Director, Sourcing

Stryker•Portage, MI

1d•$155,900 - $259,700

About The Position

The Director, Sourcing leads sourcing areas and supplier performance initiatives and manages a globally distributed team of sourcing professionals supporting the Medical Division’s Portage location. The role combines strategic planning and tactical execution in a highly matrixed global environment, with accountability for cost reductions and year-over-year productivity improvements in the total cost of goods and services while maintaining or improving product quality and vendor service levels. The Director partners with stakeholders across divisional sourcing, global categories, supplier quality, advanced operations, materials management, operations, senior leadership, legal, compliance, and other functions to develop and implement cost-reduction strategies, supplier capabilities, a scalable supplier base, and business results through supplier alignment, cost management, and performance optimization. The role obtains quality, service, and value through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management, and leads sourcing for the Medical Division’s Portage location in support of divisional business objectives.

Requirements

At least 10 years of sourcing, procurement, or supply-chain experience; experience in medical devices or another highly regulated environment is preferred.
Strategic thinker who understands details and can operate at a higher level.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
Strong people leadership and talent-management skills.
Experience with world-class strategic sourcing and category-management practices.
Strong negotiation skills and experience negotiating and implementing commercial contracts, including supply and quality agreements (QAA).
Strong written and verbal communication skills across all levels.
Ability to multitask and coordinate initiatives with virtual, global, or regional teams.
Persuasive change agent capable of challenging conventional wisdom.
Track record of capturing value and driving spend to preferred suppliers.
Demonstrated ability to manage and improve vendor performance.
Hands-on mentality.
Ability to align with peers and stakeholders and build and maintain strong networks.
Willingness to work in a results-based, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Willingness to travel; the posting lists travel as 20–40% and separately states a travel percentage of 40%.

Nice To Haves

Experience in medical devices or other highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Obtain the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management.
Lead cross-functional development and implementation of global category plans covering cost reductions, new product development, supply-base optimization and rationalization, quality improvement, risk assessment, contract negotiation, and relevant cross-divisional, group-wide, or global strategies.
Serve as a resident expert in strategic sourcing and procurement practices and mentor others.
Engage stakeholders throughout the organization to drive change and align actions and decisions with broader category strategy; coordinate cross-functional communications when alignment is needed.
Lead development and implementation of strategies and goals supporting divisional business objectives for Sourcing at the Medical Division’s Portage location.
Establish and maintain contractual and business relationships with senior management at key suppliers.
Lead critical program initiatives and formulate processes to build a best-in-class strategic sourcing organization.
Lead sourcing analysis and supplier selection; conduct cost and make-versus-buy analyses and advise others on selection and cost analysis.
Align strategic investments in new technologies or capabilities with suppliers and internal R&D or Business Development teams.
Negotiate, establish, monitor, and enforce supplier contracts and agreements, including negotiations with large-scale, high-impact suppliers.
Develop strong partnerships with key suppliers and other business disciplines.
Mobilize teams to deploy risk-mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing, IP acquisition, market assessments, supplier financial assessments, and consideration of social responsibility, environmental, and ethics factors.
Partner with Finance on raw-material pricing strategies and changing market conditions; obtain and communicate market and technology-trend information related to commodities and suppliers.
Use market trends to identify and implement cost controls and business-strategy changes.
Ensure cost standards are established for annual operating budgets.
Organize and lead scorecard review meetings and executive business reviews.
Manage a team of sourcing professionals supporting the Medical Division’s Portage location.