Career Opportunities: Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Remote in GA) (6221)

Requisition ID: 6221

Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Remote in GA)

Job Country: United States (US)

Here at Avanos Medical, we passionately believe in three things:

• Making a difference in our products, services and offers, never ceasing to fight for groundbreaking solutions in everything we do;

• Making a difference in how we work and collaborate, constantly nurturing our nimble culture of innovation;

• Having an impact on the healthcare challenges we all face, and the lives of people and communities around the world.

At Avanos you will find an environment that strives to be independent and different, one that supports and inspires you to excel and to help change what medical devices can deliver, now and in the future. 

The Avanos COVID-19 Vaccine Policy:  This Policy applies to U.S. customer-facing / field-based employees & Avanos leadership:  All U.S. customer-facing / field-based employees hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Proof of being fully vaccinated does not need to be disclosed until a job offer has been made but must be submitted within 48 hours after the acceptance of the job offer.  If you have a qualifying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief or practice that precludes you from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, you may apply for an exemption or deferral after you accept the job offer and before your scheduled start date.  The reasonable accommodation provided to the employee, if any, will depend on the employee’s job and the applicable facts, but it may include weekly COVID-19 testing and masking requirements.  New hires who do not submit, before their scheduled start date, proof of being fully vaccinated or a request for a reasonable accommodation will have their job offer revoked.

Avanos is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter. We are committed to creating the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions which will address our most important healthcare needs, such as reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we develop, manufacture and market recognized brands in more than 90 countries. Avanos Medical is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AVNS. For more information, visit www.avanos.com.

The role

This individual contributor role provides support and sourcing expertise to the global transportation, distribution, trade compliance, sterilization, and logistics information systems category. This role is responsible for understanding customer needs, studying market trends, developing strategies and implementing, monitoring and revising sourcing efforts for the company’s global logistic needs.  This is a key role in enabling success for senior managers in all functions of the Global Supply Chain and supports cross functional efforts within the Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement Team.  This position reports to the Associate Director, Procurement and requires strategic thinking and deep industry knowledge to build supplier relationships, negotiate contracts and manage those contracts for roughly 20 suppliers and $30-50M in company spend.   Proven track record of leveraging initiative within matrix organization and ability to influence business partners across multiple levels within the organization.

• Provides project management, sourcing and RFQ expertise to cross-functional, cross-divisional commodity teams.

• Facilitates these teams in the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize Avanos' position in terms of quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost.

• Mitigates risk, leverages technology and purchase power, improves processes and systems, and reduces overall cost of ownership and acquisition.

• Negotiates contracts, develops strategies, establishes and monitors supplier agreements, designs contingency plans and ensures continuous improvement.

• Manages strategic sourcing initiatives and strategies to reduce cost and improve service performance across multiple categories.

• Builds & maintains relationships with important suppliers in the industry to ensure minimal business disruption and optimal customer experience.

• Drafts detailed supplier contracts in conjunction with legal counsel, compliance and other key stakeholders.

A Day in the Life

We offer you a position where…….

• Perform project-based activities while adhering to company guidelines and policies.

• Understand business cost reduction, growth initiatives, aggregating supplier volume, reducing pricing, and utilizing tools.

• Work with (internal) stakeholders and develop market research for the various strategies.

• Support regional sourcing base by communicating effectively across sourcing organizations, financial and legal groups to complete work assignments and to build partnerships in support of strategies for the assigned commodity area.

• Communicate effectively with regional procurement and supply chain organizations, information technology, distribution, finance, quality, and legal to complete work assignments. Define methodologies and templates for others to be used. Help drive standardization in purchasing methodology.

• Exchange information such as facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective.

• Obtain global market condition information regarding categories and suppliers, to assist in the development of category strategies.

• Benchmark with other companies to determine best overall practices for specific commodity areas.

• Report performance to key metrics and project status as required.

Your qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of experience

• Global Supply Chain experience

• Distribution and Logistics experience

• Experience negotiating contracts with 3PL’s, Transportation Providers, and Sterilizers or similar strongly preferred

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong communication skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration

• Strong presentation skills

• Strong Excel skills

• PowerBI skills

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Distribution of Med-Devices, Health Care or alternatively, high-tech

• Strong experience with Global RFPs, contracts, negotiations, sourcing agreements

• Strong experience in distribution/warehouse and logistics/transportation

• Prior med device, pharma, life science

• C.P.M.,CPSM, or CSCP Certification

• Ability to perform in fast-paced environment

• Ability to perform in virtual environment

• Project management skills

• C-TPAT, Trusted Trader

• Bilingual (English & Spanish)

• Supply Chain Network Optimization

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
 

Avanos Medical is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a current employee of Avanos, please apply here .

Join us at Avanos
Join us and you can make a difference in our products, solutions and our culture. Most of all, you can make a difference in the lives, people, and communities around the world.

Make your career count
Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of others begins with our employees – through a comprehensive and competitive range of benefits. We provide more than just a salary – our Total Rewards package encompasses everything you receive as an employee; your pay, health care benefits, retirement plans and work/life benefits.

Avanos Medical is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a current employee of Avanos, please apply here 

Join us at Avanos
Join us and you can make a difference in our products, solutions and our culture. Most of all, you can make a difference in the lives, people, and communities around the world.

Make your career count
Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of others begins with our employees – through a comprehensive and competitive range of benefits. We provide more than just a salary – our Total Rewards package encompasses everything you receive as an employee; your pay, health care benefits, retirement plans and work/life benefits.

Avanos offers a generous 401(k) employer match of 100% of each pretax dollar you contribute on the first 4% and 50% of the next 2% of pay contributed with immediate vesting.

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