Hybrid Senior Sourcing Manager

at Stryker

• Job title: Senior Sourcing Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cork, Ireland

About the role

• Senior Sourcing Manager leading procurement strategies for Stryker in Cork, Ireland. Focused on cost reduction, supplier management, and strategic sourcing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies and goals for assigned commodities in support of overall divisional business objectives.
• Formulate and implement processes to build a best-in-class strategic sourcing organisation.
• Develop and lead cross functional teams and lead the process to create strategic commodity plans, consolidation strategy, and spend/supply assessments taking into account total product life cycle needs.
• Leads sourcing analysis and selection process and performs cost analyses and make versus buy analyses as required.
• Leads development of contract strategy.
• Negotiates, establishes, monitors and enforces 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.
• Obtain and communicate market condition information and technology trends related to commodities and suppliers.
• Utilise market trends to identify and implement appropriate cost controls and business strategy changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Management, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field.
• 10 years in Supply Management with focus on strategic sourcing and supplier development.
• Knowledge and application of supplier contract strategy, negotiations, contractual terms, and contract administration.
• Knowledge of supplier processes and supply chain risk factors including experience in assessing and mitigating risk in the supply base.
• International sourcing and supplier management experience.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated industry.
• Medical Device industry sourcing and supplier management experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of ISO13485 and ISO13485 standards.
• Supplier Audit experience in quality system standards: FDA QSR, ISO3485 and ISO9001 preferred.
• Professional certifications through APICS, ISM, and/or CSCMP.

Benefits

• Hybrid work flexibility