What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist Jacksonville position at CMS Imaging Inc?
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for sourcing and securing medical imaging parts and services critical to maintaining equipment uptime across CMS Imaging’s service footprint. This role requires a highly resourceful, hands-on professional who excels at locating hard-to-find, multi-vendor, discontinued, or obsolete components under tight timelines.
Success in this position depends on persistence, creativity, and a problem-solving mindset and someone who enjoys tracking down rare parts and finding solutions when standard vendors fall short. This includes the ability to go beyond traditional OEM purchasing channels by identifying original manufacturers, alternative suppliers, and secondary market opportunities.
“We are specifically seeking someone who is comfortable challenging traditional OEM sourcing models and identifying alternative supply paths when appropriate.”
As CMS expands its service environment, this role will play a critical part in identifying sourcing strategies across multiple manufacturers and platforms; not just executing transactions, but actively uncovering supply chain options others may overlook.
Primary Responsibilities
- Identify and locate hard-to-find, discontinued, or long-lead-time components
- Research and source parts across multiple vendor ecosystems, including OEMs, independent suppliers, refurbishers, and secondary markets
- Investigate the original source/manufacturer of components and pursue direct or alternative sourcing options when viable
- Develop sourcing strategies that reduce reliance on single OEM channels where appropriate
- Evaluate compatibility, substitutions, and cross-referenced parts to maintain equipment uptime
- Support a growing multi-vendor service model, sourcing parts across various imaging equipment brands and platforms
- Build and maintain a network of specialty vendors, brokers, and repair partners
What Sets This Role Apart
- Goes beyond placing orders, investigates where parts originate and identifies alternative supply channels
- Looks past OEM labeling to understand underlying manufacturing sources
- Navigates multi-vendor environments with confidence and speed
- Leverages non-traditional sourcing methods to solve urgent service challenges
- Balances cost, availability, and reliability when identifying sourcing options
Preferred Experience
- Experience sourcing parts across multiple vendors or equipment manufacturers
- Demonstrated ability to identify original manufacturers or alternative supply sources beyond OEM channels
- Background in aftermarket parts sourcing, field service support, or equipment repair environments
- Experience working in a multi-vendor service organization (strongly preferred)
- Proven ability to source obsolete, discontinued, or hard-to-find components
- Strong investigative and problem-solving mindset
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