Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Acquisitions

Boston Scientific•Irvine, CA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of a cross-functional acquisition integration team, the Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist leads integration activities for the supply base of newly acquired entities and ensures a seamless alignment with Boston Scientific's sourcing standards, objectives, and acquisition goals. This role partners closely with stakeholders in the sustaining Global Sourcing organization and divisional teams along with suppliers and key contacts at the acquired entity to identify and mitigate risks, deliver on integration milestones within defined timelines, and drive sourcing strategy and initiatives. The role also establishes and enhances supplier relationships to support commercial deliverables and ensure successful integration outcomes. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in strategic procurement (sourcing) or supplier relationship management
Minimum 5 years of experience managing supplier contracts and negotiating value improvements
Minimum 5 years of experience with quantitative tools such as cost modeling and data analysis
Ability to travel up to 25% globally

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree
Experience working in medical device or similarly regulated industries
Strong knowledge of negotiation principles, business and legal considerations, and stakeholder decision-making
Experience working on acquisitions integration projects

Responsibilities

Execute acquisition commercial sourcing activities, partnering cross‑functionally to deliver defined sourcing deliverables aligned to the acquisition process flow and milestones, acting as a key sourcing point of contact between the acquired entity, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
Support and coordinate the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the Commercial Sourcing Acquisition Integration team and Global Sourcing teams, ensuring agreed scope, contract execution activities, and a structured transition of responsibilities in line with integration timelines
Manage component cost and pricing activities for assigned acquisitions, including supporting standard cost setting at the acquired entity, ensuring accurate cost set‑up in BSC systems, maintaining pricing visibility, and escalating proposed increases to mitigate unfavourable PPV.
Own assigned elements of the bidding process and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) inputs, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely coordination of supplier pricing, forecasts, and cost assumptions
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers during integration to support continuity of supply, commercial performance, quality readiness, and risk mitigation, and support the transition of supplier ownership to sustaining Global Sourcing teams post‑integration
Support acquisition‑specific supplier strategies by assessing supplier capability, performance history, and risk, and providing input to category‑aligned sourcing approaches under guidance from senior sourcing or category leadership
Apply standard strategic sourcing tools and methodologies (e.g. spend analysis, benchmarking, negotiation support, contracting, and continuous improvement) to support quality, service, cost, and risk objectives throughout the integration lifecycle
Monitor relevant market and supplier dynamics and communicate insights to internal stakeholders, supporting informed decision‑making and continuous improvement within the sourcing and procurement team
Collaborate with cross‑functional partners across NPD, integration, and transfer activities to support sourcing execution, identify supplier risks, and deliver projects in line with agreed cost, quality, and schedule expectations