Procurement Category Specialist (MedTech)

Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Company

hirify.global develops vital organ therapy solutions, including digital services and advanced technologies that improve kidney care and dialysis experiences.

What you will do

• Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate supplier, material, and component risks affecting manufacturing and patient supply.
• Lead end-to-end responses to supply disruptions, including triage, business impact assessment, containment, recovery planning, escalation, and resolution.
• Coordinate Procurement, Planning, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, and suppliers to secure supply and remove delivery barriers.
• Manage supplier communications, challenge recovery commitments, monitor performance, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed.
• Manage assigned suppliers and lower-spend categories, including negotiations, commercial agreements, supplier performance, cost savings, and contract support.
• Support alternative sourcing, supplier transitions, last-time buys, risk reviews, reporting, and continuity process improvements.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze inventory, supplier lead-time, production schedule, ERP/MRP, and continuity management data.
• Experience managing supplier or material shortages, disruptions, or continuity issues in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of procurement, supplier management, supply planning, logistics, incident management, root cause analysis, and CAPA tracking.
• Understanding of supplier qualification, validation, change control, and regulated manufacturing requirements such as ISO 13485, MDR, and FDA expectations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Fluent English is required for spoken, written, and reading communication. Experience in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focused on extending lives and improving patient and care-team outcomes.
• Collaboration across Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, suppliers, and regional stakeholders.
• Participation in a global medical technology organization with a focus on innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.