Supplier Category Leader at OrganOx. OrganOx is an innovative, fast-paced, global medical device company with a mission to save lives by making every donated organ count. We are a commercial stage organ technology company, spun out of the University of Oxford in 2008, committed to improving transplantation outcomes throughout the world. The company’s first product, the OrganOx . metra. ® normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) system for liver transplantation, has been used to support more than 5,000 liver transplant operations globally.. As part of our ongoing expansion, we seek a motivated . Supplier Category Leader. to join our team.. Position Summary . The . Supplier Category Leader . is primarily responsible to proactively eliminate risks to ensure continuity of supply, and animate category strategy.. You will play a critical role in securing and managing supplier agreements, ensuring seamless flow from supplier to customer, ensuring that products are manufactured to the right quality standards delivered on and to the right cost, with the support of the cross functional team.. This is a field-based role located in the Minneapolis, MN area.. Listed below are the major responsibilities of the role and a brief description of some of the key tasks to be performed. This list is not totally exhaustive.. . Major Responsibilities . Under direction from the Supplier Development Leader, the . Supplier Category Leader. will be responsible for:. · Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to foster collaboration and trust. · Act as the primary point of contact for supplier related issues and concerns. · Responsible for strategy input and implementation for complex and strategic categories. · Delivers key category performance indicators, including savings, supplier rationalization, risk management, supplier performance, etc.. · Develops multi-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying suppliers that meet key business category management goals. · Animate supplier lifecycle management, including complex supplier selection, onboarding, till the phase out. · Collaborates with suppliers, regulatory and quality team to implement and monitor quality assurance protocols specific to medical devices, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements. · Adhere to the letter and spirit of OrganOx’s Code of Conduct and all other company policies. . Technical. – . . Uses structured Category Management process to provide input into supplier management strategies. . Assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements.. . Documents processes and procedures related to supplier development. . · Engages and supports procurement and quality teams to qualify key suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, poor performance suppliers. . Analyses category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement, establishing continuous improvement goals and deploying adequate projects or activities. . Leads supplier-based business reviews with selected suppliers to drive strategic priorities as well as handle key performance indicators. . Aligned with the category strategy, collaborate with the Procurement to negotiate supply agreements. . Coordinate Supplier Change control to ensure that any changes in the supply chain do not compromise the quality or compliance of medical devices. . Manage the OrganOx cross function team to ensure all activities and projects are executed and prioritized to maintain supply continuity. . · Coordinates with regulatory affairs to ensure all supplier-related documentation meets the necessary regulatory requirements for medical devices. . Leadership. · Influences cross-functional colleagues (quality, engineering, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure category strategies and activities are aligned with business priorities. · Works with supplier and leads cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers such as supply continuity, quality, cost and operational performance. · Develop supplier strategic partnerships and secures capacity with suppliers (asset management, unconstraint capacity…). · Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues to unable and support suppliers’ performance.. · Enable team to develop predictive analytics. · Acts as a coach/mentor to colleagues on category strategy process. · Based on business requirements, forecast the category team resources allocation, and animate hiring process.. · Drive stakeholder response to expediate key supplier issues, and drive resolution.. · Proven experience in establishing and managing supplier agreements, contracts, and logistics arrangements . · Strong understanding of medical device manufacturing standards (GMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, EU MDR) preferred.. · Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive collaboration between Procurement, Supply Chain, and Quality preferred.. · Strong problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to supply chain continuity required.. · Good communication skills, including strong written, verbal and data summation abilities.. Qualifications . · · Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a supply chain, operations, manufacturing or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.. · 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, supplier development, procurement, or manufacturing within a highly regulated industry is required.. · Experience in supplier risk management, escalation handling, and performance tracking required.. · Understanding of medical device manufacturing standards (GMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, EU MDR) strongly preferred.. · Lean or Six Sigma process improvement qualifications preferred.. · Must be able to travel 25% to 75% of the time to Winona MN, UK and NJ.. #LI-Remote. A job description does not imply that the duties stated are the only ones to be performed by the job holder. Job holder will be required to follow any other job-related instruction as reasonably requested by their line manager or their designate.. Company Location: United States.
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