Senior Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Leader

LightForce; Wilmington (MA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

PTO/Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

401k Retirement plan

Fringe benefits

Paid parental leave

Workplace perks such as food/coffee

Résumé du poste

LightForce Orthodontics in Wilmington, MA seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Specialist to develop and execute supplier strategies for materials, components, and services. You will lead negotiations, manage key supplier relationships, and optimize total cost of ownership across cross‑functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.

The role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract coordination, with oversight by Legal for contract

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management within a technically complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing strategic supplier relationships, leading complex negotiations, and resolving supplier performance issues.
• Experience evaluating supplier manufacturing capabilities, conducting operational assessments, and driving supplier improvements.
• Strong commercial, analytical, negotiation, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Experience with supplier qualification, sourcing strategy, and supply chain risk management.
• Ability to work independently and engage effectively with supplier executives and senior management.
• Willingness to travel to supplier locations as required.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for materials, components, equipment, and services.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, selection, and commercial negotiations.
• Own key supplier relationships, including executive‑level engagement and business reviews.
• Develop supplier partnerships and sourcing strategies that support cost competitiveness, operational flexibility, and long‑term growth.
• Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses.
• Own supplier performance management, including delivery, quality, cost, capacity, and responsiveness.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for Purchasing, engaging supplier leadership to resolve significant issues.
• Lead supplier operational assessments and onsite visits to evaluate capabilities, capacity, and business continuity.
• Drive supplier improvement plans and hold suppliers accountable for performance commitments.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering on supplier audits, corrective actions, and qualification activities.
• Lead complex negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, capacity, delivery, warranties, and performance commitments.
• Coordinate supplier agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, and supply contracts, in collaboration with Legal.
• Manage commercial contract performance, renewals, and amendments.
• Deliver measurable cost improvements through negotiations and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Lead commercial sourcing and negotiations for manufacturing capital equipment and specialized technologies.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance to evaluate proposals and total cost of ownership.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, payment milestones, installation, warranty, and service terms.
• Support Engineering through equipment delivery and acceptance.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, financial stability, capacity, and supply chain considerations.
• Develop sourcing initiatives that support manufacturing scalability, supply continuity, and operational flexibility.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality on new supplier qualification and production readiness.
• Support new product introduction, manufacturing expansion, and procurement process improvements.
• Provide sourcing recommendations, supplier performance updates, and commercial escalation support to Supply Chain leadership.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field

10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management within a technically complex manufacturing environment

Proven experience managing strategic supplier relationships, leading complex negotiations, and resolving supplier performance issues

Experience evaluating supplier manufacturing capabilities, conducting operational assessments, and driving supplier improvements

Strong commercial, analytical, negotiation, and cross‑functional leadership skills

Experience with supplier qualification, sourcing strategy, and supply chain risk management

Ability to work independently and engage effectively with supplier executives and senior management

Willingness to travel to supplier locations as required

Description du poste

LightForce Orthodontics in Wilmington, MA seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Specialist to develop and execute supplier strategies for materials, components, and services. You will lead negotiations, manage key supplier relationships, and optimize total cost of ownership across cross‑functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.

The role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and contract coordination, with oversight by Legal for contract