Procurement Initiatives and Compliance Lead

Solventum (3M Healthcare); United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum is seeking a strategic Procurement Initiatives and Compliance Lead to drive regulatory-aligned procurement programs. You will translate regulations into actionable plans, manage cross-functional teams, and optimize reporting across the supply chain.

This senior role requires an ability to lead complex projects, ensure documentation rigor, and guide change management while interfacing with executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or project management in regulated industries.
• Experience in medical device, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.
• Experience with ERP/procurement systems and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate regulations into actionable procurement deliverables with regulatory teams.
• Demonstrate compliance via objective evidence and documentation practices.
• Develop clear procurement strategies aligned with company goals and projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Finance, IT, Suppliers and Customers.
• Contribute to procurement technology roadmap and digital workflows.
• Support Make vs Buy and Source of Supply decisions with procurement processes.
• Communicate project status and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Gather requirements and design processes for data collection, reporting, and storage.
• Ensure compliance with medical device regulations and company standards.
• Define KPIs and governance, track progress, report outcomes to executives.

Skills

Procurement

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

7+ years procurement/supply chain experience

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Ariba

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

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Job Description:

Procurement Initiatives and Compliance Lead

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Procurement Initiatives and Compliance Lead to drive key projects and compliance related activities aligned with our broader business goals and procurement reporting requirements. This individual will play a critical role in developing and executing cross-functional project plans, optimizing process and defining standard work as well as managing compliance and reporting related activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement Compliance: Work with regulatory and compliance teams to translate regulations into clear, actionable procurement deliverables.
• Compliance Reporting: Follow good documentation practices to collect and demonstrate objective evidence of compliance with procurement and material related regulations and customer requirements.
• Strategic Planning & Alignment: Translate business goals into clear, actionable procurement strategies and project plans that align with overall company priorities and objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Finance, IT, Suppliers, Customers, etc.)
• Technology Roadmap & Enablement: Contribute to the development and execution of the procurement technology roadmap. Define and document requirements for systems, tools, and digital workflows to improve sourcing compliance
• Make vs Buy and Source of Supply: Support the business processes for Make vs Buy and Source of Supply such that we exceed a 150%+ programmatic funnel. This work is inclusive of business digital enablement and change management for all Solventum associated with the Inventory Carrying Value Project supporting direct procurement as well as other associated fast follow initiatives.
• Communication & Change Management: Serve as the primary communication bridge across departments, providing clear updates, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring project transparency at all levels.
• Requirements Gathering & Process Design: Lead the collection and synthesis of business and compliance requirements to support tool selection, process design, data collection, reporting and storage.
• Risk & Compliance Oversight: Ensure procurement projects adhere to medical device regulatory requirements and company compliance standards. Develop procedures/ processes to ensure procurement teams remain compliant with local and international regulations as applicable.
• Performance Measurement: Define KPIs, success metrics and governance for given projects. Track progress and report outcomes to executive leadership.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or project management roles, ideally within the medical device, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing industries.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• o 3+ years of experience in procurement compliance
• o 1+ year(s) of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or a data-related role, preferably in a procurement or supply chain setting.
• o Knowledge of FDA/GxP compliance and ISO standards relevant to medical device manufacturing.
• o Experience with ERP and procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Coupa, Ariba).
• o Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset.
• o Ability to thrive in a dynamic, rapidly evolving environment.
• o Experience working with analytical tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• o Lean manufacturing/ six sigma training
• o Understanding of international sourcing and material compliance regulations
• o Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organiz