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•Responsibilities include identifying, assessing, negotiating, awarding and managing suppliers and procurement agreements. Assesses suppliers on a global landscape to recommend best sourcing.•Provides cost estimates for purchasing requests in a timely manner, transacts purchases of goods and services including raw materials, machined parts, components or finished goods efficiently with a high level of accuracy and quality to meet manufacturing and product management needs.•Communicates with suppliers, discussing quotes and price increases, negotiating rates, and evaluating service and quality. Maintains updated price lists, ensuring accuracy in invoicing.•Participates on cost reduction projects and conducts monthly cost reduction and value analysis. Reviews quotes and recommends sourcing decisions to assist with and ensure supplier selection aligns with cost reductions, quality improvements and delivery requirements.•Reviews purchase order acknowledgements and updates pricing and delivery dates in ERP system. Provides quantities required during parts shortages to ensure sourcing needs are addressed.•Conducts purchasing activities aligned with the supply chain philosophy and strategy, executing and supporting sourcing projects through selected and approved suppliers. Designs and implements process improvements with a continuous improvement mind set.•Recognizes, understands and addresses sourcing problems in a proactive manner. Meets with suppliers to understand and resolve issues in a timely manner, reducing impact on operations and sourcing needs.•Collaborates with operations, materials and procurement teams to optimize total value and complete work to support organizational goals. Communicates and completes work globally, ensuring information, quoting and sourcing is completed with global suppliers.

Purchasing – Extensive experience with medical device purchasing and planning, complex chemistry purchasing, contract negotiations for facilities, OEMs and Tier 1 purchasing, accurate RFQ's (Request for Quotes), MRP (materials resource planning), tracking monthly and quarterly raw materials pricing.