John Tomlinson

Head of Procurement @Implant Direct

Responsible for creation of strategic site budget, including PPV and Value Engineering savings strategies for the site. Lead team of procurement specialists and buyers and work with cross-functional groups to generate PPV cost savings through negotiation and resourcing activities globally. Draft, review and negotiate comprehensive supply agreements to capture company expectations and ensure supply chain continuity. Manage supplier qualification and selection process to evaluate and qualify potential candidates using RFQ events, eAuctions, supplier process validations, first articles and quality audits to ensure supplier can meet the specifications and requirements needed. Reporting lead in operations, procurement policy deployment, change control board, gross margin and other meetings related to project prioritization for cost savings initiatives.