Procurement Specialist

Innovative Health•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

The Procurement Specialist independently manages assigned purchasing categories and supplier relationships for raw materials, components, and services. The role owns sourcing and commercial activities within assigned areas, including supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, negotiation, inventory planning, supplier performance, and resolution of complex supply issues. It uses purchasing data and cross-functional input to recommend improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and continuity of supply. The position provides day-to-day guidance to the Procurement Coordinator on purchasing processes, supplier follow-up, quote documentation, and issue escalation as assigned, but has no direct supervisory responsibility. It also adheres to applicable environmental, safety, regulatory, and legal requirements and company policies and standards of business ethics, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
Experience with JDE (JD Edwards) or a comparable ERP system required, including the ability to maintain and analyze purchasing data.
Demonstrated experience leading quotation analysis, supplier negotiations, sourcing recommendations, and supplier performance management.
Working knowledge of inventory planning, lead-time management, cost analysis, and supply-risk mitigation.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Ability to lead procurement activities cross-functionally, exercise sound judgment within established authority, and escalate material business risks appropriately.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in Word and other standard business applications; ability to analyze purchasing, supplier, spend, and inventory data.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, or a related field preferred.
Medical device or other regulated manufacturing industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Independently manage purchase orders and purchasing requirements for assigned commodities, suppliers, or product categories from requisition through delivery and closure.
Lead request-for-quote activities; analyze total cost and negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum order quantities, and other commercial conditions within approved authority.
Evaluate current and prospective suppliers and make sourcing recommendations based on capability, quality, cost, delivery performance, service, capacity, and supply risk.
Develop purchasing and inventory plans for assigned materials using demand, usage, lead-time, safety-stock, and supplier performance data.
Manage supplier performance and corrective follow-up for delivery, service, and commercial issues; identify recurring trends and drive resolution.
Lead procurement support for specification changes, new product or material requirements, supplier transitions, and cross-functional projects with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Receiving.
Resolve complex purchase order, receipt, invoice, pricing, and supplier discrepancies with Accounts Payable, Receiving, and internal stakeholders.
Maintain and review item, supplier, pricing, lead-time, sourcing, and purchasing data in the ERP system.
Identify and execute cost-reduction, alternate-source, lead-time improvement, and supply-risk mitigation opportunities; document results and recommendations.
Prepare and analyze supplier and purchasing metrics, including spend, price variance, delivery performance, inventory exposure, and open-order risk, and communicate findings to management.
Provide day-to-day guidance to the Procurement Coordinator on purchasing processes, supplier follow-up, quote documentation, and issue escalation as assigned.
Identify significant procurement and supply risks, develop recommended actions, and escalate matters requiring management approval or cross-functional decisions.
Comply with applicable environmental, safety, regulatory, and legal requirements, as well as company policies and standards of business ethics.
Perform other duties as assigned.