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Provide insights on geo-political risks impacting costs and work on solutions globally to reduce risks while finding the next low-cost options. The role involves close collaboration with product management teams for new product launches and the development of sourcing strategies to optimize costs.\nResponsibilities include negotiating favorable terms with suppliers, managing product categories, resolving quality issues, and evaluating sourcing strategies for both domestic and international suppliers. Manage a mix of both finished goods, manufacturing inputs, and raw materials to drive value and enhance GM for target commodities.\nManage direct spend categories to drive best-cost, supply continuity and reducing risk.\nNegotiate favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and vendor partners.\nLeader and owner of category management driving key vendor conversations.\nManage $75-100M in spend across key medical and raw material categories.\nProvide strategic insights on Global and geopolitical changes impacting tariffs, raw materials and regulatory requirements (tariff rates, new laws and natural resources).\nDefine strategies to overcome obstacles driving higher costs and supply instability.\nProvide high-level product expertise on all managed categories including raw material inputs, manufacturing techniques and key vendors.\nProvide guidance and recommend actions to reduce costs based on continuous improvement processes within Manufacturing, raw material changes, or other cost-down initiatives.\nUnderstand how Medline product compares to the competition.\nManage supplier relationships to secure cost reductions through effective negotiation on pricing and product development opportunities.\nContribute to the creation of long-term vendor contracts, rebate plans and growth incentives to drive cost efficiency.\nReview analysis from the Global Sourcing Operations team on vendor and supplier price increases and evaluate their net impact against rebates.\nDevelop and implement negotiation tactics to mitigate price hikes utilizing Medline's volume, sourcing tools and exploring options such as dual sourcing or engaging new global vendors.\nDevelop and execute a risk profile for each sourced country.\nConsider multiple country sourcing, dual sourcing and geopolitical factors.\nRecommend vendors based on strategic risk assessment.\nManage a broad mix of product categories and become the subject matter expert on product requirements, manufacturing processes, raw materials and other key value drivers.\nAnalyze and evaluate cost inputs to contribute to cost optimization efforts and drive best-cost outcomes for Medline.\nEvaluate sourcing strategies for domestic versus import suppliers, assessing factors such as cost, quality and lead time.\nConduct Make vs. Buy analysis for sourced products to identify the most cost-effective and efficient solutions.\nAssist in the creation and implementation of a global sourcing strategy to drive vendor performance.\nIncluding vendor allocation optimization, re-sourcing and cost containment/reduction for assigned categories.\nProvide insights based on market research and supplier performance to help optimize the strategy.\nIdentify new cost-saving opportunities within the product category to drive GM growth.\nSupport the identification and implementation of Medline-branded opportunities and assist in negotiating long-term deals with both domestic and import suppliers to secure favorable pricing and terms.\nWork collaboratively with Medline Shanghai, Supply Chain, Quality and Product Management teams to maintain and develop vendors and products to reduce supply risk and ensure a healthy supply chain.\nManage activity for Medline part and vendor numbers.\nEstablish new part numbers for supplier moves, packaging optimization and PIRs.\nWork closely with the reorder buying group to address ongoing issues with problem suppliers when initial communication efforts have failed.\nHelp analyze the situation, gather necessary data and facilitate discussions to find resolutions and improve supplier performance.\nBachelor Degree:\nEngineering\nadminitration\nKnowlodge / Experience\nWork Experience: At least 3-5 years of sourcing experience.\nExperience leading category strategies, supplier relationship management and sourcing initiatives.\nExperience negotiating with outside vendors, including negotiating contracts, prices and reconciling differences.\nExperience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.\nMedline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. 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