Logistics Procurement Manager-Orthopaedics

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute global category strategies for External Warehousing/3PL Distribution and Transportation, balancing enterprise leverage with service, patient impact, and compliance requirements.
• Translate long‑range business and operating model needs into a multi‑year logistics sourcing roadmap; actively engage in S&OP/IBP forums to align demand, inventory strategy, capacity, and service risk.
• Act as a thought partner in network design and transformation initiatives; quantify and optimize cost‑to‑serve through network, operating model, and commercial levers.
• Lead make‑vs‑buy assessments; define sourcing approach, supplier requirements, and transition strategy.
• Lead complex RFx processes (RFI/RFP/RFQ) including requirements definition, supplier engagement, scenario and total‑cost modeling, bid evaluation, risk assessment, award recommendations, and stakeholder alignment.
• Design and negotiate commercial models appropriate for logistics services (e.g., open‑book/indexed structures, volume bands, gainshare).
• Negotiate and implement agreements with strong commercial, operational, and compliance controls (SLAs/KPIs, governance cadence, audit rights, change control, business continuity, and transition/exit provisions).
• Maintain deep market intelligence on supplier landscapes and drive innovation/continuous improvement across service, cost‑to‑serve, and compliance (e.g., visibility, exception management, standardized controls).
• Own supplier performance management for 3PL and transportation providers through governance cadence (M /Q /E  ), KPI dashboards, issue escalation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Quality/Regulatory stakeholders to support supplier qualification, audit readiness, and ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Drive measurable outcomes across service, resiliency, quality/compliance, and cost‑to‑serve.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Finance, and Legal/Contracting to ensure logistics decisions support patient service, compliance, and business continuity across end‑to‑end logistics scope, including warehousing/3PL distribution services, transportation (Global) and logistics enabling services.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• 6–10 years of procurement/sourcing experience with depth in logistics services (external warehousing/3PL and/or transportation). Includes RFx leadership, negotiation/contracting, and supplier performance management.
• Demonstrated success leading complex RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for services, including requirements definition, evaluation criteria, scenario/total‑cost modeling, and award recommendations.
• Experience negotiating logistics services agreements with strong commercial and operating controls (e.g., SLAs/KPIs, rate structures/indexing/open‑book where applicable, governance cadence, and change control).
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance through structured governance (M /QBRs), KPI dashboards, issue escalation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills; able to align cross‑functional teams (Operations/Supply Chain/Finance/Legal; Quality/Regulatory interface) and present recommendations to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated capability to build and scale processes and governance (templates, playbooks, approvals, scorecards) in a matrix and/or multi‑region environment.
• Analytical/problem‑solving skills with sound judgement – able to prioritize competing demands and recommend balanced cost/service/risk trade‑offs.
• Project/change management capability – able to manage sourcing‑to‑implementation milestones, supplier transitions, and stabilization.

• Experience in a regulated Med Tech/medical device environment, including quality partnership expectations and audit‑ready discipline.
• Exposure to network optimization/transformation initiatives (DC footprint changes, lane strategy shifts, major transitions, large RFx programs).
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