Join Owens & Minor Halyard in redefining healthcare beyond hospitals. As a trusted global healthcare solutions company and Fortune 500 organization, Owens & Minor delivers innovative technologies, products, and services that support healthcare providers and patients across every step of the care journey. Through Halyard Health S&IP, we are expanding into non-acute healthcare environments and looking for a driven, resilient sales professional with a passion for understanding customer needs, developing new business and delivering value to customers.
About the Role:
As an Associate Sourcing Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the sourcing, development, and delivery of high-quality, competitively priced proprietary products. The role is execution-focused and works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet customer, regulatory, quality, and supply continuity requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Accountability & Ownership
- Support sourcing strategy and execution for assigned products or categories, contributing to cost savings, total cost improvements, and supply continuity
- Take ownership of assigned sourcing activities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality and regulatory standards
- Assist in identifying and escalating supply, quality, or cost risks, and support mitigation and contingency planning
Supplier & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with the Sourcing Manager to support supplier negotiations, cost analysis, and preparation of data-driven commercial recommendations
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Global Procurement, and Tactical Sourcing teams
- Coordinate sampling, validation, and artwork activities to support smooth progression through development milestones
Business & Market Insight
- Support evaluation of sourcing options using a cost, risk, and operational impact lens
- Monitor supply markets and industry developments, highlighting potential impacts to availability, cost, or risk
- Assist in analyzing supplier cost changes and preparing insights to support sourcing decisions
Execution Excellence
- Work closely with Quality and Regulatory partners to support specifications, documentation, and issue resolution
- Contribute ideas to improve sourcing processes, supplier engagement models, and cross-functional collaboration
- Balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and delivery commitments
Key Behaviors:
- Demonstrates accountability, ownership, and a strong execution mindset
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Able to collaborate effectively across functions, regions, and cultures
- Analytical and financially aware, with the ability to interpret data and support sound decision-making
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to respond quickly to change
- Shows a continuous improvement mindset with a focus on results and quality outcomes
- Demonstrates teamwork and the ability to influence without formal authority
Skills Required:
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
- 5 years experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or a related role within a complex or regulated environment.
- Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders preferred.
- Exposure to international sourcing and regulated products is an advantage.
- Strong execution, organization, communication and collaboration skills.
- Able to converse in Mandarin as the hiring manager is based in China
