Principal Sourcing Specialist - Purchasing

Company InformationAt HiArc, we believe clients don’t need another vendor; they need a strategic partner who gets it. One who listens harder, thinks deeper, and builds smarter—around their needs, products, and goals. HiArc engineers and manufactures complex medical technologies with one goal in mind: creating the perfect fit for our clients. No off-the-shelf thinking. No compromises. Just a tailored, high-performance solution our clients need, the way they need it. That’s why HiArc is the most client-centered partner in the market. We fuse design, engineering, and manufacturing into a seamless, collaborative process—crafted entirely around our clients. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams, de-risking their processes and accelerating their path to market. And the result is a solution you won’t find anywhere else.Join our team! We hire experts in hardware and software design, robotics, optics, fluidics, chemistry integration, motion and thermal control, risk management, supply chain management, performance testing, advanced manufacturing techniques, finance, human resources, sales, and marketing.For more information, please visit HiArc.Job SummaryThe Sourcing Specialist will work with the client, HiArc's Program Manager, our procurement team, and the project’s engineering, scientific, QA, and QC teams to lead the selection of vendors that supply materials and/or items to HiArc for the client’s medical device being manufactured at HiArc. The Sourcing Specialist will be the person responsible for the project to establish sourcing criteria for vendor selection. These criteria will be established based on the combined stakeholder needs of HiArc's Operations. the client’s technical team, HiArc's QA/QC, and the client’s QA team. If the vendor selection criteria conflict between stakeholders, then the Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the conflict is resolved so that vendors can be selected for the project in the timeframe needed to meet the project’s schedule. The Sourcing Specialist will be the voice of the supplier when project schedules are established, reviewed, and revised. Once all sourcing criteria are established, the Sourcing Specialist will identify vendor candidates and evaluate their attributes against the project’s sourcing criteria and drive the project’s selection of primary and secondary vendors. The Sourcing Specialist will provide information to HiArc Operations and QA to ensure the selected vendors can be placed on HiArc's approved supplier list.This is a specialized role that will work on a project in a fully dedicated manner for several months. Once the primary and secondary vendors are selected and the specifications are documented, then the procurement and buying activities will be transferred to HiArc Operations' Procurement team.ResponsibilitiesGain alignment between the client and HiArc Operations, including Quality Assurance, with regard to sourcing criteria for vendor selection for materials and vendor-supplied items to be procured by HiArc for the client’s medical deviceDocument the project’s sourcing criteria before vendor selection, including the needs of the applicable medical device regulations governing that projectIdentify candidate vendors, document the attributes of the candidate vendors against the sourcing criteria, and recommend vendors to the client and HiArc OperationsGain the alignment and drive the decision to select the vendors for the projectGain alignment with the client, HiArc Operations, and the vendor on Quality Control evaluations to be performed on the vendor-supplied materials and itemsRepresent the vendor in project reviews of item specifications and drawingsResolve questions between the project team and vendors related to information on item specifications and drawingsEnsure that QC evaluations are sufficiently documented on item specifications and/or item drawingsReview material and item specifications to identify material and process complexities. This task includes the review and evaluation of assembly drawings, schematics, bills of material, spec drawings, tooling, printed wiring board manufacturing files, and related process instructions or standardsAnalyze Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) responses from solicited vendors based on pricing, capability to perform the required work, delivery commitments, terms and conditions, and technical/manufacturing capabilities to ensure they will meet both HiArc and the client’s requirementsEnsure that information about the vendors is provided to HiArc Operations and HiArc Quality Assurance for the vendor to be placed on the HiArc approved supplier listBe the point person to answer all vendor-related questions to both the client, HiArc Operations, and HiArc Quality AssuranceBe the point person to answer all vendor questions and provide information to the vendor to ensure their ability to supply materials or items to HiArc Operations to meet the project’s scheduleBe the voice of the supplier on the project teamWork with the HiArc and client project teams and the vendor to identify and document future cost reduction opportunitiesQualificationsA bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of experience in sourcing and purchasing in a contract manufacturing environmentKnowledge of industry regulations and standards related to procurement and sourcingExperience in an FDA-regulated industry is preferredExcellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong supplier relationshipsAbility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, dealing with new challenges every dayHere Are Some Of The Great Benefits We OfferMost locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday offCompetitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your futureRobust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discountsBasic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are availableFlexible Vacation & PTOPaid Parental LeaveGenerous Employee Referral ProgramVoluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and moreVoluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retireesThis job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. HiArc, an Elbit America company, is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you encounter issues with your application, please email TalentAcquisition@ElbitAmerica.com***