Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.
🌍 Director of Global Indirect Procurement & Logistics
📍 Remote – USA
📅 Reports to: Vice President, Global Supply Chain
🏢 Business Unit: Novanta / Corporate Functions
Powering Innovations That Matter
At Novanta, we don’t just build technology—we transform lives. Our innovations drive precision in healthcare and advanced manufacturing, enabling breakthroughs in minimally invasive surgery, robotics, and 3D metal printing. As a trusted partner to OEMs worldwide, we’re redefining what’s possible.
Join a global team with 26+ offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Our culture thrives on collaboration, empowerment, and continuous improvement. If you're looking for a place where your ideas matter and your impact is global—you’ve found it.
🚀 Your Mission
As Director of Global Indirect Procurement & Logistics, you’ll lead the execution of Novanta’s global supply chain strategy for indirect materials, services, and logistics. You’ll drive cost savings, supplier performance, and operational excellence across all business units.
🔧 What You’ll Do
- Lead sourcing and logistics workshops to deliver 5% YOY savings
- Develop strategies for key spend categories: Freight, Travel, IT, HR, Facilities, Marketing, and more
- Build and lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed global environment
- Negotiate supplier agreements and manage performance
- Drive Kaizen events and process improvements aligned with Novanta Growth System
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards
- Travel globally to build supplier relationships and audit performance (25–40%)
🎯 What You Bring
- Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Finance
- 12+ years in strategic supply chain / sourcing roles.
- A background within an engineering / manufacturing focused business is desirable.
- Deep knowledge of global commodity markets and supplier ecosystems
- Proven success in high-value negotiations, project management, and cost reduction
- Experience in LEAN, Kaizen, and operational excellence
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills in a global, matrixed organization
🌟 Why Novanta?
- Global impact with mission-critical technologies
- Remote flexibility with international collaboration
- Innovative culture that values continuous improvement
- Career growth in a high-performance environment
Ready to lead transformation on a global scale?
Apply now and be part of a team that’s powering innovations that matter. Reach out to Rebecca Pelham to discuss further.
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Top Skills
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team.
Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve:
• Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology
• Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems
• Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems
• Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy
• Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems
The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success.
Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation:
Precision Medicine and Manufacturing:
• Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems
Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad
Medical Solutions:
Minimally Invasive Surgery:
• Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging
Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM
Detection & Analysis:
• RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement
Brands: JADAK
Robotics and Automation:
• Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions
Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
