Sourcing Manager - Equipment (Associate Director)
Core
Provide strategic sourcing leadership for process, filling, packaging, laboratory, and utility equipment supporting manufacturing and engineering operations.
Role type
Senior strategic sourcing manager (capital equipment)
Builds
Equipment acquisition, lifecycle agreements, and related services for manufacturing and lab operations
Domain
Life sciences manufacturing / Capital equipment procurement
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, capital equipment negotiation, total cost of ownership modeling, supplier performance management, equipment qualification knowledge, market intelligence, stakeholder management, SAP Ariba proficiency
Preferred skills
Generative AI tools, equipment standardization expertise
Technologies
SAP Ariba, Microsoft Office, generative AI tools
Responsibilities
Develop sourcing strategies for capital equipment, lead negotiations for acquisitions and lifecycle agreements, partner with Engineering and Manufacturing stakeholders, drive total cost of ownership optimization, manage supplier performance and risks, support equipment qualification and validation, promote equipment standardization, apply market intelligence for sourcing outcomes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
