Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Performance Specialist

Innovative Health LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Health LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, seeks a Procurement Specialist to independently manage purchasing categories, supplier relationships, and end-to-end procurement processes for raw materials, components, and services.

The role focuses on sourcing, quotation analysis, negotiating terms, inventory planning, supplier performance, and resolving complex supply issues to improve cost, quality, delivery, and continuity of supply. Strong analytical skills required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages purchase orders and purchasing requirements for assigned commodities, suppliers, or product categories from requisition through delivery and closure.
• Leads request-for-quote activities for assigned purchases; analyzes total cost and negotiates pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum order quantities, and other commercial conditions within approved authority.
• Evaluates current and prospective suppliers and makes sourcing recommendations based on capability, quality, cost, delivery performance, service, capacity, and supply risk.
• Develops purchasing and inventory plans for assigned materials using demand, usage, lead-time, safety-stock, and supplier performance data to support continuity of supply and inventory objectives.
• Manages supplier performance and corrective follow-up for delivery, service, and commercial issues; identifies recurring trends and drives resolution with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Leads procurement support for specification changes, new product or material requirements, supplier transitions, and other cross-functional projects with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Receiving.
• Resolves complex purchase order, receipt, invoice, pricing, and supplier discrepancies in partnership with Accounts Payable, Receiving, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintains and reviews item, supplier, pricing, lead-time, sourcing, and purchasing data in the ERP system to ensure accuracy and support procurement decisions.
• Identifies and executes cost-reduction, alternate-source, lead-time improvement, and supply-risk mitigation opportunities; documents results and recommendations.
• Prepares and analyzes supplier and purchasing metrics, including spend, price variance, delivery performance, inventory exposure, and open-order risk, and communicates findings to management.
• Provides day-to-day guidance to the Procurement Coordinator on purchasing processes, supplier follow-up, quote documentation, and issue escalation as assigned; does not have direct supervisory responsibility.
• Identifies significant procurement and supply risks, develops recommended actions, and escalates matters requiring management approval or cross-functional decision-making.
• Adheres to applicable environmental, safety, regulatory, and legal requirements and complies with company policies and standards of business ethics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Supply chain management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain / Finance

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE) ERP

Job description

Innovative Health LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, seeks a Procurement Specialist to independently manage purchasing categories, supplier relationships, and end-to-end procurement processes for raw materials, components, and services.

The role focuses on sourcing, quotation analysis, negotiating terms, inventory planning, supplier performance, and resolving complex supply issues to improve cost, quality, delivery, and continuity of supply. Strong analytical skills required.