• Partner with Account Management and Offer Development team members to proactively support and influence contracting needs for our top customer segment. • At the direction of management, direct and manage commercial contract terms and conditions negotiation. • Support and help prioritize and manage workload queue. • Draft, review, and negotiate terms and conditions in commercial contract documents, and participate in customer calls as necessary. • Work with the Manager and Senior Manager, Contract Management to facilitate internal contract approval and stakeholder negotiation to resolve complex issues and assist in disputes (e.g., escalating complex legal and factual issues to the appropriate internal parties, e.g., Supply Chain, Human Resources, Corporate Risk Management, Health Care Compliance, Privacy, Commercial Programs Legal Group (CPLG)). • Develop and maintain positive business partnering relationships with Legal, Offer Development, Health Care Compliance and Field Sales Organization. • Proactively support the design and implementation of systems, processes, and controls to track and manage the contracting process to enhance efficiency and compliance. • When assigned, facilitate effective communication and collaboration with internal partners, consistent with company mission and values, to ensure that actions taken reflect terms of contracts and agreements. • Provide regular mentorship and training to Contract Management team members and to business partners to ensure they understand contractual requirements as well as the general legal and compliance environment. • Ensuring conformity to business needs, accurate risk allocation, and compliance with DePuy Synthes Orthopedics’ policies and procedures. • Partner with Offer Development and Field to resolve any discrepancy or gaps in pricing approvals. • Implementation of price changes resulting from contract maintenance activity to include scheduled price increases stipulated in the contract and compliance price adjustments for noncompliant accounts. • Generate contract price files, integrated delivery network (IDN) roster maintenance on contracts, creation of member-add letters, and draft amendments. • Write and/or maintain assigned standard operating procedures and work instructions and help monitor adherence for related processes. • Provide timely response to internal and external audit requests.

• Plans and implements activities related to the procurement of raw materials, goods and services • Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives • Approves and qualifies vendors, obtains quotes, examines bids and makes awards • Follows up on all awards through completion of order • Negotiates with suppliers and analyzes suppliers’ operations to determine factors that affect prices and to determine lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules • Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, and maintains necessary records • May prepare request for proposals (RFP) and bid packages • Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes • Follows applicable anti-corruption ethics, laws, and regulations.

• Manage complex procurements and projects in support of Government Programs • Oversee multiple Government procurements focusing on highly visible/complex suppliers • Communicate within and outside of the organization to influence changes to practices • Perform price/cost analysis and provide proposal support • Achieve cooperation on policies with internal and external customers

• The Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing the enterprise Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program and executing procurement activities for moderate to high complexity goods and services. • This role supports business units across the organization, with a primary focus on IT-related purchases, while ensuring strong supplier management, data integrity, and compliance with procurement policies. • This position requires the ability to translate business requirements into sourcing solutions, negotiate pricing, mitigate risk, and deliver the best value. • The role combines transactional procurement execution with analytical problem solving, supplier coordination, and cross-functional collaboration. • The Procurement Specialist operates with moderate independence, exercises judgment within established guidelines, and contributes to continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems.