Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Manager

Teleflex•Durham, NC

20h

About The Position

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose. At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com. Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.Position SummaryThe Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Manager position is a critical commercial leadership role that will serve multiple business units and a diverse mix of sites within specific regions (North America, Mexico and the European Union), while ensuring compliance to various corporate level-initiated activities. The position will drive and support Global Operations, while developing and implementing strategies for indirect materials and services, with specific focus on Marketing & Travel categories, that will reduce cost, improve quality & service levels, and mitigate risk to the overall enterprise.

Requirements

BS or BA degree in Business, Engineering, Science or a related field (MBA preferred)
A minimum of 10 years experience in managing regional procurement groups and/or efforts of diverse teams(preferably with a medical device manufacturer or large manufacturing-based organization)
Familiar with FDA, cGMP, and ISO quality system requirements for a diverse medical device manufacturer
Experience and comfort in delivering solid sourcing performance, while executing in a remote management and team-based environment
Strong analytical, negotiation, communication (written & verbal), and presentation skills and abilities are required
Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office products, and web/voice conferencing technologies

Nice To Haves

CPM or similar accreditation preferred
MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and implement global indirect sourcing strategies and budgets for Marketing & Travel categories that leverage the global spend of the enterprise to ensure proper economies of scale are achieved, while ensuring risk levels are appropriate and allow efforts to positively contribute to the business unit(s) and/or region in scope.
Develop relationships with key personnel in strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders/customers
Host regular teleconference/in-person meetings with suppliers
Host Supplier Business Reviews with strategic suppliers
Support site procurement teams on material shortage/service outages/escalations
Support SQE teams with the resolution of supplier quality related and engineering issues
Provide purchasing and sourcing support to multiple legal entities, business units, and departments including, but not limited to the following: Professional Services, Corporate Services, Finance, Facilities, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Human Resources.
Lead contract negotiations, establish supply & service agreements and lead dispute resolution with our supply base, while ensuring proper communication and interaction with internal stakeholders.
Support the implementation of all other business critical supplier documentation - Quality Agreements; LSAS; Conflict Materials
Identify CIP/Process Improvement opportunities with suppliers
Support NPI team on the identification and on-boarding of new suppliers in support of new projects through RFP’s and cost analysis.
Maintain an ability to generate and evaluate alternatives, analyse data, reach logical conclusions, and formulate recommendations for management review and consideration.
Support all corporate level purchasing related activities for the region to ensure compliance with internal procedures and policies as a publicly traded medical device manufacturer (Teleflex Code of Ethics, SOX, FDA, Conflict Minerals, etc.).
Perform other related duties as assigned.