Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
The Procurement Manager – NPI is responsible for the end-to-end execution of procurement activities within New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring on-time material readiness, effective supplier integration, and achievement of cost, delivery, quality, and risk targets from concept through product launch and early ramp-up.
Working under the leadership of the Senior Manager Procurement / NPI, this role translates NPI sourcing strategies into consistent, measurable, and results-driven execution, ensuring that supplier selection, early supplier engagement, efficient prototype sourcing, and industrialization activities are performed with speed, quality, and alignment to business objectives within cross-functional project teams.
The role acts as the operational procurement lead in NPI programs, operates with strong execution discipline, provides data-driven recommendations, and proactively manages risks.
Scale of Responsibilities
- Act as the single point of contact for all procurement topics within assigned NPI project teams.
- Own end-to-end procurement execution for assigned NPI projects (concept → launch → ramp-up)
- Ensure on-time material readiness for prototypes, pilot builds, and production ramp-up
- Execute sourcing strategies in alignment with Category Management and NPI leadership
- Deliver against project procurement objectives, including cost targets, supplier readiness, delivery performance, and risk mitigation
- Prepare data-driven recommendations for supplier selection and make-or-buy decisions to support leadership decision-making
- Track execution progress, ensure early risk identification, and drive mitigation actions
- Ensure alignment with procurement processes and NPI governance
Technical Responsibilities
Supplier & Sourcing Execution
- Translate product requirements into supplier capability needs and sourcing actions
- Ensure early supplier selection and onboarding from initial development phases in alignment with defined sourcing strategies
- Own and track compliance with preferred supplier strategies from project start, including tracking % of spend with preferred suppliers
- Drive early supplier involvement (ESI) to support design-for-cost, manufacturability, and supplier readiness
- Support R&D by sourcing and ordering prototype materials in early development phases to enable optimal supplier selection and fast iteration cycles
Cost & Price Management
- Execute should-costing, cost tracking, and benchmarking to meet target cost
- Develop and maintain a price roadmap (up to 3 years post-launch) for key suppliers and components
Risk Management
- Identify, track, and mitigate supply chain risks at project level
- Ensure early identification and escalation of critical risks (cost, delivery, supplier readiness, sole sources)
- Drive mitigation actions and maintain transparency within project teams
KPI Ownership
- Own, track, and manage NPI procurement KPIs, including material readiness, cost vs. target, supplier readiness and performance, risk status, and preferred supplier compliance (%)
Supplier Performance & Lifecycle Ownership
- Own supplier performance at project level and during early ramp-up phase (up to 6 months post-launch)
- Ensure smooth transition to serial production and structured handover to operational procurement
Compliance
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, and procurement requirements
Leadership Responsibilities
- Act as the procurement lead within assigned NPI project teams
- Drive day-to-day alignment with R&D, Engineering, and Program Management
- Escalate key risks, supplier issues, and trade-offs to NPI leadership
- Support and ensure the consistent application of standard NPI processes, tools, and governance
- Contribute to continuous improvement of NPI execution
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
How will you get here?
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Logistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience
- 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience
- Proven experience in NPI, product development, or project sourcing environments
- Experience working in cross-functional, technical project teams
- Experience with supplier selection, qualification, and industrialization
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Strong procurement and sourcing expertise (supplier selection, negotiation, cost analysis)
- Solid understanding of NPI processes and product lifecycle management
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
- Strong project management and execution discipline
- Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills in a matrix organization
- Analytical mindset with structured problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and sourcing tools
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is
$112,500.00–$168,750.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
