Buyer 4 - Procurement

Job Title: Procurement Associate / Procurement Specialist

Location: Raritan, NJ 08869 (Hybrid)

Duration: 15+ months on W2 contract

Notes from Manager:

• Role is HYBRID in Raritan, NJ (3 days onsitte)
• 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!

Business Area: Drug Delivery Device Value Stream

Function: Supply Chain Procurement

Reports To: Procurement Manager, Drug Delivery Device Value Stream

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.

Compensation: The hourly rate for this position is between $49.52 - $54.83 per hour.

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate].

Benefits: Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.

Contact:

Sharath Babu: sharath.b@sunrisesys.com | (732) 395-4575 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com