Supplier Relationship Mgr at Cencora in Juncos, PR

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MGR Location: Juncos, Puerto Rico Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today! JOB DETAILS Summary of Role:  The Supplier Relationship Manager drives strategic supplier partnerships to ensure performance, compliance, and seamless external supply operations.   Responsibilities: • Acts as a Project Manager to manage and develop strategic relationships with external suppliers, contract manufacturers, and partners. • Oversee end-to-end supply processes, ensuring demand is met with cost-effective and high-quality supply. • Negotiate supplier agreements and contracts to optimize terms, costs, and service levels. • Support supply chain planning and forecasting to align with business objectives. • Lead issue resolution with suppliers, including root cause analysis and corrective actions. • Drive efficiency and cost savings through process optimization and innovative supply solutions.   Location: Juncos, PR  Education:  Bachelor’s degree or higher. Please also note that instead of Quality Experience, it should state Supplier Engagement experience for all levels.   Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Supplier Engagement, Cross-functional leadership and/or Project Management Skills:  • Supply chain management expertise – strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, sourcing, logistics, and distribution. • Supplier relationship management – ability to build, maintain, and negotiate with external suppliers, ensuring performance, compliance, and cost efficiency. • Inventory & capacity planning – skills in managing supply levels to meet demand without overstocking or shortages. • Contract and vendor management – experience overseeing supplier contracts, monitoring KPIs, and driving continuous improvement. • Risk management – ability to identify supply risks, develop contingency plans, and ensure business continuity. • Cross-functional leadership – proven ability to collaborate with procurement, quality, manufacturing, logistics, and finance teams. • Strategic thinking – ability to align external supply management with overall business strategy. • Stakeholder management – excellent communication and relationship-building skills across internal and external stakeholders. • Team management – experience leading and mentoring direct or indirect teams, including remote or cross-border suppliers. • Strong negotiation & influencing skills – to secure favorable supplier terms and drive performance. • Problem-solving & decision-making – ability to act quickly under pressure and resolve supply disruptions. • Adaptability & resilience – capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment. • Excellent communication – both verbal and written, with an ability to present supply chain data to senior leadership. This position is for a term contract supporting one of ECHO Consulting Group partners on site at their facility. WHAT CENCORA OFFERS We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora Full time EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned AFFILIATED COMPANIES Affiliated Companies: Echo Consulting Group Inc