Sr Sourcing Specialist

Boston Scientific • Marlborough, MA

7h • $75,100 - $142,600

About The Position

The Senior Sourcing Specialist supports the development and execution of sourcing and category strategies, with an emphasis on supplier management, contracting, and cross-functional collaboration. The role partners with internal stakeholders to manage sourcing initiatives, lead competitive sourcing events, conduct pricing and cost analyses, and ensure alignment with privacy, cybersecurity, legal, and compliance requirements. It contributes to global sourcing initiatives and continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making, supplier performance management, and category insights.

The initial category focus is Human Resources and Professional Services, including benefits, talent management, recruiting, payroll services, temporary staffing, and consulting, as well as other indirect spend areas as needed. The specialist works with regional and global sourcing teams and internal partners to support enterprise sourcing strategies, policies, and governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, or an MBA and 4 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in category management, supplier negotiations, and contract lifecycle management.
• Experience applying data-driven analysis, performance metrics, and structured sourcing methodologies to deliver measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute end-to-end sourcing activities, including developing and issuing RFPs and RFIs, identifying suppliers, evaluating bids, and conducting cost and pricing analyses.
• Serve as a primary supplier contact, manage day-to-day communications, participate in recurring and ad hoc meetings, and support issue resolution.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to complete privacy impact assessments, cybersecurity risk assessments, and legal intake requirements for new and existing suppliers.
• Facilitate contract development, negotiation, and execution through established procurement and approval workflows.
• Support the development and execution of category strategies, initially focusing on Human Resources and Professional Services categories and other indirect spend as needed.
• Evaluate, select, and manage suppliers to align with business needs, quality standards, innovation goals, and total cost objectives.
• Support negotiations to achieve competitive and sustainable commercial terms.
• Collaborate with regional and global sourcing teams to align with enterprise sourcing strategies, policies, and governance standards.
• Track, analyze, and report KPIs related to supplier performance, cost savings, cost avoidance, and category effectiveness.
• Use market intelligence, benchmarking, and spend analytics to identify continuous improvement and value-creation opportunities.

Benefits

• Core and optional employee benefits are offered; specific benefits are not listed.
• Variable compensation may include an annual bonus target and long-term incentives for eligible exempt, non-sales roles.
• Variable compensation may include overtime, shift differential, and an annual bonus target for eligible non-exempt, hourly, non-sales roles.

What This Job Offers

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