Senior Sourcing Manager - Private Label

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Overview

Sarnova is the leading national specialty distributor of health care products in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Respiratory Markets and is the industry leader in Revenue Cycle Management within Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The company operates through several market-leading companies including Tri-anim Health Services, the largest specialty distributor of respiratory products, Bound Tree Medical, the largest supplier of EMS products, EMP and Cardio Partners, a full Sudden Cardiac Arrest Solution provider, and Digitech, the leader in EMS revenue cycle management.

Office schedule: M-Th Office based, Friday remote (Effective September 1, 2025)

Responsibilities

• Establish themselves as a category subject matter expert and trusted partner within the various business units and cross-functional teams.
• Develop relationships with new finished good product suppliers & manage existing relationships.
• Follow structured negotiation processes to conduct supplier negotiations and contracting.
• Evaluate new sources, methods, and suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of finished products.
• Identify potential suppliers and onboard and develop new suppliers in line with corporate supplier strategies.
• Conduct global market research to identify potential new suppliers and products with the goal of identifying new and redundant sources of supply based on competitiveness, capability and business needs.
• Cultivates supplier partnerships, tracks KPI’s and goals and monitors scorecards to measure and evaluate vendor performance and collaborate with partners to ensure quality and performance.
• Establish global financial strategies and execute to meet Curaplex performance goals
• Complete Strategic Sourcing Events for assigned portfolios focusing on total value - includes but not limited to negotiating price, lead time, payment terms, rebates and delivery.
• Oversee sourcing process and ensure that best costs are obtained from competing vendors through RFPs, allocate and award business to vendors as appropriate.
• Analyze global, regional & local market information to understand upstream cost drivers and the effect on market pricing, including supply and demand dynamics.
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Partner with internal stake holders & budget owners to develop and execute continuous improvement plan.
• Work closely with cross functional teams to identify suppliers for new product launches.
• Conduct Business Reviews to drive supplier performance & prioritization of business needs.
• Continually investigate & initiate sourcing and cost reduction opportunities to increase supply chain efficiencies, ensure supply resilience, reduce risk and improve gross margins.
• Develop & negotiate applicable legal contracts using in depth knowledge of standard commercial legal contract terms.
• Review prototypes from various sampling stages to ensure design and quality meets standards.
• Manage resolution of issues/concerns with suppliers, primarily as it relates to quality issues that may arise from inspection failures, production issues affecting delivery schedules, and pricing and invoice discrepancies.

Skills/Experience Required

• Previous sourcing and management experience working with 3rd party contract manufacturers or direct manufacturing partners on medical devices or other healthcare solutions.
• International sourcing experience preferred.
• 8+ years' experience in mass market product development, sourcing and/or purchasing environments. Medical device, medical/clinical expertise or prior health care experience strongly desired.
• Experience with Strategic Sourcing and improving supplier performance.
• Familiarity with contracting language and experience in negotiating contracts with suppliers.
• Understanding manufacturing and quality validation processes and best practices preferred.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain principles and processes.
• Strength in negotiations, cost/price analysis and purchasing procedures…