Strategic Sourcing Lead

Job Summary

Responsible for supporting strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement activities for Immucor’s Transfusion business unit within a fast-paced, FDA-regulated manufacturing environment. This role supports the identification, evaluation, qualification, and onboarding of suppliers and materials; develops and analyzes category market intelligence to drive cost improvements and support supplier negotiations; and partners cross-functionally to resolve supplier issues and support new and ongoing business initiatives.

The position leads supplier and material master data setup and maintenance, including ERP and MRP data integrity, and supports the negotiation and management of contracts, SOWs, pricing, and long-term supplier agreements. The role also drives supplier performance through KPIs, spend analysis, business reviews, and corrective actions while ensuring Supplier Quality Review activities and documentation remain compliant with applicable FDA, ISO 13485, IVDR, and internal requirements to support supply continuity, mitigate risk, and optimize cost, quality, service, and supplier performance.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Networking/Key relationships

All Suppliers, Purchasing, Senior Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Corportate Supply Chain, Distribution, Finance, Logistics and Plant Operations/Manufacturing, R&D, MTS, and Quality.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the development and execution of sourcing strategies for reagents, raw materials, supplies, medical devices/parts, and services supporting Immucor’s Transfusion business unit, including identifying, evaluating, qualifying, and onboarding alternate suppliers and materials to enhance supply continuity, mitigate sourcing risks, and support business needs.
• Collect and analyze economic drivers and category market intelligence, including PPI, CPI, commodity trends, and supplier cost drivers, to identify cost improvement opportunities and support price negotiations. Support Buyer/Planners in price negotiations and elevate increases exceeding approval authority while providing leadership with data-driven analysis and recommendations.
• Lead the maintenance and negotiation of supplier contracts and long-term agreements, including coordinating contract renewals, initiating supplier discussions, conducting initial negotiations, and partnering with the Director, Strategic Procurement on negotiation strategy, pricing, escalations, and final contract review.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships by driving performance accountability through KPIs, spend analysis, and cost‑savings initiatives. Continuously improve controls to track supplier performance, mitigate cost increases and support corrective actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead supplier business reviews process by coordinating meetings, agendas, stakeholder participation, review materials, action‑item tracking, and follow‑up activities to drive performance improvements and strategic alignment.
• Own the end‑to‑end Supplier Quality Review process through completion, maintenance, archival of Supplier Quality Reviews in accordance with internal policies, FDA, ISO 13485, IVDR, and other applicable requirements guaranteeing inspection‑ready documentation to support internal and external audits.
• Drive supplier and material master data integrity by leading the supplier evaluation and setup process in partnership with Quality, coordinating required inputs from cross‑functional teams, and executing new suppliers and materials creation in the ERP system in accordance with internal procedures. Continuously maintain accurate supplier and material…