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Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Sourcing Specialist with a background in medical manufacturing to support sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiations for both mechanical and electrical components. This role is critical to ensuring supply chain continuity, cost efficiency, and compliance with medical device standards.
Responsibilities
- Source and evaluate mechanical and electrical vendors for medical device components.
- Lead contract negotiations, pricing discussions, and vendor onboarding.
- Manage procurement requests, purchase orders, and vendor communications.
- Track and report on project milestones, procurement timelines, and cost savings.
- Support tariff mitigation strategies and identify opportunities for second sourcing.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure supplier compliance.
- Maintain accurate records of sourcing decisions, contracts, and supplier performance.
- Ensure alignment with medical device industry standards and internal quality systems.
Essential Skills
- Experience in procurement or sourcing, preferably in the medical manufacturing industry.
- Experience in spend management and project tracking.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier contracts.
- Proficient in procurement systems and tools (e.g., ERP, SAP, Oracle).
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Procurement, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement or sourcing, preferably in the medical manufacturing industry.
- At least 2 years of experience in spend management and project tracking.
- 2 years of strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier contracts.
- 2 years proficient in procurement systems and tools (e.g., ERP, SAP, Oracle).
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Familiarity with tariff mitigation and second sourcing strategies.
Work Environment
The role is based in a medical devices manufacturing setting with standard working hours from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. The dress code is casual.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Scottsdale,AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 16, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $35 - $40