Strategic Medical Device Sourcing Specialist

Forj Medical; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Health, dental, vision

401K plans

Annual bonus program

Job summary

Forj Medical in Minnesota is seeking a Category Specialist to analyze data, identify trends, and develop sourcing strategies for PCBA purchasing and related categories. You will partner with suppliers and internal teams to drive value, time-to-market, and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes strategic relationship building, negotiation, and contract management in a fast-growing medical device environment. You will lead supplier assessments, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic relationship building, with emphasis in customer/supplier management.
• 2+ years of strategic supply chain experience, including development and execution of sourcing strategies.
• 2+ years of negotiation experience with emphasis in contracts, purchasing, or sales.
• Knowledge and experience with Lean concepts and driving operational excellence, with lean certifications being a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business, or Equivalent encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Analyze demand/forecast and submit, update, expedite purchase orders for assigned purchasing activities.
• Supports new and transfer in programs through requests for quotes/proposals, evaluating the quotes, negotiating costs/terms, and selecting reporting the most qualified result.
• Fosters relationships with suppliers to achieve better pricing and quality of services.
• Lead the contract review and associated negotiations with suppliers encompassing key Terms & Conditions on Quality, Supply Chain & operational objectives.
• Develop and implement the roadmap to drive cost reduction with suppliers and meet strategic, operational, and financial performance targets.
• Optimal selection of vendors and technologies in line with time to market expectations, category sourcing strategies and cost targets.
• Act as the liaison between Procurement, Program Management, Customers, Engineers, and Suppliers and drive visibility and alignment linked to time to market, target costs, introduction of new platforms and technologies, supplier selection, risk mitigation through NPI till launch and sourcing strategies.
• Proactively manage supplier risk while engaging with cross functional teams to evaluate and improve supplier performance with a focus on supplier development.
• Support Quality Management on Audits and Assessments of new and existing suppliers.
• Review Bill of Materials against IHS BOM Intelligence reports to improve BOM health and purchasing strategies of long-lead time/end-of-life/obsolete components.
• Develop and implement lean processes, as required.
• Become the subject matter expert and act as an escalation point for internal stakeholders regarding suppliers in assigned categories.

Skills

Strategic relationship building

Supply chain experience

Negotiation

Lean concepts

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Business

Job description

Forj Medical in Minnesota is seeking a Category Specialist to analyze data, identify trends, and develop sourcing strategies for PCBA purchasing and related categories. You will partner with suppliers and internal teams to drive value, time-to-market, and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes strategic relationship building, negotiation, and contract management in a fast-growing medical device environment. You will lead supplier assessments, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives