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The role supports sourcing, negotiations, cost reduction, supply risk mitigation, and item master data, and owns supplier on-time delivery (OTD).\nThis position owns strategic procurement activities and supports tactical execution, bridging the Commodity Manager, who sets category strategy, and the Tactical Buyer, who executes purchase orders. The Strategic Buyer uses independent judgment to resolve material issues.\nEssential Duties\nThe candidate may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the responsibilities below, as reasonably required by business needs.\nLead site sourcing in support of the global sourcing and commodity teams, including spend analysis, business award scenarios, cost models, and RFQs.\nPartner with cross-functional teams across the supplier lifecycle, from evaluation, selection, and onboarding through risk mitigation and offboarding, including dual-sourcing strategies with the global sourcing team.\nSupport global sourcing on supply agreement negotiations and monitor contract compliance.\nDrive cost reduction through the VIP pipeline and value engineering. Support the annual standard cost update and own purchase price variance review and material quotes.\nOwn supplier OTD and long-term performance through scorecards, supplier reviews, and QBRs, and drive actions that reduce delivery risk and business impact.\nResolve supplier delivery and quality issues with cross-functional partners, including root cause and corrective action.\nPartner with data governance and cross-functional teams to maintain accurate item master data and strategic ERP parameters, including pricing, lead times, MOQ, safety stock, and sourcing rules. Support new supplier and part number setup, as well as engineering and supplier changes.\nReview demand, MRP signals, inventory, and open POs with Planning and Manufacturing. Share forecasts with suppliers and escalate supply risks.\nGuide Tactical Buyers on PO requirements, transactional exceptions, escalated issues, and end-of-life materials. Process POs as needed.\nImprove inventory turns through programs such as supplier Kanban, and lead continuous improvement and site cross-functional projects.\nRepresent Supply Chain on New Product teams and define supply chain strategy for new products.\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nSit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.\nStand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.\nQualifications\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field preferred, and/or equivalent experience.\nExperience\n5+ years of procurement experience; medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred but not required.\nExperience with an ERP system, MRP logic, and item master data; Oracle experience is a plus.\nSkills\nCPIM, CPSM, CPM, or PMP certification preferred; APICS involvement is a plus.\nNegotiation, cost modeling, and total cost analysis.\nSupplier relationship management, performance management, and risk management, including dual-sourcing strategy with the global sourcing team.\nWorking knowledge of a PLM system such as Agile, change control, and quality processes.\nStrong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally.\nAccurate, dependable, and audit-ready, with experience supporting internal and external audits. Ability to work to tight requirements with minimal supervision and sound escalation judgment.\nStrong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Excel and data analysis.\nCompensation\nThe annualized base salary range for this role is $77,800 to $121,700, and the position is eligible for an annual bonus. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, business needs, and market conditions.\nAgency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice\nAgencies that submit resumes to Hologic must have a current, fully executed Hologic Agency Agreement approved by the Human Resources Department. Agencies may only submit candidates for positions when specifically authorized to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. Resumes submitted outside of these terms will not be considered.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nHologic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.\n#LI-JW2\nThis position must comply with all applicable FDA regulations and ISO requirements.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4917,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Surgical Instruments & Devices","Medical Imaging Systems","Women’s Health & Maternity"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T14:35:39Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 30 · green card filings: 7","filings_12m":30,"filings_prev_12m":31,"green_card_filings_12m":7,"median_offered_wage_usd":133986,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":121700,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/hologic-buyer-3","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/hologic-buyer-3.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T11:42:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18204,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":720267},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=720267"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhologic-buyer-3"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhologic-buyer-3"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhologic-buyer-3"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/hologic-buyer-3\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhologic-buyer-3"}]}