Purchasing Manager

Evergen•Alachua, FL

6d•$110,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Evergen is a global industry-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in regenerative medicine. As the only regenerative medicine company that offers a differentiated portfolio of allograft and xenograft biomaterials at scale, Evergen is headquartered in Alachua, FL, and has manufacturing facilities in West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie and Glencoe, MN., Neunkirchen, DE., Glasgow, UK., and Marton, NZ. This role requires an onsite presence, with occasional work-from-home flexibility available. The company offers an annual CIP bonus opportunity of up to $15,000.00.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant area
6 to 8 years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or supplier management experience, including direct materials procurement in a regulated manufacturing environment.
3+ years of leadership experience
Strong supplier management and negotiation skills
ERP expertise and master data governance
Excellent verbal and written communication
Process improvement and operational standardization
Team leadership, coaching, and accountability
Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence
RFQ/RFP leadership, bid leveling, award justification, and contracting discipline
Strong Excel and analytical capability, including PPV analysis, savings tracking, supplier performance reporting, and KPI dashboards.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience may substitute for education requirement

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and coach the team; manage daily execution of PO placement, expediting, and issue resolution while maintaining a strategic focus on supplier performance and savings
Lead and manage team performance through goal setting, coaching, and feedback; ensure consistent execution of sourcing events, supplier scorecards/QBRs, and savings governance
Review and approve high-risk or high-spend award decisions and ensure alignment with Quality, Engineering, and Operations
Lead and manage category strategies for top direct material families and key suppliers; oversee supplier segmentation, playbooks, and multi-sourcing plans where risk and qualification requirements allow
Maintain performance review cadence, and manage escalation and corrective action processes with clear accountability for issue resolution
Lead and manage standardization of RFQ/RFP processes, bid leveling, award documentation, and contract templates; ensure commercial terms protect supply assurance and change control
Maintain governance of purchasing master data accuracy and implement audits and controls to reduce shortages and invoice discrepancies
Lead and manage annual performance targets for savings, PPV improvement, supplier on-time delivery, quality, and reduction of expedites/past dues; validate savings using agreed methodologies. Drive cost reduction initiatives focused on total cost of ownership
Lead and manage cross-functional alignment with Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Operations; ensure forecast alignment, qualification timelines, and supply risk mitigation. Train requestors on purchasing standards and enforce requisition quality
Lead and manage sourcing support for new product development from concept through launch; ensure supplier selection, lead time feasibility, and cost targets are integrated into project plans
Coordinate supplier technical reviews and ensure readiness for validation, scale-up, documentation, and change control requirements