Sourcing Associate

Mission

As a Sourcing Associate, you will be responsible for:

• Managing Indirect Purchasing for IBA USA and all U.S.-based IBA sites

• Sourcing certain locally supplied parts for IBA USA, which may include commercial off-the-shelf items or components specified by drawings and/or technical specifications

Challenges we trust you with

In this role, you will:

• Perform sourcing marketing to identify potential suppliers.
• Prepare RFQ (Requests for Quotations) and send them to identify, or research new suppliers
• Negotiate with suppliers.
• Establish and manage contractual relations with suppliers.
• Ensure the quality of the purchased items in collaboration with the Business Unit and Suppliers Development Engineers team.
• Build and secure the milestone management plans and production capacities of the suppliers.
• Identify critical solutions, organize technical reviews and post-mortem analysis with suppliers.
• Identify and implement collaborative actions to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and deploy continuous improvement actions.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with system owners as well as the whole supply chain.
• Lead recurrent meetings with your dedicated Procurement Associate and Supplier Development Engineer (SDE) to follow issues, action plans, and improvements related to your purchased commodities.
• Define, get approval on and implement sourcing strategies for your commodities of products.

What we value

You have:

• 5+ years' experience in technical purchasing and/or indirect purchasing.
• Excellent negotiation, networking and persuasion skills.
• Experience in selecting, qualifying, and managing solution suppliers within a Quality Management System (QMS) framework.
• Knowledge of MS Office and SAP (MM) is a must.

And you also are:

• Driven and result-oriented individual and you can organize your work autonomously.
• Flexible and stress-resistant with effective organizing and problem-solving skills.
• A team player with excellent oral and written communications skills
• Fluency in Chinese is desired, however not a requirement for the role.

Travel

Approximately 20%; mostly domestic with some occasional international travel.

Compensation and Benefits

The approximate annual base salary range for this position is provided below. Within this range, individual compensation is influenced by various factors such as location, job-specific skills, work experience, and relevant education or training. This role may also qualify for discretionary bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, and benefits.

Approximate Range
$92,400 – 125,200 USD

IBA is committed to recognizing your dedication and contributions to our company's success while upholding the standards of a B Corp and living by our values. As a result, we provide benefit plans that not only reward your hard work but also offer you and your family comprehensive and affordable financial, health, and wellness protection. We are confident that you will find our benefit offerings to be of great value for both you and your dependents.

Foundational Benefits paid for 100% by IBA:
Basic Life insurance (1x annual pay)
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (1x annual pay)
Short Term Disability (80% of pay)
Long Term Disability (60% of pay)
Medical Insurance premium subsidy for each of the 3 available options
Wellness Program cash incentives (up to $500/year)
Annual contribution to Health Savings or Health Reimbursement Accounts
Dental Insurance premium subsidy
Vision Insurance premium subsidy
4% 401(k) Plan match
Profit Sharing Plan
10 weeks 100% paid Parental Leave (Mothers and Fathers)
7 personal days annually
10 days of PTO in first year
Emergency Travel Services
Employee Assistance Plan
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Professional growth education programs
Above and Beyond Reward Program
Job referral rewards

Additional benefits available:
Voluntary Life Insurance
Voluntary Spousal Life Insurance
Pre-paid Legal Services
Health Savings Account
Health Care Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Life at IBA

IBA is a listed company, headquartered in Belgium, and employs 1800 people across the globe mobilizing their skills and passion to Protect, Enhance and Save lives. We develop, manufactures and supports innovative equipment and software solutions for diagnostic, cancer treatment, and industrial applications.   

Innovating for life since more than 30 years, IBA has open new ways to diagnose and fight cancer and become the worldwide technology leader in the field of Proton Therapy, which is today the most advanced technologies treatment against cancer.  Our core particle accelerators knowledge is unparalleled, with 100,000 patients treated on our proton therapy solutions and over 550 accelerators in operation globally.  

One Mission, 4 business lines  

IBA ‘s world class expertise lies in the development of:  

• Next generation Proton Therapy technologies   
• Radiopharmaceuticals providing oncology care providers with premium quality services and equipment  
• Dosimetry advanced solutions for Quality Assurance of medical equipment and increased patient safety 
• particle accelerators for the Industrial and medical world.  

Our 4 business lines are employing more than 1,500 passionate professionals worldwide dedicated to our Mission:  Protect, Enhance and Save lives.  

Join us  

At IBA we dare to develop innovative solutions pushing back the limits of technology. We achieved worldwide recognition in our field by supplying the world's top oncologists with the most precise, cancer-defeating, technologies.  

If you are passionate, cause-driven, you can make this quest yours by joining our dedicated colleagues and give your career a new meaning.