Position Summary:
The Procurement Lead, North American Manufacturing Sites is responsible for leading procurement operations and procurement transformation across Straumann's North American manufacturing network. The role combines seamless operational procurement management, local business partnering, change management, standardization and execution of global procurement strategies in a regulated manufacturing environment.
The position acts as the key interface between manufacturing operations, local stakeholders, Global Category Management and Procurement Manufacturing. It ensures that local business needs are translated into effective procurement solutions while driving adoption of global procurement policies, compliance basics, standard processes, supplier governance and procurement maturity across all sites.

Job Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
1. Manufacturing business partnering and change management
• Serve as the main procurement partner for Villeret and progressively build credibility and presence with other North American manufacturing site leadership teams.
• Understand manufacturing challenges, operational priorities and local business needs, then translate them into procurement actions and solutions.
• Earn the seat at the table by demonstrating operational reliability, business understanding and value creation.
• Lead change management required to move sites toward a consistent procurement operating model without disrupting manufacturing continuity.
• Ensure early procurement involvement in operational, quality, engineering, CAPEX, capacity, product transfer and supply continuity topics.

2. Procurement operations excellence
• Lead day-to-day procurement operations supporting manufacturing activities across the North American footprint.
• Ensure timely and accurate purchase requisition, purchase order and operational procurement management.
• Oversee procurement-related material master data governance, accuracy and maintenance.
• Drive service levels, process discipline and issue resolution for operational procurement activities.
• Continuously improve operational efficiency, transparency and reliability of procurement support to manufacturing.

3. Standardization, policy adoption and compliance
• Drive adoption of global procurement policies, standards, procedures and systems across manufacturing sites.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, procurement governance and ethical sourcing requirements.
• Support Quality, Regulatory Affairs and medical device compliance requirements linked to suppliers and procurement processes.
• Ensure supplier qualification, supplier documentation and supplier governance requirements are followed in line with company standards.
• Support audits, inspections and corrective actions where procurement or suppliers are in scope.

4. Connection with Global Category Management
• Act as the bridge between local manufacturing needs and Global Category Management strategies.
• Support local implementation of global and regional sourcing strategies, contracts and supplier decisions.
• Identify practical barriers to category strategy adoption and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Provide site and supplier input to category teams to ensure strategies reflect manufacturing realities.
• Promote alignment between site priorities, supplier decisions and enterprise-wide procurement objectives.

5. Cost, value and supplier performance
• Contribute to EBITDA improvement through savings delivery, cost avoidance, supplier negotiations and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Challenge spend, identify sourcing opportunities and support annual spend opportunity assessments.
• Manage relationships with selected strategic and operational suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, service, cost and responsiveness.
• Support supplier base optimization, supplier development and corrective actions where required.

6. Risk management and supply continuity
• Identify, assess and mitigate supplier and supply continuity risks affecting manufacturing operations.
• Develop practical mitigation actions for critical suppliers, materials and services.
• Support escalation management for supply disruptions, supplier performance issues and urgent operational needs.
• Promote business continuity, resilience and risk visibility across the North American manufacturing supplier base.

7. Team leadership and capability building
• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed procurement team of approximately 3-4 people initially, with potential to expand over time.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, targets and service expectations across the team.
• Build capabilities in operational procurement, master data, sourcing support, supplier management, compliance and stakeholder engagement.
• Create a collaborative team culture focused on ownership, standardization, customer orientation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the team can support both transactional excellence and broader
• Other duties as assigned.
Physical Attributes:
• Stand or walk for extended periods.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Bend, squat, and reach to retrieve product.
• Utilize dexterity abilities to handle inventory, operate machinery, type on a computer, and perform tasks such as packing, unpacking, and sorting items.
• Spend significant time reading both on paper and on a computer.

Work Environment:
• General manufacturing environment.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain or manufacturing support roles.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, life sciences, medical device or other regulated environments
• Experience with operational procurement processes, including PR/PO management and procurement master data.
• Experience working in a multi-site, matrix and international organization.
• Demonstrated track record in stakeholder management, change management and process standardization.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree, MBA or equivalent business qualification
• CIPS, CPSM or equivalent procurement certification
• Experience with SAP, Source-to-Contract, Procure-to-Pay tools and procurement reporting
• Strong business partnering mindset with the ability to build trust in manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on operational attitude combined with the ability to connect local execution to strategic procurement priorities.
• Strong change management capability and resilience in driving adoption across different sites and cultures.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Structured, reliable and process-oriented, with strong attention to compliance and data quality.
• Ability to prioritize, solve problems quickly and drive actions to completion in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to manage a dispersed team and influence without formal authority.
• Results-oriented mindset with focus on supply continuity, compliance, cost performance and continuous improvement.

Salary: $128,000 - $156,000/Annually. The final pay for this position will vary based on geographic location and candidate experience relative to what the company reasonably anticipates for this position.
Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or brighten your SMILE, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

• Very Competitive total compensation plans (some positions include discretionary bonus, or Performance Share Units).
• A 401(K) plan to help you plan for your future with an employer match
• Great health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs to ensure you're happy and healthy. Straumann contributes a healthy portion towards employees' premium.
• Generous PTO allowance - plenty of time to recharge those batteries!

Please understand that we do not need external support by recruiting agencies and consultants to fill this vacancy. Thank you for respecting this.

Employment Type: Full Time
Alternative Locations: United States : Andover (MA)
Travel Percentage: 0 - 10%
Requisition ID: 22002