Senior Procurement Manager

Novanta Inc.; Apex (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Procurement to lead buying across Robotics & Automation, Celera Motion, and ATI. Reporting to the Sr.

Director of Supply Chain, you will own procurement strategy for a multi-site footprint with accountability for cost savings, tariff mitigation, and agile sourcing for new product introduction. The role requires 8+ years in procurement, 3+ years leading teams, and strong experience across sites and international operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in procurement or strategic sourcing.
• 3+ years leading teams.
• Experience across multiple sites and/or international operations.
• Working knowledge of global trade, tariffs, HTS classification, and landed cost.
• Hands-on NPI sourcing and strong partnership with engineering.
• Sharp negotiation, supplier-management, and ERP/analytics skills (Oracle EBS, Power BI, Excel).
• Bachelor’s in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-site procurement across sites and business units; harmonize strategy, policies, and controls.
• Deliver cost savings through negotiations, should-cost modeling, competitive bidding, and value engineering with Engineering and Operations.
• Mitigate tariff and trade costs via alternative sourcing, dual-sourcing, tariff engineering, and FTAs/duty drawbacks.
• Drive landed-cost decisions by modeling duties, freight, currency, and lead-time risk.
• Source for NPI by embedding procurement early with R&D and qualifying suppliers for new/prototype parts.
• Manage suppliers by building relationships, conducting performance reviews, and mitigating risk.
• Lead systems and process improvements using ERP and analytics (Oracle EBS, SAP, Power BI).
• Lead and develop buyers across sites; act as change agent for procurement transformation.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

ERP/Analytics

Cross-site leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Supply Chain

Engineering

Business

Tools

Oracle EBS

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

About the Role

Novanta is a global supplier of core technology solutions for medical and advanced industrial OEMs. We’re looking for a results-driven Senior Manager, Procurement to lead buying across multiple sites and business units – Robotics & Automation, Celera Motion, and ATI. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Supply Chain, you’ll own procurement strategy for our multi-site footprint with clear accountability for cost savings, tariff and trade-cost mitigation, and agile sourcing for new product introduction (NPI). It’s a high-impact role for a commercially sharp leader who can operate from the shop floor to the executive review.

What You’ll Do

• Lead multi-site procurement – harmonize strategy, policies, and controls across U.S and UK/EMEA operations, turning enterprise-wide spend into leverage.
• Deliver cost savings – own the annual savings roadmap through negotiation, should-cost modeling, competitive bidding, and value engineering with Engineering and Operations.
• Mitigate tariff & trade cost – quantify duty exposure and act on it via alternative sourcing, dual-sourcing, tariff engineering, and preferential trade programs (FTAs, duty drawback).
• Drive landed-cost decisions – model duties, freight, currency, and lead-time risk into total-cost comparisons that shape the supplier footprint.
• Source for NPI – embed procurement early with R&D, qualify suppliers for new and prototype parts, and secure cost, quality, and supply readiness through launch.
• Manage suppliers strategically – build key relationships, run performance reviews, and mitigate single-source, geopolitical, and financial-health risk.
• Raise the bar on systems & process – leverage ERP and analytics (Oracle EBS, SAP, Power BI) for spend visibility, governance, and reporting.
• Lead the team – coach and develop buyers across sites, and act as a change agent for procurement transformation.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years in procurement or strategic sourcing, including 3+ years leading teams.
• Proven cost savings delivered in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience across multiple sites and/or international operations.
• Working knowledge of global trade, tariffs, HTS classification, and landed cost.
• Hands-on NPI sourcing and strong partnership with engineering.
• Sharp negotiation, supplier-management, and ERP/analytics skills (Oracle EBS, Power BI, Excel).
• Bachelor’s in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Nice to Have

• MBA or supply chain master’s, and/or CPSM, CSCP, or APICS certification.
• Background in electronics, motion control, or precision engineered products.
• Oracle EBS R12 (ASCP/MRP) or SAP and outsourced-process (OSP) experience.
• Lean or Six Sigma training.

Why Novanta

Novanta is a collaborative, engineering-led company where procurement has a direct line to the P&L and to the products that matter. Novanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected-veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter! Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers’ demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers’ success. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT".