Project Sourcing Manager, Direct Procurement

Join Ambu’s global procurement transformation as a Project Sourcing Manager and play a key role in strengthening the resilience and scalability of our global supply base.

Your initial priority will be to drive the implementation of Ambu’s dual-sourcing strategy, translating category strategies into qualified and commercially competitive alternative second sources for strategically important components and technologies.

Working closely with our Global Category Managers, R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain, you will take Procurement ownership of assigned sourcing projects from supplier identification and supplier selection through qualification and implementation. You will combine strong project execution with commercial judgement to challenge existing sourcing solutions and drive implementation at pace.

Over time, the role may expand into other strategic sourcing, NPD and technology-development projects across Direct Procurement.

If this sounds attractive, we offer an exciting opportunity to join Ambu’s Global Procurement organization at our site in Penang, Malaysia, and become part of our continued global procurement transformation.

The role

As Project Sourcing Manager, you will independently lead strategic sourcing projects with an initial focus on implementing our dual-sourcing strategy.

You will work closely with Global Category Managers to translate category strategies into concrete sourcing projects, establishing alternative sources that strengthen supply resilience, competitiveness and scalability.

Operating across Procurement, R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain, you will be Procurement’s project sourcing point of contact, driving assigned projects through supplier identification, evaluation, commercial alignment, qualification and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Project Sourcing & Dual-Source Implementation: Lead assigned sourcing projects from opportunity definition through supplier qualification and implementation. Translate category strategy into clear sourcing actions and drive deliverables against project milestones.
• Supplier Identification & Selection: Identify and evaluate alternative suppliers with Category Management, R&D and Quality. Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP activities and develop fact-based sourcing recommendations balancing technology, quality, cost, capacity, risk and scalability.

• Commercial & Business Case Ownership: Lead commercial negotiations and agreements for assigned projects and develop Procurement inputs to business cases. Apply cost breakdowns, should-cost thinking and market insight to challenge assumptions and secure competitive sourcing solutions.
• Supplier Qualification & Implementation: Drive the Procurement workstream through supplier qualification, contracting and implementation. Coordinate supplier readiness and proactively address commercial and sourcing dependencies to maintain project momentum.
• Risk, Compliance & Supply Resilience: Identify supply, capacity, technology and implementation risks and drive appropriate mitigation actions. Ensure sourcing solutions support relevant quality, regulatory, sustainability and business requirements.
• Cross-Functional Project Integration: Work closely with R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain to create alignment around sourcing decisions and project milestones. Navigate technical-commercial trade-offs and challenge conventional approaches where this can accelerate execution and improve business outcomes.
• Category Strategy Execution: Partner with Global Category Managers to implement category and supplier strategies through concrete sourcing projects. Feed supplier, technology, cost and project insights back into future category and sourcing decisions.

What you bring

We are looking for a procurement professional who combines hands-on sourcing experience, project execution and commercial judgement with the ability to independently drive complex cross-functional sourcing projects.

You are likely to thrive in this role if you bring:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business or another relevant field.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant procurement, strategic sourcing or project sourcing experience, preferably within Direct Procurement.
• Proven experience driving sourcing projects from supplier identification and selection through commercial alignment, qualification and implementation.
• Strong strategic sourcing and commercial capabilities, including RFI/RFQ/RFP, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contracting and ideally cost breakdown/should-cost methodologies.
• Strong cross-functional project experience, ideally working with R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain in technical sourcing environments.
• Strong analytical and project-management capabilities, with the ability to translate complexity into clear sourcing recommendations and independently drive progress against milestones.
• A proactive and ownership-driven mindset, with the confidence to challenge assumptions, address issues early and drive solutions.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and international environment, balancing speed, commercial value, quality and supply resilience.

Experience with dual sourcing, supplier transfers, supplier qualification, NPD sourcing or additional Procurement categories would be an advantage.