Procurement Manager

Shoulder Innovations • Grand Rapids, MI

12d • Remote

About The Position

Shoulder Innovations is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to help build and improve its procurement function as the company grows. The role leads a team of three Supply Chain Analysts and reports directly to the Senior Director of Supply Chain. It calls for a collaborative, cross-functional approach and the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and suppliers in a virtual, nationwide environment.

The Procurement Manager leads and develops the purchasing team, manages supplier relationships and performance, and oversees procurement activities in a regulated medical-device environment. The role supports material availability, production, and product launches while improving inventory turns, cost performance, supply-chain efficiency, and procurement processes. It also ensures purchasing activities meet company policies, quality-system requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.

Requirements

• At least five years of purchasing, procurement, or supply-chain experience, including at least two years with established leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement, sourcing, inventory management, and supplier relationship management.
• Thorough applied knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations (21 CFR Part 820), ISO 13485, and supplier controls in a regulated environment.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and business reporting tools.
• Proven negotiation and contract-management skills.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to use expertise to build and improve programs and constructively challenge existing practices.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and take ownership in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, engineering, or a related field.
• Directly related experience in medical-device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated manufacturing.
• Proficiency in demand-planning systems, ideally NetSuite and/or Netstock.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the purchasing team, setting priorities, goals, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Manage purchasing priorities, open orders, and critical deliveries while fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships; negotiate pricing, contracts, service agreements, and commercial terms; and monitor supplier performance.
• Partner cross-functionally to improve supplier performance and reduce risk, including supporting supplier qualifications and corrective actions, resolving supplier issues, and developing diversification and contingency strategies.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, quality-system requirements, and applicable FDA, ISO 13485, and other regulatory standards.
• Oversee purchasing procedures, approvals, budgets, records, audits, and supplier-, material-, and service-related change management.
• Manage inventory and procurement to ensure material availability, support production and product launches, and improve inventory turns and supply-chain efficiency.
• Track and analyze procurement, inventory, supplier, and spending metrics to identify cost savings, monitor budgets, and manage risk.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement and supply chain using Lean practices, best practices, and technology.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed