Manager, NPI Procurement - Systems

Manager, NPI Procurement - Systems

The manager, New Products Supply Chain is a critical leadership role that leads the team that oversees supply chain operations for the launch of new products. The ideal candidate will drive operational excellence by collaborating with cross-functional teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring timely, cost-effective supply of innovative products to market. The Manager, New Products Supply Chain, will lead end-to-end supply chain activities for new product introduction (NPI) initiatives, driving innovation, speed-to-market, and operational excellence within a highly regulated industry.

This manager will oversee sourcing, procurement, and supplier management activities for new product components and assemblies.

Responsibilities include building cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to ensure seamless product launches and robust supply chain readiness. The ideal candidate brings strong supply chain knowledge, strategic sourcing expertise, supplier negotiations experience, and a demonstrated background in launching products within medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated industries.

Key responsibilities include leading and managing the New Products Supply Chain team, designing and implementing supply chain strategies for new product introductions, coordinating closely with Product Development Engineering, Supplier Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure smooth product launches, developing and monitoring supply chain KPIs for new products, managing risk assessment and mitigation strategies regarding supplier selection, inventory planning, and logistics for new products, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain efficiency and responsiveness for new products, ensuring compliance with company policies, industry standards, and all relevant regulations for new product supply and distribution, communicating project timelines, risks, and mitigation actions to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, managing relationships with external partners, vendors, and suppliers to support new product launches, and preparing reports and analysis on supply chain performance and identifying areas for improvement.

Required skills and experience include a Bachelor's Degree Required (Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline preferred), 10+ years in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, or procurement within manufacturing (medical device, pharma, or regulated industry preferred), experience supporting product launches or new product introduction (NPI) programs strongly desired, strong supplier negotiation, supplier development, and contract management skills, exceptional project management and cross-functional collaboration abilities, effective communicatorable to influence and build relationships at all levels, including executive and supplier partners, high proficiency in data analysis, problem-solving, and supply chain systems/tools, and ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments with multiple priorities.

Preferred qualifications include an Advanced degree (MBA, master's in supply chain/Operations, or equivalent), APICS/ISM or similar supply chain certification, experience with global sourcing and supplier management, and working knowledge of regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO, etc.) in medical device or pharma industries.