Procurement Specialist III - GMP Lab

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The Procurement Sourcing Specialist III is responsible for leading sourcing and supplier-management activities for assigned materials, suppliers, categories, and projects. The role ensures reliable material availability, competitive total cost, effective supplier performance, and proactive mitigation of supply risk in alignment with divisional objectives and enterprise procurement standards. The Procurement Sourcing Specialist III leads sourcing projects, negotiations, cost-improvement initiatives, supplier performance activities, and supply-risk mitigation within assigned areas.

The role serves as a key procurement partner to cross-functional stakeholders and translates business requirements into effective sourcing solutions.

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• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and select suppliers based on total cost, quality, delivery, capacity, technical capability, and risk.

• Research supplier markets and develop alternative sources to strengthen supply continuity and competitiveness.

• Develop and execute RFQs and RFPs and lead the commercial evaluation of supplier proposals.

• Partner with stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into sourcing events, supplier selections, and agreements.

• Make supplier recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative analysis and approved sourcing strategies.

• Lead supplier negotiations for assigned materials, categories, and projects within established authority.

• Own supplier performance and supply continuity for assigned materials, suppliers, or categories.

• Proactively identify financial, operational, capacity, quality, logistics, and continuity risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.

• Develop and implement new sources of supply to reduce operational and financial exposure.

• Lead supplier performance reviews and drive corrective actions when performance does not meet requirements.

• Work cross-functionally to resolve complex supplier performance and supply‑continuity issues.

• Lead strategic and tactical sourcing activities for assigned materials, projects, or categories.

• Apply structured sourcing processes to evaluate supply markets and identify competitive sourcing opportunities.

• Analyze quotations, cost structures, inventory trends, market conditions, and internal and external performance metrics to support sourcing decisions.

• Evaluate total cost of ownership when making sourcing recommendations.

• Support Category Management and Procurement leadership with supplier, market, cost, and performance insights.

• Lead or support make‑versus‑buy, footprint, supplier‑consolidation, and other sourcing initiatives.

• Negotiate commercial terms and supplier agreements within established authority.

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure requirements are appropriately translated into contracts and commercial agreements.

• Manage assigned supplier contracts throughout their lifecycle,…