Manager, Sourcing

Company: Stryker Group
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description:Provide leadership of strategic sourcing activities for the Endoscopy business unit. You will obtain the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management. You will also have responsibility for leading cross-functional efforts to develop and implement strategic commodity plans that include cost reduction initiatives, new product development, supply base optimization and rationalization, quality improvement, risk assessment, and contract negotiation, and may include responsibility for cross-divisional, group-wide, and/or global strategies and initiatives. You will be a resident expert in strategic sourcing and procurement practices and serve as a mentor to others.Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies and goals for assigned commodities in support of overall divisional business objectives.
• Lead sourcing analysis and selection process and perform cost analyses and make vs buy analyses as required.
• Negotiate, establish, monitor, and enforce supplier contracts and agreements.
• Develop strong partnership relationships with key suppliers as well as other disciplines within the businesses.
• Identify supply base risk and develop/implement mitigation plans including market assessments, supplier's financial assessments, social responsibility, environment, ethics, etc.
• Ensure cost standards are established for annual operating budgets.
• Organize and lead scorecard review meetings and business reviews.
• Manage and develop continuous improvement programs, addressing quality, delivery, and service, as well as cost.Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in supply management, business, finance, engineering or related field.
  • 8+ years of professional supply management experience.
  • Experience operating in a highly regulated industry.Preferred Skills:
    • Experience with strategic sourcing and supplier development.
    • Demonstrated excellence in contractual negotiations and administration to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services.
    • Experience in the assessment and mitigation of risk in the supply base.
    • International procurement and supplier management experience.
    • Strong analytical skills, ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple concurrent tasks.
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