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
