Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Procurement Associate / Procurement Specialist
Location: Raritan NJ 08869
Duration: 09/21/2026 to 12/31/2027
Hybrid Schedule

Updates:
- Bachelors degree is required
- Must have Supply Chain exp
- This role is more of a Procurement Specialist
- Will be working and communicating with suppliers
- There will be a lot of Teams calls for collaboration
- Must have exp with Documentation and Analytics
- Medical Device or Pharma background is required
- Must have at least 2-3 years of exp, is willing to look at someone who wants to be a go getter and enjoy working in the role
- Must be a Go Getter!

Description:
Role Summary:

• The Procurement Associate / Procurement Specialist will provide hands-on execution support for the Drug Delivery Device Value Stream, with a focus on sourcing event execution, supplier data management, cost analysis, project coordination, and procurement documentation.
• This contractor role will support high-priority Medusa and UPC workstreams operating on accelerated timelines, helping ensure supplier inputs, cost data, contract trackers, and project materials are accurate, current, and ready for stakeholder review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Market Engagement Program activities by organizing sourcing event inputs, maintaining supplier response trackers, consolidating bid information, and preparing materials for supplier evaluation and down-selection.
• Assist with eSourcing and analytics activities, including RFx setup support, supplier data validation, RFI scoring, bid review, and comparison of supplier capabilities, pricing, lead times, and qualification requirements.
• Build and maintain cost trackers and unit cost models by consolidating supplier cost breakdowns, validating inputs, updating assumptions, and preparing summaries for Procurement and business stakeholders.
• Track project milestones, open actions, supplier follow-ups, key decisions, SOWs, agreements, contract deliverables, and documentation readiness across active workstreams.
• Coordinate routine supplier follow-ups, document meeting notes, maintain action logs, and ensure supplier responses are captured and routed to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support change management by updating supplier communications, cost assumptions, trackers, and supporting materials as project requirements evolve.

Primary Workstreams Supported:
Medusa Clinical, Medusa Commercial, UPC 1.5 Commercial, UPC 2.0 Clinical, and UPC 2.0 Commercial.

Required / Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, project coordination, supply chain, operations, or vendor management activities.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including data cleansing, lookups, pivot tables, structured trackers, and basic cost or data analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate trackers, follow up on open actions, and organize complex information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Preferred experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, regulated manufacturing, healthcare, NPD, eSourcing tools, RFx events, SOW tracking, or supplier cost analysis.

Success Profile:
Highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, proactive, collaborative, comfortable working with ambiguity, and professional when handling confidential supplier, cost, and business information.

Expected Deliverables:
• Cleaned and validated supplier datasets, bid files, RFI/RFP trackers, and supplier response summaries.
• Maintained NPD cost trackers, unit cost models, and cost analysis summaries.
• Supplier follow-up logs, meeting notes, action item trackers, and status updates.
• SOW, agreement, contract, and procurement documentation trackers that support timely review and execution