{"id":4150412,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ambu-project-sourcing-manager-direct-procurement-2","title":"Project Sourcing Manager, Direct Procurement","company":{"id":2093467,"name":"Ambu","domain":"ambu.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ambu-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Career sitemap","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["George Town, Malaysia"],"countries":["MY"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-12T08:58:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-12T08:58:18Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"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.\nYour 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.\nWorking 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.\nOver time, the role may expand into other strategic sourcing, NPD and technology-development projects across Direct Procurement.\nIf 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.\nThe role\nAs Project Sourcing Manager, you will independently lead strategic sourcing projects with an initial focus on implementing our dual-sourcing strategy.\nYou 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.\nOperating 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.\nKey responsibilities\nProject 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.\nSupplier 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.\nCommercial & 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.\nSupplier 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.\nRisk, 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.\nCross-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.\nCategory Strategy Execution: Partner with Global Category Managers to implement category and supplier strategies through concrete sourcing projects. 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