Sr Supplier Relations Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for managing supplier relationships through the implementation and execution of the procurement strategy across the enterprise. This role is responsible for delivering against functional goals and objectives by ensuring cross-functional coordination. This position will contribute to sourcing strategy development and refinement, and all aspects of supplier management. Additionally, this position will support the development, implementation, and maintenance of business systems to establish and manage supplier partnerships and to positively contribute to procurement and company objectives.

We are excited to add a new Sr. Supplier Relations Specialist to our Strategic Procurement team! This role will pay a base salary between $74,000k - $90,000k based on experience and other factors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own supplier relationship management activities and foster an environment of trust and cooperation.
• Partner with various functions within MIMEDX to understand and advocate for their purchased goods and services needs.

• Establish processes and monitor supplier performance: create and maintain supplier scorecards for business-critical suppliers, while monitoring and leveraging key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Continuously assess and enhance the MIMEDX supplier risk management processes: mitigating risk by creating contingency plans and a secondary/alternative source strategy.
• Communicate with suppliers effectively and develop business continuity plans to mitigate potential disruptions.
• Support the Supplier Quality Management team during supplier quality audits, corrective actions, and address on-going quality issues.

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures that support the sourcing and procurement of goods and services, ensuring alignment with best-in-class purchasing management principles and practices.
• Update and maintain supplier records in the procure-to-pay supplier database, such as contact information.

• Other duties may be assigned

PROBLEM SOLVING:

• Perform in-depth analysis, interpret, and draw conclusions from data sets.

• Identify barriers and issues and apply problem-solving skills to deal creatively with complex situations.

DECISION MAKING/SCOPE OF AUTHORITY:

• Make decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.
• Individual contributor with autonomy to perform work with limited instruction. Determines and develops approach to solutions
• Highlights significant problems to management with suggestions on how to resolve

SPAN OF CONTROL/COMPLEXITY:

• Seasoned professional contributor with responsibility for an advanced area of work in the professional field
• May be responsible for entire projects or functions having modest scope/impact or portions of projects having considerable scope/impact to department results

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Prefer Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Procurement or Supply Chain
• 4+ years of experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain

• Experience building and managing supplier relationships and executing sourcing strategies
• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation preferred

• Prefer experience working in a regulated industry such as medical device or similar current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) environment.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to gain trust and confidence of internal stakeholders and supplier base

• Persuasive communication skills (oral and written), and ability to quickly jump between topics to support multiple functional areas
• Ability to drive collaborative projects with suppliers, track and report project status from start to finish, and to deliver expected results
• Strong analytic, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency utilizing evolving technological tools to streamline daily tasks and communications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position is a hybrid role, and the work is typically performed in an office environment

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to, or requirements for, this job at any time.