Procurement Manager

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is seeking a Procurement Manager for a 12-month fixed-term role in Auckland. You will lead strategic procurement for electronic components, build supplier relationships, and support commercial, quality, and delivery objectives in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

You will manage cost, availability, lifecycle, and supplier risk while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support new product introductions and ongoing supply requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or category management in manufacturing/medical device or regulated environments.
• Experience with procuring electronic components and understanding suppliers and market dynamics.
• Strong negotiation, contract management, tendering, and supplier relationship skills.
• Experience with RFQ, RFI, and RFP processes and supplier capability assessment.
• Analytical, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder-influencing abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication with a collaborative style.
• Tertiary qualification in engineering, supply chain, procurement, commerce; CIPS/APICS advantageous.
• Global commercial awareness and international supplier experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead sourcing activities, including RFx, supplier selection, and commercial negotiation.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Procure electronic components and address cost, availability, obsolescence and lifecycle risks.
• Identify cost-reduction, value-improvement and supply assurance opportunities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations and Product Development for new product introduction and supply requirements.
• Assess supplier capability, performance, technical capacity and commercial risk.
• Provide clear procurement leadership and effective stakeholder communication.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Negotiation

RFQ/RFI/RFP

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Education

Engineering or related degree

CIPS/APICS qualification advantageous

Job description

• Utilise your Commercial Procurement experience in this new role

Job description:

• 12-month fixed-term opportunity
• Electronics procurement
• Utilise your Commercial Procurement experience in this new role

About The Opportunity

We have an exciting 12-month fixed-term opportunity for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Supply Chain team. You will lead strategic procurement activity, build effective supplier relationships, and work closely with internal stakeholders to support commercial, quality, delivery, and supply continuity objectives.

A key focus of this role is the procurement of electronic components. You will bring practical category experience across electronic parts and supply markets, with the ability to manage cost, availability, lifecycle, and supplier risk in a complex manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing procurement and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Leading sourcing activities, including requests for quotation, information, and proposal, tendering, supplier selection, and commercial negotiation.
• Managing strategic supplier relationships and negotiating commercial agreements and contracts.
• Procuring electronic components and working with suppliers and cross-functional teams to address cost, availability, obsolescence, lifecycle, quality, and continuity-of-supply risks.
• Identifying and delivering cost-reduction, value-improvement, and supply-assurance opportunities.
• Collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Product Development, and other stakeholders to support new product introduction and ongoing supply requirements.
• Assessing supplier capability, performance, technical capacity, and commercial risk.
• Providing clear procurement leadership, sound commercial judgement, and effective stakeholder communication.

About You

You are a commercially astute procurement professional who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You build credibility quickly, are confident working across technical and commercial topics, and are comfortable operating in a fast-moving global supply environment.

• Demonstrated procurement or category management experience, ideally in a manufacturing, medical device, technology, or similarly regulated environment.
• Practical experience procuring electronic components, with an understanding of relevant suppliers, market dynamics, lead times, lifecycle considerations, and supply risks.
• Strong commercial negotiation, contract management, tendering, and supplier relationship management capability.
• Experience with RFQ, RFI, and RFP processes and supplier capability assessment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative working style.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, supply chain, procurement, commerce, or a related discipline. CIPS, APICS, or an equivalent qualification would be advantageous.
• Global commercial awareness and experience working with international suppliers would be advantageous.

Company And Culture

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys seeing results from their efforts and who gains satisfaction from being part of an open and friendly team environment producing innovative medical devices that make a difference to people's lives.

Our company recognises that innovation is a key ingredient to sustained growth and profitability. You will reap the rewards of working for an organisation that is focused on growing internationally and acknowledges their people through career opportunities and a great working environment.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited is a thriving, cutting-edge medical device company with a wide and growing range of highly innovative healthcare products. We have manufacturing facilities in New Zealand and Mexico, and sales offices and distributors operating in 120 countries globally.