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🐊 Florida – Remote

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💵 $98.4k - $125.4k / year

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🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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CONMED Corporation

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1970

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2022-05

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

CONMED Corporation is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells surgical equipment and instruments specifically for Orthopedic, General, and Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The company focuses on innovation and has a wide range of products including surgical power tools, implants, electrosurgical units, and smoke evacuation solutions. Through its mission to support healthcare partners and improve patient outcomes, CONMED is dedicated to enhancing surgical efficiency and safety across various medical specialties.

📋 Description

• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for assigned NPI projects from concept through commercial launch • Participate as the purchasing representative on cross-functional product development teams • Develop sourcing strategies for new components, assemblies, tooling, equipment, and services required for product launches • Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage suppliers capable of supporting new technologies and product requirements • Ensure supplier capacity, tooling, lead times, and manufacturing readiness align with launch schedules • Drive supplier participation in design reviews, development activities, and technical discussions • Support sourcing initiatives across assigned indirect spend categories • Conduct spend analysis and identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and process improvement • Manage RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs and lead supplier negotiations for pricing, contracts, and service agreements • Support stakeholder requirements across Operations, Engineering, Facilities, IT, Finance, HR, Marketing, and other business functions • Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives and financial targets • Partner with Supplier Quality and Engineering on supplier qualification, validation, and approval activities • Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and launch readiness • Drive corrective actions and mitigation plans when supplier risks are identified • Maintain sourcing timelines, milestones, deliverables, and project readiness metrics • Communicate risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and leadership • Support should-cost analysis, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership evaluations • Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance, and value improvement opportunities • Maintain supplier, sourcing, contract, and procurement data within Oracle and related systems • Track procurement KPIs, sourcing milestones, supplier performance, and project readiness metrics • Develop spend analytics and reporting to support category management and sourcing decisions • Provide regular updates to sourcing leadership and project teams

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field • 3-5+ years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, or Materials Management within a manufacturing environment • This position is not eligible for employer based sponsorship • Preferred: 5+ years of procurement or sourcing experience within a regulated manufacturing environment • Experience supporting NPI, product launches, supplier onboarding, or engineering change management processes • Experience supporting medical device product development and commercialization activities • Knowledge of supplier qualification, validation, quality systems, and FDA-regulated manufacturing environments • Experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives and category management programs • Experience with supplier cost modeling, should-cost analysis, and total cost of ownership methodologies • Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or CPIM • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Value Engineering, and Continuous Improvement methodologies • Experience managing supplier relationships, RFQs, supplier negotiations, and commercial agreements • Knowledge of indirect procurement categories including capital equipment, tooling, MRO, facilities, logistics, professional services, and IT • Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Planning, Quality, Finance, and Product Development teams • Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle preferred), Microsoft Excel, and procurement tools • Strong analytical, negotiation, project management, and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage • Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED • Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period • Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price • Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses • Employee Referral Program incentives