Director, Sourcing

Enovis•Dallas, TX

About The Position

As a key member of the global sourcing team, you will play an integral part in helping Enovis drive the medical technology industry forward through transforming patient care and creating better patient outcomes. The Director of Strategic Sourcing will lead Category Managers and commodities which includes evaluation, selection, and managing of supplier partnerships. A typical Director of Sourcing is responsible for all approximately $150Million dollars of direct material spend within assigned commodity categories.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience progressive experience in Sourcing and Procurement, Purchasing, and Supply Inventory planning with a proven ability to lead change.
Experience in common MRP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite is required.
Experience in negotiation and contract development is required.
Deep understanding of the end-to-end procurement process; 10+ years of strategic sourcing experience leveraging data to create leading category strategies that generated significant value
5+ years demonstrated success in leading categories and teams within a regulated environment
5+ years demonstrated success of strong global leadership and influencing skills with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders and peers that inspire trust, collaboration, and operational excellence
Strong analytical acumen and experience influencing senior leaders based on deep supply market knowledge
Experience building a new set of capabilities within an organization, passionate about contributing to best-in-class procurement.
Ability to effectively lead through change and ambiguity.
Strong project management skills with ability to plan tasks, assign and manage resources, remove barriers, manage change, resolve conflict, build consensus, and motivate team members across multiple projects concurrently
Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience and influence outcomes. Can present information in a clear and concise manner
Ability to prioritize, organize and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced, and challenging environment
Strong project and process management to execute supply strategy for assigned categories with cross functional teams.
Expertise with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy.
Bachelor’s degree required
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time; both domestic and international travel is required. Typical work-related travel assignments range 1-3 days, and as such overnight, out-of-town stays are required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
Professional certifications such as Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).
Experience in a high-growth or technology-driven organization.
Familiarity with sustainable sourcing practices and supplier diversity initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead the procurement strategies a variety of categories up to and including Resins, Metals, Fabrics, Foam, Chemicals, and Finished Goods.
Accountable for over defined spend of global spend across raw materials, finished goods and distributed products for the Medical Segment including both Cardinal and OEM Branded products.
Responsible for delivering the planned performance and continually improving the strategies for all assigned categories; leads strategic thinking to develop longer-range category strategies and plans that drive significant value while meeting the business requirements.
Delivers on annual goals by leading cross-functional teams using spend data analytics, market research, benchmarks, and cost modeling to identify and leverage high value opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable value, operational efficiencies, and risk mitigation to the business.
Develops and manages a high-performing team of procurement professionals and people leaders in the category management team.
Guides team through supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, and drives supply chain optimization and risk mitigation for the assigned supply base.
Guides team through development and implementation of sourcing, negotiating, and contracting strategies to achieve category goals.
Based on strategy, influences business decisions to enter/exit product lines, drive make/buy decisions and implement supply base optimizations.
Demonstrates cross functional leadership to manage senior business stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment and builds relationships that facilitate realization of business value.
Enables downstream supplier management through a robust category strategy and aligned contractual structures.
Collaborates on critical supplier oversight, securing compliance to contracted terms and relevant socially responsible regulations and policies.
Partners with suppliers to drive optimization of supplier performance and harness supplier innovation.
Transparently communicates priorities and needs to Procurement and Business leadership.
Ensures resourcing and bandwidth to meet the business needs for the assigned category spend.
Sets aggressive continuous improvement goals; identifies and leads initiatives in partnership with stakeholders to explore a broad set of value levers to deliver on targets.