Manager Purchasing

DexCom • Mesa, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Dexcom is seeking a Manager Purchasing to provide strategic leadership for its Purchasing organization. The role leads, develops, and mentors buyers and procurement professionals while establishing purchasing strategies that support business objectives, operational performance, supply continuity, and continuous improvement. It oversees supplier relationships and purchasing operations, including procurement execution, supplier escalations, risk management, and inventory optimization. The position collaborates with Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Global Supply Chain to ensure material availability and operational excellence. It also leads supplier governance and performance reviews, improves procurement processes and metrics, and provides leadership with data-driven analysis, cost insights, supplier reporting, and strategic recommendations. This is an onsite position in Mesa, Arizona, reporting to the Sr Manager Planning. Travel is 0–5%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8–12 years of industry experience.
• 2–5 years of previous management or lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Purchasing organization.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of buyers and procurement professionals, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture.
• Establish and execute purchasing strategies that support business objectives, operational performance, and supply continuity.
• Oversee supplier relationship management, promoting supplier performance, accountability, and long-term partnerships.
• Collaborate with Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Global Supply Chain to ensure material availability and operational excellence.
• Direct purchasing operations, including procurement execution, supplier escalations, risk management, and inventory optimization.
• Drive supplier risk assessments, mitigation planning, and business continuity strategies to minimize supply disruptions.
• Lead tiered governance and supplier performance reviews to ensure alignment, visibility, and timely resolution of critical issues.
• Establish, monitor, and improve procurement processes, systems, policies, and performance metrics.
• Provide leadership updates and strategic recommendations using data-driven analysis, cost performance insights, and supplier performance reporting.

Benefits

• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager