorities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, and project management within the Medical Devices industry. Proven ability to optimize supply reliability, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with regulations while driving cost-effective solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Negotiation
• Project Management
• Cost Management Tools
• Medical Devices Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Sourcing Strategies
• Cost Modeling
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Management
• R&D Collaboration
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Engagement
• Market Engagement Programs
• Make vs. Buy Assessments

Soft Skills

• Excellent Negotiating Skills
• Strong Communication Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Customer Focus

Certifications & Qualifications

• APICS Certification
• ISM Certification
• Six Sigma Certification

Industry Keywords

• Medical Devices
• Electrophysiology Industry
• Procurement
• Supply Chain
• Operations
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Guidelines
• Compliance
• New Product Development Sourcing
• Category Sourcing
• Supplier Management